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Silent Letters At End of Root

The rule is expressed in spelling of the verbs, but is actually related to pronunciation. So if the spelled root ends in a silent letter, this letter should be ignored in applying the rule. This includes also the apostrophe ⟨'⟩ occurring in some verb spellings.

For example:

Infinitive Inf. pronunc. Verb root Past simple Past simple pronunc. Past participle Past ptc. pronunc.
timen (to time) /ˈtɑimə(n)/ time ik timede /ˈtɑimdə/ getimed /ɣəˈtɑimt/
racen (to race) /ˈreːsə(n)/ race ik racete /ˈreːstə/ geracet /ɣəˈreːst/
deleten (to delete) /diˈliːtə(n)/ delete ik deletete /diˈliːtə/ gedeletet /ɣədiˈliːt/
sms'en (to send a text message) /ɛsɛmˈɛsə(n)/ sms ik sms'te /ɛsɛmˈɛstə/ ge-sms't /ɣə(ʔ)ɛsɛmˈɛst/
gsm'en (to phone using a mobile phone) /ɣeːɛsˈɛmə(n)/ gsm ik gsm'de /ɣeːɛsˈɛmdə/ ge-gsm'd /ɣəɣeːɛsˈɛmt/
petanquen (to play pétanque) /peːˈtɑŋkə(n)/ petanque ik petanquete /peːˈtɑŋktə/ gepetanquet /ɣəpeːˈtɑŋkt/

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