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 ===Verbs===
-====Stems and primary forms====
+====Types of verbs====
+There are 5 main types of verbs:
+#'''Biliteral root verbs''' - have 2 root consonants
+#'''Triliteral root verbs''' - have 3 root consonants
+#'''Quadriliteral root verbs''' - have 4 root consonants
+#'''Derived root verbs''' - verbs derived from the above with a certain pattern
+#'''Suffixed verbs''' - verbs formed with an unchanging stem followed by a suffix
+====Stems====
 Verbs have two finite stems: perfect and imperfect.
-There are three primary forms from which other tenses derive: the perfect, imperfect, and imperative (which use the perfect, imperfect, and imperfect stems respectively). The imperative only exists in the second person.
+The formation of the stems depends on the type of verb.
+====Simple tenses====
+There are three simpls tenses: the perfect, imperfect, and imperative (which use the perfect, imperfect, and imperfect stems respectively). The imperative only exists in the second person.
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 |+ Zanahi verb conjugation