Himmel! Danke sehr!
How could I have forgotten such a common word?! In a conlang idea I'm
working on I wish to use this pattern as well.
Scotto
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Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 4:13 AM
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Subject: Re: Strong/weak verbs
>Scotto Hlad <scott.hlad@...> wrote:
>I've been thinking long and detailed through my German studies from
>many years ago. Weak German verbs add -te for past tense and ge- + -te
>for the past participle. Strong verbs change by ablaut. I cannot think
>of any verbs which change by ablaut and used the weak verb
>prefix/postfix. Is there such a thing? Would such a pattern exist in
>any other natlangs?
Does bringen/brachte/gebracht qualify?
Charlie