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A NEW CLASSIFICATION OF FIRST CONJUGATION VERBS IN LATVIAN

Latvian verbs are traditionally classified into three conjugations. The first conjugation comprises all verbs with a monosyllabic infinitive together with their compounds. Each conjugation is divided into groups, of which there are twelve in all, five belonging to the first conjugation. These groupings were determined largely on historical criteria. It is not the object of this discussion to question the validity of the traditional classification; rather we shall examine it from a descriptive standpoint, attempting to show that it is not the most orderly way to give a synchronic description of the contemporary morphology, which, of course, it was never meant to be. If, however, we would propose a new classification, we must first show that the old does not lend itself to our purpose. We shall discuss each of the traditional five groups in turn.