Niemish: Difference between revisions

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|e, i||a, ä||i||e, i

|-

! colspan="2" |6

! colspan=2 |6

|a|| colspan="2" |u||a

|a|| colspan=2 |u||a

|-

! ~~colspan~~="2" |7b

! rowspan=2 |7b!!closed syllable stem

|~~ia, iä;~~ i|| colspan="2" |u||[same as general stem]

|i|| rowspan=2, colspan=2 |u||rowspan=2|[same as general stem]

|-

!open syllable stem

|ij

|}

The "general" stem is used for the present tense, present participle and imperative. The "past 1" stem is used for the past tense indicative singular, and the "past 2" is used for the dual and plural indicative past as well as the past optative past in all numbers.

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Classes 5 and 6 have a small subclass of verbs that use the consonant suffix -j- in the general form, but drop it elsewhere

The reduplicated consonant prefix in class 7 verbs was lost. As a result, class 7a strong verbs were lost, becoming weak verbs or, if they had past stem vowel ''u'', becoming 7b instead.

The reduplicated consonant prefix in class 7 verbs was lost. As a result, class 7a strong verbs were lost, becoming weak verbs or, if they had past stem vowel ''u'', becoming 7b instead. Furthermore the vowel in verbs with stems ending in open syllables was converted from Gothic ''ai'' to Niemish ''ij''.

====Example====

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 |e, i||a, ä||i||e, i
 |-
-! colspan="2" |6
+! colspan=2 |6
-|a|| colspan="2" |u||a
+|a|| colspan=2 |u||a
 |-
-! colspan="2" |7b
+! rowspan=2 |7b!!closed syllable stem
-|ia, iä; i|| colspan="2" |u||[same as general stem]
+|i|| rowspan=2, colspan=2 |u||rowspan=2|[same as general stem]
+|-
+!open syllable stem
+|ij
 |}
 The "general" stem is used for the present tense, present participle and imperative. The "past 1" stem is used for the past tense indicative singular, and the "past 2" is used for the dual and plural indicative past as well as the past optative past in all numbers.
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 Classes 5 and 6 have a small subclass of verbs that use the consonant suffix -j- in the general form, but drop it elsewhere
-The reduplicated consonant prefix in class 7 verbs was lost. As a result, class 7a strong verbs were lost, becoming weak verbs or, if they had past stem vowel ''u'', becoming 7b instead.
+The reduplicated consonant prefix in class 7 verbs was lost. As a result, class 7a strong verbs were lost, becoming weak verbs or, if they had past stem vowel ''u'', becoming 7b instead. Furthermore the vowel in verbs with stems ending in open syllables was converted from Gothic ''ai'' to Niemish ''ij''.
 ====Example====