The most irregular verb?

Question

Like the title says, which is the most irregular verb? When i looked at conjugations of "ir" I it showed me so much red! It got me thinking: is there any verb more irregular than "ir" (shows even more red text)?

I agree. I have never run across anything more irregular thatn "ir." - Daniela2041, Sep 29, 2015

And... what's the most irregular verb in English? I'm guessing "go." - jtaniel, Sep 29, 2015

Does any one else find it slightly amusing that "to go" or "not to go" has a high correlation with irregularity? - Jubilado, Sep 29, 2015

Jubilado: I would respond to your question but I gotta go. - DilKen, Jul 19, 2017

Ah, the Orinoco Basin! :) - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, Jul 19, 2017

Answer 1

From a quick (five minute) run through of the most common irregulars that came to my mind "Ir" is a hands down winner of the title of the most irregular.

Answer 2

Pues el verbo "venir" no canta mal las rancheras.

The verb "venir" is almost in the same boat.

Answer 3

Y creo que el verbo ' ser' canta bien también..

Answer 4

¿Hay alguien más que piense, como yo, que es muy irónico que el verbo "irregular" sea completamente regular?

Is there anyone else, like me, who thinks that it is very ironic that the verb "irregular" is completely regular?

I thought "irregular" was an adjective. - Daniela2041, Jul 20, 2017

I did too but it has a conjugation chart here is that just a mistake - DilKen, Jul 20, 2017

Answer 5

Do you ever wonder how irregular verbs got to be irregular in the first place? Don't get me wrong....I'm not asking why they are irregular.....they just are, but by what social mechanism did this come about? You would think that the most common verbs like ser and ir would be the most regular, but it is the same in English....to be and to go are highly irregular.

What happens in every language is the more a verb is used, the more variation it is going to undergo. The same verbs seem to undergo similar changes --at least in the languages with which I am familiar. - Daniela2041, Jul 19, 2017

Thank you for the explanation - Echoline, Jul 19, 2017

Yes, Daniela, you are correct. A "common" word tends to change as its geographical boundries increase. - DonBigoteDeLaLancha, Jul 19, 2017

Answer 6

Can you get more irregular than "caber"?