A verb can be appended to the い-stem of a godan verb, altering the meaning.1

Example: To pass beyond

γ¨γŠγ‚Šγ™γŽγ‚‹

Info

γ¨γŠγ‚Š is the い-stem form of γ¨γŠγ‚‹ (to pass through). It is in this form so that the following verb can be appended to it.

γ™γŽγ‚‹ (to go beyond) is the verb being appended to the い-stem of γ¨γŠγ‚‹. It is changing the meaning of γ¨γŠγ‚‹ (pass through) to something more akin to β€œpass beyond”—as though one is passing beyond the range of perception.

Footnotes

  1. Japanese from Scratch (12) ↩