Is it true that all verbs have a corresponding noun form?


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




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.




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.

