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Ri-verbs

Icelandic Ri-verbs have the following principal parts:

First principal part Second principal part Third principal part
Infinitive First person singular past tense indicative mood Past participle
snúa ("to turn") Ég sneri ("I turned") Ég hef snúið ("I have turned")
gróa ("to heal") Ég greri' ("I healed") Ég hef gróið ("I have healed")
núa ("to rub") Ég neri' ("I rubbed") Ég hef núið ("I have rubbed")
róa ("to row") Ég reri' ("I rowed") Ég hef róið ("I have rowed")

It's possible to make the present subjunctive mood (þótt ég snúi, "though I turn") from the first principal part (að snúa, "to turn"). It's also possible to make the past subjunctive mood (þótt ég sneri, "though I turned") from the second principal part (ég sneri, "I turned").

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