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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.

Example       Personal pronoun venir (to come) soutenir (to sustain) contenir (to contain)       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 =>

Example   Personal pronoun mourir (to die)       je meurs   tu meurs   il / elle meurt   nous mourons   vous mourez   ils / elles meurent

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