masu-stem conjunction (連用形中止法)

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Using the masu-stem (連用形) of a verb to join clauses, instead of the て-form. More common in written and formal Japanese, giving a literary or narrative tone. 食べ、飲み、楽しんだ ('ate, drank, and enjoyed'). Sometimes called 連用形中止法.

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