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ETYMOLOGY.
A. WEAK VERBS
208. The weak verbs are divided into three classes; those belonging to the first class form their imperfect in -ede, their past participle in -et.
I. PARADIGM OF VERBS OF THE 1ST CLASS.
elske to love.
A. Active.
1) Simple forms.
| Ind. | Subj. | Imp. | Inf. | Partcpl. | |||
| Pres.: | Sing. | elsk-er, | elsk-e | elsk, | at elsk-e | elsk-ende | |
| Plur. | elsk-e | elsk-er | |||||
| Imperf. | (jeg etc., vi etc.) | ||||||
| elske-de | |||||||
2) Forms compound with past participle:
| Perfect.: | Sing. har elsket | at have elsket | |
| Plur. have elsket | |||
| Pluperf.: | (sing. and plur.) | havde elsket |
3) Forms compound with pres. infinitive:
| Future: | Sing. skal or vil elske | at skulle or ville elske | |
| Plur. skulle or ville elske | |||
| Conditional | (sing. and plur.) | skulde or vilde elske |
4. Doubly compound forms:
Compound future:
| Sing. | skal or vil have elsket | at skulle or ville have elsket |
| Plur. | skulle or ville have elsket |
B. Passive.
1) Simple forms:
| Ind. | Infinitive. | ||
| Present: | elskes | at elskes | |
| Imperf.: | elskedes | Past Partcpl.: elsket |
