Conjugation

  • mizen-kei (MZ)
    • modern equivalent: -nai stem
  • ren'you-kei (RY)
    • modern equivalent: -masu stem
  • shuushi-kei (SS)
    • modern equivalent: dictionary/plain form
  • rentai-kei (RT)
    • no modern equivalent, merged with SS
  • izen-kei (IZ)
    • modern equivalent: conditional (-ba) stem
  • meirei-kei (MR)
    • modern equivalent: imperative form