Principal parts (verb): Difference between revisions

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The principal parts of an irregular verb^[1] are those forms from which all other forms can be deduced by the application of certain rules.

↑ Regular verbs' principal parts can themselves be deduced from just the first (lemma) form.

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	The '''principal parts''' of a verb are those forms from which all other forms can be deduced by the application of certain rules.		The '''principal parts''' of an irregular verb<ref> Regular verbs' principal parts can themselves be deduced from just the first (lemma) form.</ref> are those forms from which all other forms can be deduced by the application of certain rules.