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====Verbs==== | ====Verbs==== | ||
Verbs end in -e in the infinitive. The present tense in all persons and numbers is formed by adding '''-er''' to the stem. The past tense is | Verbs end in -e in the infinitive. The present tense in all persons and numbers is formed by adding '''-er''' to the stem. The past tense is formed by adding '''-de''', '''-te''', or '''-ede''' to the stem. The past participle is formed by adding '''-t''' or '''-et'''. | ||
formed by adding '''-de''', '''-te''', or '''-ede''' to the stem. The past participle is formed by adding '''-t''' or '''-et'''. | |||
Transitive verbs can have a passive form which is made by adding '''-es''' to the stem. | Transitive verbs can have a passive form which is made by adding '''-es''' to the stem. | ||
There are many irregular verbs where the stem also vowel changes when forming the past tense and past participle. There are also seven | There are many irregular verbs where the stem also vowel changes when forming the past tense and past participle. There are also seven classes of strong verb where the stem vowel changes by ''ablaut'' when forming the past tense and past participle. | ||
classes of strong verb where the stem vowel changes by ''ablaut'' when forming the past tense and past participle. | |||
== Sample Texts == | == Sample Texts == | ||