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Have you ever wondered about sentences in which two parts are connected by a verb in the ～ます stem form instead of the ～て form, as in 公園に行き、友達に会った? In this video, your friendly Japanese teacher compares and contrasts key uses of both the -te form and -masu stem (also called the verb stem, continuative, and 連用形).

0:00 Introduction and summary
2:18 Review of ～て form functions
3:17 Examples with the ～て form
5:00 Defining the ～ます stem
6:38 Examples with the ～ます stem
8:27 Indicating the manner of the main verb
10:35 Review

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