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Drempels un Tegels vun’t Neddersassische (Nedderdüütsche, Plattdüütsche) Building Blocks of Low Saxon (Low German) Conjugation of Weak Verbs

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	Present	Preterite (Imperfect)
Singular
1st person (ik 'I')	-Ø	-Ø
2nd person familiar (du 'thou')	-s(t)	-s(t)
2nd person referential (Se 'you')	-t	-(e)n
3rd person (he 'he', se 'she', dat 'it')		-Ø
Plural
1st person (wi 'we')	-t ~ -(e)n	-(e)n
2nd person familiar (ji 'you')
2nd person referential (Se 'you)
3rd person (se 'they'')

The past participial (perfect) form usually takes on the suffix -t, in some cases -(e)n (see "Strong Verbs"). This form is used to indicated completed action and is preceded by the verb hebben 'have' (see "Strong Verbs").

Past Participle (Perfect)
Singular
1st person (ik 'I')	-Ø
2nd person familiar (du 'thou')	-s(t)
2nd person referential (Se 'you')	-t
3rd person (he 'he', se 'she', dat 'it')
Plural
1st person (wi 'we')	-t ~ -(e)n
2nd person familiar (ji 'you')
2nd person referential (Se 'you)
3rd person (se 'they'')

 

Imperative
	familiar	referential
Singular	-Ø	-t Se
Plural	-t

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Examples:

		/leir-/ 'learn/teach'				/griin-/ 'grin'
		Present	Preterite	Perfect		Present	Preterite	Perfect
Infinitive:		lehr(e)n				grienen
ik		lehr	lehr	heff lehrt		grien	grien	heff grient
du		lehrs(t)	lehrs(t)	hes(t) lehrt		griens(t)	griens(t)	hes(t) grient
he / se / dat		lehrt	lehr	hett lehrt		grient	grien	hett grient
Se / wi / ji / se		lehrt ~ lehr(e)n	lehr(e)n	hebbt lehrt		grient ~ grienen	grienen	hebbt grient
		Imperative				Imperative
Singular	(du)	Lehr!				Grien!
	(Se)	Lehrt Se!				Grient Se!
Plural	(ji)	Lehrt!				Grient!
	(Se)	Lehrt Se!				Grient Se!

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