following the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of a verb, indicates the state of the affixed verb or phrase: compare English just as

shapes

(software engineering) Initialism of Concurrent Versions System.

CIA (Central Intelligence Agency)

the passive form or conjugation of a verb

Synonym of 四角形 (shikakukei, shikakkei, “quadrilateral”) (polygon having four sides)

(grammar) a Japanese verbal inflectional category: the irrealis form

(grammar) a singular form of a word

(grammar) a plural form of a word

(grammar) a verbal inflectional category; the conditional form. Evolved from the 已然形 (realis form).