Conjugation Rules

Question 1

What are the rules rules for finding the stem of a verb

Answer 1

Long vowel infinitives require long vowel stem
A stem never ends in two identical consonants
A stem never ends in v or z
The stem of an ‘-iën verb’ ends in ie

Question 2

long vowel infinitives require long vowel stems. Examples?

Answer 2

nemen neem (to take)
lopen loop (to walk)
leren leer (to learn)
koken kook (to cook)
breken breek (to break)
vuren vuur (to shoot)
horen hoor (to hear)
weten Weet (to know)

Question 3

A stem never ends in two identical consonants. Examples?

Answer 3

pakken pak (suit)
missen mis (miss)
wennen wen (to get used to)
lukken luk (to succeed)
stoppen stop (to stop)
vallen val (to fall)

Question 4

A stem never ends in v or z. Examples?

Answer 4

leven leef (to love)
lozen loos (to dump)

Question 5

The stem of an -iën verb ends in ie. Examples?

Answer 5

Skien skie(to ski)

Question 6

T and D verb rules

Answer 6

We speak of a t-verb when the crude stem (not the ‘final’ stem!) of a verb ends in the consonants c, h , f, t, k, s or p. All other verbs, i.e. verbs that do not end in any of these consonants, are considered d-verbs.

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Example: verven. Crude is verv and stem is verf (paint). So V in verv is not in the “pocketfish”. So we have to add “d”. Verfd

Note the T/D is for regular verbs

Question 7

Past participle rules

Answer 7

1. Past participle = ge + stem + T/D(PoCKeTFiSH) eg- maken-gemaakt, luisteren- geluisterd
2. A past participle never ends in double T/D. Eg- ruisten-gerust, bloeden- gebloed
3. Prefixes be, er ge, her, ont, ver do not need ge. Eg. Verdelen(to distribute)- verdeeld.
4. Verbs like herbergen (to accommodate) herhuisvesten(to relocate) and herstructureren( to restructure) need ge. Eg- geherbergd

Question 8

Conjugation pattern for irregular verbs