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By Bieneke Berendsen

If a crude stem ends in two identical consonants, we subtract one consonant.

A stem never ends in two identical consonants

Recall that a syllable never ends in two identical consonants.

infinitive english crude stem stem
pakken to get pakk pak
missen to miss miss mis
wennen to get used wenn wen
lukken to succeed lukk luk
stoppen to stop stopp stop
vallen to fall vall val

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