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====Verb stems====
====Verb stems====
A verb can have up to 5 stems:
A verb can have up to 5 stems:
*'''Primary present stem''' - <Pr>
*'''Primary present stem (represented as <Pr>)'''
**Used in the plural present tense and the imperative.
**Used in the plural present tense and the imperative.
*'''Secondary present stem''' - <Pr`>
*'''Secondary present stem (represented as <Pr`>)'''
**Used in the infinitive, present participle, and singular present tense.
**Used in the infinitive, present participle, and singular present tense.
**Either identical to the primary present stem, or derived from it via i-umlaut.
**Either identical to the primary present stem, or derived from it via i-umlaut.
*Primary past stem - <Pa>
*'''Primary past stem (represented as <Pa>)'''
**Used in the singular past tense.
**Used in the plural past tense.
**For weak verbs and preterite-present verbs, it is formed from the primary present stem with the ending ''-ð-'' (or one of its allomorphs).
**For weak verbs and preterite-present verbs, it is formed from the primary present stem with the ending ''-ð-'' (or one of its allomorphs).
**For strong verbs, it is formed by ablaut. Some strong verbs additionally add the ending ''-r-'' followed by weak verb endings.
**For strong verbs, it is formed by ablaut. Some strong verbs additionally add the ending ''-r-'' followed by weak verb endings.
*Secondary past stem - <Pa`>
*'''Secondary past stem (represented as <Pa`>)'''
**Used in the plural past tense.
**Used in the singular past tense.
**Identical to the primary past stem for the vast majority of verbs.
**Identical to the primary past stem for the majority of verbs.
*Past participle stem - <PP>
*'''Past participle stem (represented as <PP>)'''
**Used in the past participle.
**Used in the past participle.
**For weak verbs and preterite-present verbs, it is identical to the past stem.  
**For weak verbs and preterite-present verbs, it is identical to the past stem.  
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