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Lesson 8 of 10

Irregular and defective behaviour

Know when a high-frequency verb should not be forced into a regular table.

Хотеть and бежать mix historically different patterns. Defective verbs such as победить may avoid an ordinary я form in careful usage.

  • A class label does not erase irregular stems.
  • Mixed paradigms must be learned as complete paradigms.
  • A theoretically imaginable form is not always idiomatic.
Advanced pattern

Historical conjugation classes explain mixed patterns, but beginner production should rely on verified forms.