| Indicative Mood. | |
| Present. | |
| eu minto, | I lie |
| (tu mentes, elle mente). | |
| Subjunctive Mood. | ||
| Present. | ||
| que | eu minta, | that I may lie |
| tu mintas, | that thou mayest lie | |
| elle minta, | that he may lie | |
| nós mintamos, | that we may lie | |
| vós mintais, | that you may lie | |
| elles mintão, | that they may lie. | |
| Imperative Mood. | ||
| mente tu, | lie thou | |
| minta elle, | let him lie | |
| mintamos nós, | let us lie | |
| menti vós, | lie ye | |
| mintão elles, | let them lie. | |
The same irregularities occur in
| sentir, | to feel |
| servir, | to serve |
| ferir, | to wound. |
25. Dormir, to sleep.
This Verb changes o into u in all persons, in which mentir changes the e into i, as:
- durmo,
- durma,
- durmamos.
26. Ouvir, to hear.
This Verb changes uvi into uç in all persons in which mentir changes e into i, as: