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Linguistics: Verb: Conjugation: Why have some languages complicated verb conjugations?
Jan 10th, 2008 08:46
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Linguistics: Verb: Conjugation: Why have some languages complicated
verb conjugations?
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Because historically (e.g. the Romans and the old Germans) this
languages did not use the personal pronomen
(like
I
you
he
we
you
they
so they used the suffix of the verb to indicate the person
(e.g. this is the case in Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, German,
Dutch, ...
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Bulgarian |
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1 <a><z> <g>o<v>o<r><ja><m>
2 <t><i> <g>o<v>o<r><ja><sj>
3 <t><o><i> <g>o<v>o<r><ja>
4 <n><i><je> <g>o<v>o<r><ja><m><je>
5 <b><i><je> <g>o<v>o<r><ja><t><je>
6 <t><je> <g>o<v>o<r><ja><t>
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Czech |
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1 j<a'> mluv<i'>m
2 ty mluv<i'><sv>
3 on mluvi
4 my mluv<i'>me
5 vy mluv<i'>te
6 oni mluv<i'>
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Dutch |
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1 ik spreek
2 jij spreekt
3 hij spreekt
4 wij spreken
5 jullie spreken
6 zij spreken
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Estonian |
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1 mina r<a..><a..>gin
2 sina r<a..><a..>gid
3 tema r<a..><a..>gib
4 meie r<a..><a..>gime
5 teie r<a..><a..>gite
6 nemad r<a..><a..>givad
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Finnish |
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1 minä puhun
2 sinä puhut
3 hän puhuu
4 me puhumme
5 te puhutte
6 he puhuvat
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | French |
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1 je parle
2 tu parles
3 il parle
4 nous parlons
5 vous parlez
6 ils parlent
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | German |
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1 ich rede
2 du redest
3 er redet
4 wir reden
5 ihr redet
6 sie reden
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Greek |
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1 ego milo
2 esu milas
3 antos mila
4 emeis miloume
5 antoi milate
6 anta miloun
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Hungarian |
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1 <e'>n besz<e'>lek
2 te besz<e'>lsz
3 <o..>n besz<e'>l
4 mi beszelünk
5 ti beszeltek
6 <o..>k beszelnek
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Icelandic |
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1 <e'>g tala
2 <p>ú talar
3 hann talar
4 vi<d/> t<o..>lum
5 <p>i<d/> talid
6 <p>eir tala
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Italian |
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1 io parlo
2 tu parli
3 lui parla
4 noi parliamo
5 voi parlate
6 loro parlano
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Latvian |
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1 es run<a_>ju
2 tu run<a_>
3 vi<n,><sv> run<a_>
4 m<e_>s run<a_>jam
5 j<u_>s run<a_>jat
6 vi<n,>i run<a_>
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Lithuanian |
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1 <a`><sv> kalbetu
2 es<i`> kalbeti
3 yr<a`> kalbeta
4 <e~>same kalbetame
5 <e~>sate kalbetate
6 yr<a`> kalbeta
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Latin |
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1 loquo
2 loquis
3 loquit
4 loq<u'>imus
5 loq<u'>itis
6 loquunt
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Polish |
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1 ja m<o'>wi<e,>
2 ty m<o'>wisz
3 on m<o'>wi
4 my m<o'>wimy
5 wy m<o'>wicie
6 oni m<o'>wi<a,>
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Portuguese |
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1 eu falo
2 tu falas
3 ele fala
4 nós falamos
5 vós falais
6 eles falam
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Romanian |
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1 eu vorbesc
2 tu vorbesti
3 el vorbeste
4 noi vorbim
5 voi vorbiti
6 ei vorbesc
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Russian |
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1 <ja> <g>o<v>o<r><joe>
2 <t><bi> <g>o<v>o<r><i><sj><bh>
3 o<n> <g>o<v>o<r><i><t>
4 <m><bi> <g>o<v>o<r><i><m>
5 <v><bi> <g>o<v>o<r><i><t><je>
6 o<n><i> <g>o<v>o<r><ja><t>
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Serbo-Croat |
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1 ja gov<o`>rim
2 ti gov<o`>ri<s'>
3 on gov<o`>ri
4 mi gov<o`>rimo
5 vi gov<o`>rite
6 one gov<o`>rie
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Slovak |
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1 ja hovor<i'>m
2 ty hovor<i'><sv>
3 on; ona; ono hovor<i'>
4 my hovor<i'>me
5 vy hovor<i'>te
6 oni; ony hovoria
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Slovene |
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1 jaz hovorim
2 ti hovori<sv>
3 on; ona; ono hovori
4 mi hovorime
5 vi hovorite
6 oni hovoria
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Spanish |
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1 yo hablo
2 tú hablas
3 él habla
4 nosotros hablamos
5 vosotros habláis
6 ellos hablan
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Turkish |
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1 ben konusuyorum
2 sen konusuyorsun
3 o konusuyor
4 biz konusuyoruz
5 siz konusuyorsunuz
6 onlar konusuyorlar
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versus
Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, ...)
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Danish |
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1 jeg taler
2 du taler
3 han taler
4 vi taler
5 I taler
6 de taler
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | English |
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1 I speak
2 you speak
3 he speaks
4 we speak
5 you speak
6 they speak
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Esperanto |
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1 mi parolas
2 vi parolas
3 li; si; gi parolas
4 ni parolas
5 vi parolas
6 ili parolas
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Norwegian |
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1 jeg snakker
2 du snakker
3 han snakker
4 vi snakker
5 dere snakker
6 de snakker
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Swedish |
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1 jag talar
2 du talar
3 han talar
4 vi talar
5 ni talar
6 de talar
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table: Sorted on total different verb endings
(like 'speak' and 'speaks' in English, thus 2 different verb
endings)
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DATABASE: DATABASENAME: LINGUISTICS
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TABLE: TABLENAME: VERB: CONJUGATION: ENDINGS: DIFFERENT
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TABLE: TYPE: ONE TO ONE
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| NR | Language | TOTAL DIFFERENT VERB ENDINGS |
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01 Danish 1
02 Esperanto 1
03 Norwegian 1
04 Swedish 1
05 English 2
06 Dutch 3
07 Icelandic 4
08 Latvian 4
09 French 5
10 German 5
11 Albanian
12 Bulgarian 6
13 Czech 6
14 Estonian 6
15 Finnish 6
16 Greek 6
17 Hungarian 6
18 Italian 6
19 Latin 6
20 Lithuanian 6
21 Polish 6
22 Portuguese 6
23 Romanian 6
24 Russian 6
25 Serbo-Croat 6
26 Slovak 6
27 Slovene 6
28 Spanish 6
29 Turkish 6
30 Ukrainian
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Book: see also:
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[book: Bodmer, Frederick - die Sprachen der Welt - p. 22]
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