changes l into lh, in the following tenses.
| Indicative Mood. | |
| Present. | |
| eu valho, | I am worth |
| tu vales | regular |
| elle vale | |
| nós valemos | |
| vós valeis | |
| elles valem | |
| Subjunctive Mood. | ||
| Present. | ||
| que | eu valha, | that I may be worth |
| tu valhas, | that thou mayest be worth | |
| elle valha, | that he may be worth | |
| nós valhamos, | that we may be worth | |
| vós valhais, | that you may be worth | |
| elles valhão, | that they may be worth. | |
| Imperative Mood. | ||
| vale tu, | be thou worth | |
| valha elle, | let him be worth | |
| valhamos, | let us be worth | |
| valei vós, | be ye worth | |
| valhão elles, | let them be worth. | |
14. Ler, to read.
| Indicative Mood. | |
| Present. | |
| eu leio, | I read |
| tu lês, | thou readest |
| elle lê, | he reads |
| nós lemos, | we read |
| vós ledes, | you read |
| elles lêm, | they read. |
| Subjunctive Mood. | ||
| Present. | ||
| que | eu lêia, | that I may read |
| tu lêias, | that thou mayest read | |
| elle lêia, | that he may read | |
| nós lêiamos, | that we may read | |
| vós lêiais, | that you may read | |
| elles lêião, | that they may read. | |
| Imperative Mood. | ||
| lê tu, | read thou | |
| lêia elle, | let him read | |
| lêiamos, | let us read | |
| lede vós, | read ye | |
| lêião elles, | let them read. | |
The Verb “crer” to believe, is conjugated in the same manner.
15. The Verbs ending in “ger”
change g into j in all persons when it is followed by o or a, for the sake of pronunciation. As:
| eleger, | to elect; |
| elejo, que eu eleja, | etc. |