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Gothedish verbs fall in three main categories: strong verbs, weak verbs, and preterite-present verbs. Each of these verb types are sub-divided in classes. All verbs form their infinitive in ''-(e)n'' and present participle in ''-(e)nd''. | Gothedish verbs fall in three main categories: strong verbs, weak verbs, and preterite-present verbs. Each of these verb types are sub-divided in classes. All verbs form their infinitive in ''-(e)n'' and present participle in ''-(e)nd''. | ||
====Strong verbs==== | ====Strong verbs==== | ||
Strong verbs form their past tense by vowel change (ablaut). There are seven classes of strong verbs, depending on how the stem changes in the past tense and participle. | Strong verbs form their past tense by vowel change (ablaut). There are seven classes of strong verbs, depending on how the stem changes in the past tense and past participle. The past participle is formed with the ending ''-(e)n''. | ||
<!-- =====Class I strong verbs===== | <!-- =====Class I strong verbs===== | ||
=====Class II strong verbs===== | =====Class II strong verbs===== | ||
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=====Class VII strong verbs===== | =====Class VII strong verbs===== | ||
=====Irregular strong verbs===== --> | =====Irregular strong verbs===== --> | ||
====Weak verbs==== | ====Weak verbs==== | ||
There are two classes of weak verbs. | There are two classes of weak verbs. | ||