There are six types of verbs, which are all conjugated slightly differently. Fortunately the difference is slight. We've already conjugated one of the few irregular verbs - to be (olla), and from that you'll notice that the endings are all pretty much the same. It's just the construction of the verb stem that is different.
The first regular type of verb that we'll conjugate consists of the verb ending in a vowel followed by a or ä. Examples are puhua (to speak) and kompastua (to trip, or to stumble). We'll now conjugate to speak in the present tense:
minä puhun - I speak
sinä puhut - you speak
hän/se puhuu - he/she/it speaks
me puhumme - we speak
te puhutte - you (plural or polite) speak
he/ne puhuvat - they (people/objects or animals) speak
From this you can see that the verb stem is made by losing the last -a or -ä, and adding -n, -t, doubling the stem vowel ending, -mme, -tte or -vat/vät.
Similarly for "to trip", for which the verb stem is kompastu-:
kompastun
kompastut
kompastuu
kompastumme
kompastutte
kompastuvat
And that's that.
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I will when I have time. Things are rather busy at the moment. But I do appreciate your comments and your compliment.
I know you must be busy but could you please tell me what is the difference between minua and minut, and when must I use each word?
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