Weak Verbs and general verb info Flashcards
What are weak verbs?
Verbs that form their preterite ad past participle by adding a dental suffix to the end.
Laugh–laughed
What are the Class 1 of weak verbs?
- Infinitives ending in -an or -rian
- Preterite ending in -(e)de
- Past participle ending in (e)d
- These are futher subdivided into short and long stem
What makes up class 2 Weak verbs ?
- Infinitives ending in -ian
- preterite ending in -ode
- Past participle ening in -od
Verb + (E)
All classes
Present indicative. first person singular.
Verb + ((e)st)
Present indicative. second person. Singular.
Add e for short stem
Verb + ((e)þ)
Present Indicative. Third Person. Singular
Add ‘e’ for short stems
Verb + (aþ)
Present Indicative. plural.
Imperative plural
Verb+ (Ende)
Present participle
Verb -ending e.g (lufian-> lufa)
Singular imperative
Verb+ (ed+ e)
Class 1. Preterite indicative. 1st person Singular
Verb + (Ed+est)
Class one. Preterite indicative. 2nd person singular
Verb+ (ed+ e)
Class 1. pretierite indicative. £rd person singular
Verb + (ed+on)
Class 1. preterite indicative. Plural
Verb (d+e)
Class 1(b). Preterite indicative. 1st singular.
Verb + (d+Est)
Class 1(b). Pertierite Indicative. 2nd person. Singular
Verb + (d+e)
Class 1(b). Pertierite Indicative. 3rd person. Singular
Verb + (d+on)
Class 1(b). Pertierite Indicative. Plural
Verb + (od + e)
Class 2. Preterite indicative. 1st person singular
Verb + (od+est)
Class 2. Pertierite Indicative. 2nd person. Singular
Verb + (od+e)
Class 2. Pertierite Indicative. 3rd person. Singular
Verb + (od+on)
Class 1(b). Pertierite Indicative. plural
Ge + verb + (Ed/Od)
Past Participle
How is the negative formed?
ne + verb
if the verb begins with a vowel, w- or h- then the ‘ne’ blends into the word.
How are questions asked?
Reversing the normal Subject+ verb order to Verb+ Subject
iċ hine lufie– ‘I love him to lufie ic hine– ‘Do i love him?’
