Rules for Conjugating Verb Stem

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Long vowel infinitives require long vowel
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
lopen loop
leren leer
koken kook
breken breek
vuren vuur
horen hoor
weten Weet

Question 3

A stem never ends in two identical consonants. Examples?

Answer 3

pakken pak
missen mis
wennen wen
lukken luk
stoppen stop
vallen val

Question 4

A stem never ends in v or z. Examples?

Answer 4

leven leef
lozen loos

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.

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