Re: Strong/weak verbs

Quoting caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...>:

> >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?
Nope, that's an irregular weak verb of the same type as English think:thought
(and, indeed, bring:brought). :)

                                         Andreas