Eastern Armenian Verb Classes

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[edit] Eastern Armenian Verb Classes

Class 1 Verbs with infinitive in 'el' add 'ec' to the infinitive stem

infinitive: grel

preterite: greci

Class 2 Verbs with infintive in 'al' add 'ac' to the infinitive stem

infinitive: kardal

preterite: kardaci

Class 3 Verbs with infinitive in 'nel' or 'chel' loose the affixes 'n' or 'ch'

infinitive: tesnel

preterite: tesa

infinitive: korchel

pretierite: kora

Class 4 Verbs with infinitive in 'enal' and 'anal' change to 'eca' or 'aca'

infinitive: motenal

preterite: moteca

infinitive: haskanal

preterite: haskaca

Class 5 Verbs with infinitive in 'cnel' change to 'cri'

infintive: korcnel

preterite: korcri

Class 6 Verbs are irregular

dnel dreci

linel egha

tanel tara

outel kera

darnal dardza

gal eka

tal tveci