Present of -re Verbs
Verbs in -re take the endings -i, -es, nothing, -èm, -ètz and -on in the present.
How It Works
Verbs in -re have a short third person singular: it is the stem alone, with no ending.
| Who | vendre | metre |
|---|---|---|
| ieu | vendi | meti |
| tu | vendes | metes |
| el, ela | vend | met |
| nosautres | vendèm | metèm |
| vosautres | vendètz | metètz |
| eles, elas | vendon | meton |
The stress falls on the ending in nosautres and vosautres: vendèm, vendètz. The stems of vendre and metre keep their spelling in every form.
Other regular verbs of this group: respondre (respondi, respondes, respond) and rendre (rendi, rendes, rend).
A few verbs in -re also change their stem vowel, such as pèrdre: pèrdi but perdèm. That change has its own entry.
Examples (4)
- Vendi lo vin.
I sell the wine.
Vendi: stem plus -i.
- Metèm lo cafè sus la taula.
We put the coffee on the table.
Metèm: the stress is on the ending.
- Maria respond a Joan.
Maria answers Joan.
Respond: the third person has no ending.
- Rendi lo libre a Joan.
I give the book back to Joan.
Rendi: another regular -re verb.
Common Mistakes
Adding an ending to the third person
Maria vende lo vin.Maria vend lo vin.In Occitan, the third person singular of a -re verb has no ending.
How It Connects
Learn This First
The -re present is another set of endings beside the -ar present, so the -ar present comes first.
Related Patterns
- Present of -ir Verbs With -iss-
Compare the -ir verbs with -iss-.
Level 2 - Present of -ir Verbs Without -iss-
The -ir verbs without -iss- take the same endings.
Level 2 - Stem Vowel Change
A few -re verbs, such as pèrdre, also change the stem vowel.
Level 2 - Three Verb Groups
The -re verbs are one of the three verb groups.
Foundations - The Infinitive
The infinitive ends in -re.
Level 1
Learn Next
Patterns that build on this one.
- Present of beureLevel 2
- Present of deverLevel 2
- Present of direLevel 2
- Present of poderLevel 2
- Present of preneLevel 2
- Present of saberLevel 2
- Present of veireLevel 2
- Present of viureLevel 2
And 6 more in the full list.
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