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Indo-European verb conjugation compared

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עברית

עברית – 2017-03-01

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Present Tense (Present Participle)

A verb in the present tense (הוֹוֶה‎, hoˈve) agrees with its subject in gender (masculine or feminine) and number (singular or plural), so each verb has four present-tense forms:

Form Root Singular Plural Translation
M F M F
paˈʕal שׁמר‎ שׁומר‎ שׁומרת‎ שׁומרים‎ שׁומרות‎ guards
sh-m-r ʃoˈmeʀ ʃoˈmeʀet ʃomˈʀim ʃomˈʀot
piˈʕel גדל‎ מגדל‎ מגדלת‎ מגדלים‎ מגדלות‎ raises, grows (something)
g-d-l məɡaˈdːel məɡaˈdːelet məɡadːəˈlim məɡadːəˈlot
hifˈʕil קטנ‎ מקטין‎ מקטינה‎ מקטינים‎ מקטינות‎ shrinks (something)
q-t’-n makˈtin maktiˈna maktiˈnim maktiˈnot
hitpaˈʕel בטל‎ מתבטל‎ מתבטלת‎ מתבטלים‎ מתבטלות‎ belittles oneself, loafs
b-t’-l mitbatˈ(t)el mitbatˈ(t)elet mitbat'(t)lim mitbat'(t)lot
hufˈʕal קטן‎ מקטן‎ מקטנת‎ מקטנים‎ מקטנות‎ is shrunken by
q-t’-n mukˈtan mukˈtenet muktaˈnim muktaˈnot
puˈʕal גדל‎ מגדל‎ מגדלת‎ מגדלים‎ מגדלות‎ is raised
g-d-l məɡuˈdːal məɡuˈdːelet məɡudːaˈlim məɡudːaˈlot
nifˈʕal שׁמר‎ נשׁמר‎ נשׁמרת‎ נשׁמרים‎ נשׁמרות‎ is guarded
sh-m-r niʃˈmaʀ niʃˈmeʀet niʃmaˈʀim niʃmaˈʀot
Example conjugations in the present tense.

 

Ἑλληνική

Ἑλληνική – 2016-05-14

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Ancient Greek Verbs

Present Tenses – 1st Person Singular

  • Active Voice – Indicative Mood: κελεύω – I command, I am commanding
  • Active Voice – Subjunctive Mood: κελεύω – (that) I command, (that) I be commanding
  • Active Voice – Optative Mood: κελεύοιμῐ – may I command, may I be commanding
  • Middle/Passive Voice – Indicative Mood: κελεύομαι – I am commanded, I am being commanded
  • Middle/Passive Voice – Subjunctive Mood: κελεύωμαι – (that) be commanded
  • Middle/Passive Voice – Optative Mood: κελευοίμην – may I be commanded
LATINA

Latin Derived Verbs & Vowel Change

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