Irregular Verbs across Languages
This is a list of all meanings
with which in some language an irregular verb exists.
Inclusion criteria:
- uninflected (incl. derivational inflection)
- irregular (excl. purely orthographic irregularity and nonstandard forms. If there are multiple standard forms, to qualify as irregular, ALL standard forms must be irregular. I exclude verbs marked irregular solely for being defective.)
- verb
Language Totals
For those I've "completed" on this page:
- 126: English
- 70: French
- 18: Latin
- 11: Japanese
- 11: Ancient Greek
- 6: Welsh
- 4: Polish
List
- ASK
- BE
- cy. bod
- en. be
- fr. être
- grc. εἰμῐ́ eimĭ́
- jp. だ da, ある aru
- la. sum
- pl. być
- BE BORN
- BE ENOUGH
- BE QUIET
- BE WORTH
- BECOME
- BEGIN
- BELIEVE
- BEND
- BID
- BIND
- BITE
- BLEED
- BLOW
- BOIL
- BREAK
- BREED
- BRING
- BURST
- BUY
- en. buy
- grc. ὠνέομαι ōnéomai
- CAN / MAY
- en. can, may
- fr. pouvoir
- jp. 有り得る ariuru
- la. possum
- CARRY / BEAR
- en. bear
- grc. φέρω phérō
- la. fero
- CATCH
- CHOOSE
- CIRCUMCISE
- CLING / STICK
- CLOSE / SHUT
- COME
- cy. dod
- en. come
- fr. venir
- jp. 来る kuru
- CONCEIVE
- COST
- CREATE / BUILD / MAKE
- en. build, make
- la. facio
- CUT
- DEAL
- DIE
- DIG
- DO
- en. do
- fr. faire, foutre
- la. facio
- jp. する suru
- DRAW / PULL
- DRESS / CLOTHE
- DRINK
- DRIVE
- DYE
- EAT
- en. eat
- grc. ἐσθῐ́ω esthĭ́ō
- la. edo
- FAINT
- FALL
- FEAR
- FEED
- FEEL
- FIGHT
- FIND
- FLEE
- FLY
- FREEZE
- GATHER
- fr. cueillir
- grc. λέγω légō
- GET / RECEIVE
- cy. cael
- en. get
- fr. recevoir
- GIVE
- GIVE BACK
- GO
- cy. mynd
- en. go
- fr. aller
- grc. βαίνω baínō, ἔρχομαι érkhomai
- jp. 行く iku
- la. eo
- pl. iść
- GRIND
- GROW
- HAVE
- en. have
- fr. avoir, tenir
- HEAR
- HIDE
- HIT / BEAT
- cy. taro
- en. beat, hit, strike
- fr. battre
- HOLD
- HURRY
- HURT
- JOIN
- JUMP / HOP / SPRING
- KEEP
- KILL
- KNOW
- LAUGH
- LEAD
- LEAVE / EXIT
- en. leave
- fr. partir, sortir
- LEND
- LET / ALLOW
- LIE (DOWN)
- LIE / FIB
- LIVE
- LOSE
- MAKE NOISE
- MEAN
- MEET
- MILK
- MISS
- MOVE
- MUST / SHOULD
- en. shall (past: should), mote (past: must)
- fr. devoir, falloir
- MUST NOT / SHOULD NOT
- NOT WANT
- OFFER
- OPEN
- PAINT
- PAY / SPEND
- PERK UP
- PICKLE
- PITY
- PLACE / PUT / SET
- PLEASE
- PREFER
- PRIVATIZE
- RAIN
- READ
- RESOLVE
- RIDE
- RING
- RISE
- RUN
- en. run
- fr. courir
- grc. τρέχω trékhō
- SEE / LOOK
- en. see
- fr. voir
- grc. ὁρᾰ́ω horắō
- SEEK / LOOK FOR / SEARCH
- SELL
- en. sell
- grc. πωλέω pōléō
- SEND
- SERVE
- SEW
- SHAKE
- SHOOT
- SHRINK
- SING
- SINK
- SIT
- SLEEP
- SLIDE
- SNEAK / SLINK
- SPEAK / SAY / TALK / TELL
- en. bid, say, speak, tell
- fr. dire
- la. aio, dico, inquam
- SPIN
- SPIT
- SPLIT / TEAR
- en. reave, rend, split, tear
- SPURT / GUSH
- SPREAD
- STAND
- STEAL
- STING
- STINK
- STOP / QUIT / CEASE / END
- STRING
- SUFFER
- SWEAR
- SWEEP
- SWIM
- SWING
- TAKE
- en. take
- fr. prendre
- grc. αἱρέω hairéō
- TEACH
- THINK
- THROW / CAST / FLING
- en. cast, fling, sling, throw
- TWIST / WRING
- WANT
- WEAR
- WEAVE
- WEEP
- WILL
- WIN
- WIND
- WRITE
Sources
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