Principal Parts

In language learning, the principal parts of a verb are those forms that a student must memorize in order to be able to conjugate the verb through all its forms.

Famous quotes containing the words principal and/or parts:

    “Silence, indifference and inaction were Hitler’s principal allies.”
    —Immanuel, Baron Jakobovits (b. 1921)

    “Here I am.... You get the parts of me you like and also the parts that make you uncomfortable. You have to understand that other people’s comfort is no longer my job. I am no longer a flight attendant.”
    —Patricia Ireland (b. 1935)