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Yodan / four-row verbsshinu and inu are called "na-column irregular verbs" (na-gyou henkaku katsuyou doushi ). The most common type of verbs follow a different conjugation pattern: they are called yodan doushi, "four-row verbs". Take, for example, kaku, "to write":
| mizenkei |
kaka- |
kakazu |
| renyoukei |
kaki- |
kakitari |
| shuushikei |
kaku |
kaku |
| rentaikei |
kaku- |
kaku mono |
| izenkei |
kake- |
kakedomo |
| meireikei |
kake |
kake! |
The first column in the table shows the stem form (kaka-, kaki-, etc.), the second column shows a conjugated verb: a suffix added to this stem. Eg. kakitari is a past tense form, it would be kaita in modern Japanese. kaku mono would be kaku hito, "the person who write", etc.
Note that the shuushikei and rentaikei forms are identical, and so are the izenkei and meireikei forms.
Some more verbs of this kind: kasu: to lend, tatsu: to stand, toru: to take.
| mizenkei |
kasa- |
tata- |
tora- |
| renyoukei |
kashi- |
tachi- |
tori- |
| shuushikei |
kasu |
tatsu |
toru |
| rentaikei |
kasu- |
tatsu- |
toru- |
| izenkei |
kase- |
tate- |
tore- |
| meireikei |
kase |
tate |
tore |
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