Is it true that all verbs have a corresponding noun form (which is formed by making the -masu form and removing the -masu)?
Like 遊び and 遊びます 飲み and 飲みます 生き and 生きます 死に and 死にます
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For the most part, yes. There are a few outliers that don't though. Most 尊敬語 and 謙譲語 verbs don't form nouns with their 連用形. And some 連用形, such as 「なり」, are specialized almost to the point of uselessness.
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7It is incorrect to say that most 尊敬語 and 謙譲語 verbs do not have 連用形. They always have 連用形, but their 連用形 are rarely used as nouns. – Tsuyoshi Ito Aug 07 '11 at 18:46
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1Fair enough. I will correct that part then. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Aug 07 '11 at 18:47
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heys thanks for the answer =P btw i'd just realised the -masu form of 食べる without the ます (i.e. 食べ) is not a word? – Pacerier Aug 08 '11 at 15:26
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@Pacerier: Sure, that's another outlier. But 「見」, 「寝」, and 「居」 are all nouns, so it's not a 一段 vs. 五段 thing. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Aug 08 '11 at 20:22
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1@Ignacio ok thx, btw just curious.. if 食べ is not the noun form of 食べる then what is the noun form of 食べる ? – Pacerier Aug 08 '11 at 21:03
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@Pacerier: There isn't one. Use 「食」 or 「食べ物」 as appropriate. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Aug 09 '11 at 03:21
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@Ignacio ok got it =D – Pacerier Aug 09 '11 at 13:20
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So if I follow this correctly, 食べ is the 連用形 of 食べる, but it is not used as a noun. What uses then does 食べ have? – hippietrail Mar 11 '14 at 01:30
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1@hippietrail: Same as every other 連用形, e.g. 「食べ過ぎる」, etc. – Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams Mar 11 '14 at 01:54