| 4.2.1.2.3 Written and pronounced irregularly |
Sometimes the vowel in the stem changes:
| e changes to ie | ||
| e | => | ie |
There is a change in the vowel and in the pronunciation. In addition the 3rd person plural the consonant doubles. Quite a lot of changes, but you will get the pattern of this, surely.
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| Personal pronoun | venir (to come) | soutenir (to sustain) | contenir (to contain) |
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| je | viens | soutiens | contiens |
| tu | viens | soutiens | contiens |
| il / elle | vient | soutient | contient |
| nous | venons | soutenons | contenons |
| vous | venez | soutenez | contenez |
| ils / elles | viennent | soutiennent | contiennent |
Another change in vowels with actually only one verb having this specialty is the following:
| u changes to eu in writing and to oe in pronunciation | ||
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| Example | |
| Personal pronoun | mourir (to die) |
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| je | meurs |
| tu | meurs |
| il / elle | meurt |
| nous | mourons |
| vous | mourez |
| ils / elles | meurent |
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