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====Weak Verbs==== | ====Weak Verbs==== | ||
Weak verbs are characterized by their usage of a dental consonant to form their past stem. | Weak verbs are characterized by their usage of a dental consonant to form their past stem. This dental consonant can be either -d, -ð, or -t. Which consonant is used is not always readily predictable for a weak verb, and so must simply be memorized along with the verb; however, the majority of Vinnish verbs use -ð. | ||
The below table shows the basic inflection pattern for a weak verb. Note that the symbol "D" refers to the dental consonant used. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
|- | |||
! !! Singular !! Plural | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="3" | Present | |||
|- | |||
| 1st || -i || (u)-em | |||
|- | |||
| 2nd || -ar || -ið | |||
|- | |||
| 3rd || -ar || -e | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="3" | Past | |||
|- | |||
| 1st || -De || (u)-Dem | |||
|- | |||
| 2nd || -Dar || (u)-Deð | |||
|- | |||
| 3rd || -Di || (u)-De | |||
|} | |||
==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||