# 22. Stem-Changing Verbs

- **Time range:** 01:32:59 – 01:36:52  (duration 00:03:53)
- **Source:** [A Complete Guide To Every Fundamental In Spanish (The Conclusion)](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YHDZSHCt1DE&t=5579s)

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> Stem-Changing Verbs Verbs that change their beginning prefix/stem to generate a better sound when the words are said

**[01:33:00]** verbs that change their beginning prefix or stem to generate a better sound when the words are said in Spanish there are four types of stem changing verbs and in the video I will not explain all stem changing verbs that exist in Spanish but rather present a useful verb in each category so that you can understand how stem changing Works in Spanish and then apply to any other verb that you want in that category the four main types of

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> 4 Types of Stem-Changing Verbs In Spanish: 1.e ie 2.e>1 3.07>ue 4.u>ue

**[01:33:18]** same- changing verbs in Spanish are e to E e to e o to u e and U to u e considering e to e e as the first category of stem changing verbs in Spanish I actually already covered a verb like that in one of my previous videos and that is the verb ten however

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> tener (e > ie) - to have tengo tenemos tienes tenéis tiene tienen

**[01:33:35]** for the sake of learning let's use a different useful verb like empar which

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> empezar (e > ie) - to start

**[01:33:38]** means to start or to begin at first the stem changing rule will only apply in the yo to L and AOS pronouns and will not apply in the noos and votos pronouns you would want to say something like yo

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> empezar (e > ie) - to start empezo

**[01:33:49]** and peso but Spanish say that this word sounds bad one said so instead you have to slightly modify the stem of the verb from empo to Yo which means I start and

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> empezar (e > ie) - to start empiezo

**[01:33:58]** the stem changing concept applies to the

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> empezar (e > ie) - to start empiezo | empezamos empiezas | empezais empieza | empiezan

**[01:34:00]** rest of the pronouns aside from noos and Vos to msas you start LSA he starts no we start start and they start as always try

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> empezar (e > ie) - to start empiezo | empezamOs VA empiezas emp zais A empieza | empiez

**[01:34:15]** not focusing on these pronouns because they're not that useful in conversation and like I said at the beginning of the video it's important to know how stem changing work in Spanish but it's not important to know every single stem changing verb like Nar which changes from E to e if you see a modified verb that goes from E to e chances are that it's stem changing next up there are verbs that change their stem from E to e

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> decir (e > i) - to say

**[01:34:35]** like the which is a useful verb meaning to say the SE is actually considered to be irregular in the yo pronoun with the construction Yodo but as far as the rest

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> decir (e > i) - to say digo

**[01:34:42]** of the pronouns go the SE still applies it stem changing rule for two L and AOS you would want to say two Des but

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> decir (e > i) - to say digo deces

**[01:34:49]** Spanish says that this verb sounds bad when said so instead you have to say to

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> decir (e > i) - to say digo dices

**[01:34:53]** D which means you say El he says

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> decir (e > i) - to say digo | decimos dices | decis dice | dicen

**[01:34:57]** noos we sayos deis y say and AOS desent they say try not focusing on these

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> decir (e > i) - to say digo | decimos dices Cc dice | dicen

**[01:35:04]** pronouns because they're not that useful in conversation but in case you see any other verb that changes from E to e chances are it's time changing next up there are verbs that change from o to U and I actually covered a useful verb like that in one of my previous videos which is p but for the sake of learning

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> poder (0 > ue) - to can/be able to puedo | podemos puedes | podéis puede | pueden

**[01:35:18]** let's use a different useful verb like record which which means to remember

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> recordar (o > ue) - to remember

**[01:35:22]** instead of saying yo you need to Sayo

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> recordar (0 > ue) - to remember recordo

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> recordar (o > ue) - to remember recuerdo

**[01:35:25]** which sounds better when said and the same concept applies to the rest of the

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> recordar (o > ue) - to remember recuerdo | recordamos recuerdas| recordais recuerda | recuerdan

**[01:35:28]** pronouns toas you remember El he remembers we remember y'all remember and AOS they remember try not focusing on these

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> recordar (o > ue) - to remember recuerdo | recordam6s VA recuerdas| reco} ais A recuerda | recuerdan

**[01:35:41]** pronouns because they're not that useful in conversation but if you see a verb with u in it chances are it's stem changing and finally there's one last type of a stem changing verb in Spanish and as far as I know it's the only verb in Spanish that changes from U to U and that is the verb hug which means to play

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> jugar (u > ue) - to play

**[01:35:56]** instead of saying Yugo you need to say

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> jugar (u > ue) - to play jugo

**[01:35:58]** yo and one thing to note about both of

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> jugar (u > ue) - to play juego

**[01:36:00]** these words is that the word Hugo on its own actually means juice and so it makes sense why it needs to be modified so that it's not confused with this word however the word huego on its own can

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> jugo > juice juego > game

**[01:36:11]** also mean game as in video huego which

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> jugo > juice videojuego > videogame

**[01:36:13]** means video game but the wordo itself changes its meaning in context and with

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> jugar (u > ue) - to play juego

**[01:36:18]** the verb hugar the stem changing rule

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> jugar (u > ue) - to play juego | jugamos juegas | jugais juega | juegan

**[01:36:19]** will only apply for the yo to El and AOS pronouns toas you play El he plays we play Vos H y'all play and AOS huan they play try not focusing on these

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> jugar (u > ue) - to play juego | jugam juegas juega ega

**[01:36:34]** pronouns because like I say all the time they're not useful in conversation what you should have known from this video is how to systematically modify stem changing verbs in Spanish so that you can understand how words sound better when they're said out loud of course learning all stem changing verbs in Spanish is completely redundant but it's very useful to understand how every type of stem changing verb works in Spanish
