Do japanese verbs have an infinitive form?
I was wondering whether if Japanese verbs have an infinitive form or not, conjugation sounds a little bit confusing since I don't know the infinitive form of japanese verbs.

Thank you.

Question

Do japanese verbs have an infinitive form?
I was wondering whether if Japanese verbs have an infinitive form or not, conjugation sounds a little bit confusing since I don't know the infinitive form of japanese verbs.

Thank you.

Answer

Yes, Japanese verbs have an infinitive form.
We call it 終止形(predicative form, 종지형).
It ends with sound "-u".
e.g. 書く [kak-u] : write
The conjugation is similar to that of Korean.

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