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Suru and kurusuru (to do) and kuru (to come) are irregular verbs in modern Japanese as well as in the old language. In classical Japanese, the verb su is freely added to nouns to form compound verbs, eg. tabi (travel) + su = tabisu (to travel) - just like ryokou suru is formed in modern Japanese.
The conjugation of su:
| mizenkei |
se- |
tabisezu |
| renyoukei |
shi- |
tabishitari |
| shuushikei |
su |
tabisu |
| rentaikei |
suru- |
tabisuru mono |
| izenkei |
sure- |
tabisuredomo |
| meireikei |
seyo |
tabiseyo! |
The verb ku (to come) also conjugates in a unique way:
| mizenkei |
ko- |
kozu |
| renyoukei |
ki- |
kitari |
| shuushikei |
ku |
ku |
| rentaikei |
kuru- |
kuru mono |
| izenkei |
kure- |
kuredomo |
| meireikei |
ko |
ko! |
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