How many irregular verbs?????!!!!

Question

Hi all,

All answers and comments will be helpful! Thanks ahead of time! I am wondering about how many irregular verbs there are. I've learned quite a lot, but I'm not sure if there are more than ser, estar, ir, querer, tener, servir, repetir, dormir, contar, jugar, etc. (Those are not the only ones I know!! Those are just some examples of stuff I know.) If you're not sure how many exactly, maybe you could just list some (or all) of the irregular verbs you know. All answers will be helpful! Just please answer so I have a basic idea! Anyone, please?! Please answer with any/all info you've got! Thanks! You're all the best!

Answer 1

I have a list with I estimate about 500 verbs that are irregular in some way or another (including stem changers and also some only with expected spelling changes). I am not about to type them in.

Here is a wiki entry covering some of the patterns:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_irregular_verbs

In terms of irregularly irregular verbs this would be my list, keeping in mind that compound verbs formed from them will not be listed:

andar, asir, caber, caer, dar, decir, -ducir verbs ( traducir, producir, conducir, introducir, etc.) estar, haber, hacer, ir, oír, poder, poner, querer, saber, salir, ser, tener, traer, valer, venir, ver.

Here for example is a list of verbs related to venir, that follow the same pattern as venir:

http://spanish.about.com/od/spanishvocabulary/a/venir_family.htm

Answer 2

While there are tons of irregular verbs, the good news is that they follow patterns. For example, I just learned the verb "lucir". Without doing anything I could deduce that it becomes "yo luzco" in the present because I know other verbs like that (conducir => yo conduzco).

I think that this happens because most irregular verbs happen to ease pronunciation. "Luzco" is way easier to say than "Luco". Especially when speaking fast. Since Spanish spelling matches its pronunciation (not like English, where we pronounce tons of verbs irregularly but keep a regular spelling).

Answer 3

Hi! Here you go!

I researched a pag on spanish, obviously it's gonna be more effective because it's from us. From spanish people. (:

Here you have the rules.. It's better.. Because it's more difficult to learn ALL the irregular verbs.. It's better to learn some rules...

http://www.escueladigital.com.uy/espaniol/verbos_irreg.htm

http://www.escueladigital.com.uy/espaniol/verbos_reg.htm

I know, Spanish is very difficult.. I don't know how I can talk, tho that's my language but It's very difficult...

Espero que te sirva! Sorry for my english

Good luck with your English... and your Spanish ;) - anómalo, Jun 29, 2017

Answer 4

Hola!

Here are a list of some of the irregular verbs I know: ir, ser, estar, querer, dormir, preferir, contar, tener, volver, hacer, morir, jugar, buscar, conocer, saber, elegir, conducir, traducir, medir, medir, gobernar, tenir, poder, ponder, traer, venir, vencer, zambullir, mentir, reir, sonreir, decir, clarificar, consentir, dar, cualificar, crecer, costar, confiar, confluir, coger, calentar, valer, tocar...

There are a lot more, this is just a short list!