Present of -ir Verbs Without -iss-

Level 2

A few -ir verbs, such as sentir and venir, add no -iss- in the present.

How It Works

A few verbs that end in -ir do not add -iss-. They take the endings of the -re verbs: -i, -es, nothing, -èm, -ètz, -on.

Whosentirvenir
ieusentiveni
tusentesvenes
el, elasentven
nosautressentèmvenèm
vosautressentètzvenètz
eles, elassentonvenon

Learn sentir and venir as the two main verbs of this group. Ressentir follows sentir, and devenir follows venir.

Printed Occitan also uses -iss- forms of sentir, such as sentissi and sentís, and you will meet them in books and news. This course teaches senti, sentes, sent.

Sentir means to feel or to smell. To hear, Occitan uses ausir, which does take -iss-: ausissi.

Examples (4)

  1. Senti la calor.

    I feel the heat.

    Senti: no -iss-.

  2. Sentèm lo vent.

    We feel the wind.

    Sentèm: the stress is on the ending.

  3. Joan sent lo fred.

    Joan feels the cold.

    Sent: the third person has no ending.

  4. Veni amb Maria.

    I come with Maria.

    Venir has no -iss- either.

Common Mistakes

  • Using sentir for hearing

    Senti un bruch.
    Ausissi un bruch.

    Sentir means to feel or to smell. To hear, use ausir.

How It Connects

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Present of -ir Verbs Without -iss-Level 2

Learn This First

The few -ir verbs without -iss- are exceptions to the usual -ir present, so that present comes first.

Words in This Pattern

sentirvenir