Type V Verbs
All the verbs in this groups have infinitives ending in ita/itä. This type has few members, tarvita = "to need" is a common example.
The indicative stem may be obtained by dropping the final a and adding 'se': tarvitsen, tarvitset, tarvitsee, tarvitsemme, tarvitsette, tarvitsevat.
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