The term 'verb stem', in Japanese grammar refers to the base part of the verb and is used in many different constructions. The easiest way to identify the stem of a verb is to remove the 'ます' when the verb is in it long (polite) form. The part of the verb that remains is the verb stem.
For example:
|
Dictionary form |
long form |
stem |
|
たべる(eat) |
たべます |
たべ |
|
いく（go） |
いきます |
いき |
|
くる（come） |
きます |
き |
|
する（do） |
します |
し |
If
you are familiar with long form, see the section “How to conjugate to
dictionary form to polite form” in the article: Verb conjugation (present tense)
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