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6-Language Parallel Verb Comparative Matrix

Why learn 6 languages separately when you can master them as a unified family? Inspect core irregular verbs side-by-side across Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, and English to discover shared ancestral roots.

To Be (Existence / Identity)

Ancestral Root: PIE *es- / *bhewe-
🇪🇸 SPANISH
ser
🇫🇷 FRENCH
être
🇮🇹 ITALIAN
essere
🇵🇹 PORTUGUESE
ser
🇩🇪 GERMAN
sein
🇬🇧 ENGLISH
be

To Have / Possess

Ancestral Root: PIE *kap- (Romance *habere)
🇪🇸 SPANISH
tener
🇫🇷 FRENCH
avoir
🇮🇹 ITALIAN
avere
🇵🇹 PORTUGUESE
ter
🇩🇪 GERMAN
haben
🇬🇧 ENGLISH
have

To Go / Move Away

Ancestral Root: PIE *ei- / Latin ire / vadere
🇪🇸 SPANISH
ir
🇫🇷 FRENCH
aller
🇮🇹 ITALIAN
andare
🇵🇹 PORTUGUESE
ir
🇩🇪 GERMAN
gehen
🇬🇧 ENGLISH
go

To Do / Make

Ancestral Root: PIE *dhe- / Latin facere
🇪🇸 SPANISH
hacer
🇫🇷 FRENCH
faire
🇮🇹 ITALIAN
fare
🇵🇹 PORTUGUESE
fazer
🇩🇪 GERMAN
machen / tun
🇬🇧 ENGLISH
do / make

To Can / Be Able

Ancestral Root: PIE *poti- / Latin posse
🇪🇸 SPANISH
poder
🇫🇷 FRENCH
pouvoir
🇮🇹 ITALIAN
potere
🇵🇹 PORTUGUESE
poder
🇩🇪 GERMAN
können
🇬🇧 ENGLISH
can / be able

To Want / Wish

Ancestral Root: Latin velle / volere
🇪🇸 SPANISH
querer
🇫🇷 FRENCH
vouloir
🇮🇹 ITALIAN
volere
🇵🇹 PORTUGUESE
querer
🇩🇪 GERMAN
wollen
🇬🇧 ENGLISH
want / will

To Know (Facts / Knowledge)

Ancestral Root: PIE *wid- / *gno- / Latin sapere
🇪🇸 SPANISH
saber
🇫🇷 FRENCH
savoir
🇮🇹 ITALIAN
sapere
🇵🇹 PORTUGUESE
saber
🇩🇪 GERMAN
wissen
🇬🇧 ENGLISH
know

To Say / Tell

Ancestral Root: PIE *deik- / Latin dicere
🇪🇸 SPANISH
decir
🇫🇷 FRENCH
dire
🇮🇹 ITALIAN
dire
🇵🇹 PORTUGUESE
dizer
🇩🇪 GERMAN
sagen
🇬🇧 ENGLISH
say / tell

To See / Watch

Ancestral Root: PIE *weid- / Latin videre
🇪🇸 SPANISH
ver
🇫🇷 FRENCH
voir
🇮🇹 ITALIAN
vedere
🇵🇹 PORTUGUESE
ver
🇩🇪 GERMAN
sehen
🇬🇧 ENGLISH
see

To Come / Arrive

Ancestral Root: PIE *gwa- / Latin venire
🇪🇸 SPANISH
venir
🇫🇷 FRENCH
venir
🇮🇹 ITALIAN
venire
🇵🇹 PORTUGUESE
vir
🇩🇪 GERMAN
kommen
🇬🇧 ENGLISH
come
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