Principal Parts

In language learning, the principal parts of a verb are those forms that a student must memorize in order to be able to conjugate the verb through all its forms.

Famous quotes containing the words principal and/or parts:

    “The principal rule of art is to please and to move. All the other rules were created to achieve this first one.”
    —Jean Racine (1639–1699)

    “Language is a living thing. We can feel it changing. Parts of it become old: they drop off and are forgotten. New pieces bud out, spread into leaves, and become big branches, proliferating.”
    —Gilbert Highet (1906–1978)