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===Verbs=== | ===Verbs=== | ||
====Verb stems==== | ====Verb stems==== | ||
A verb can have up to 5 stems: | |||
A verb can have up to stems: | |||
*Primary present stem | *Primary present stem | ||
**Used in the infinitive, present participle, plural present tense | **Used in the infinitive, present participle, plural present tense, and imperative. | ||
*Secondary present stem | *Secondary present stem | ||
**Used in the singular present tense. | **Used in the singular present tense. | ||
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**In strong verbs, it is formed by ablaut. Some strong verbs additionally add the ending ''-r-'' (takes weak verb endings). | **In strong verbs, it is formed by ablaut. Some strong verbs additionally add the ending ''-r-'' (takes weak verb endings). | ||
*Secondary past stem | *Secondary past stem | ||
**Used in the plural past tense | **Used in the plural past tense. | ||
**Identical to the primary past stem in the vast majority of verbs. | **Identical to the primary past stem in the vast majority of verbs. | ||
*Past participle stem | *Past participle stem | ||
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**In weak verbs and preterite-present verbs, it is identical to the past stem. | **In weak verbs and preterite-present verbs, it is identical to the past stem. | ||
**In strong verbs, it is formed by ablaut along with the ending ''-in-''. | **In strong verbs, it is formed by ablaut along with the ending ''-in-''. | ||
====Verb classes==== | ====Verb classes==== | ||