8.17 Weak Verbs: Class 4
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Class 4

Examples

Translation

Characteristics:

Stem ends in
a stressed vowel

bo
snø
sy
ha
live, reside
snow
sew
have
Past tense:

-dde ending added to stem
bodde
snødde
sydde
hadde
lived, resided
snowed
sewed
had
Present perfect tense:

“har” +
-dd ending added to stem
har bodd
har snødd
har sydd
har hatt*
have lived, resided
have snowed
have sewn
have had

*Irregular

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