Since these basic verbs are perfective, an interfix is needed to make them imperfective: zapisivati and prepisivati.

The meaning of basic verbs can be expanded, and sometimes radically changed, through the use of a number of prefixes.

Desiderative forms are often verbs, derived from a more basic verb through a process of morphological derivation.

Nearly all of the basic irregular verbs are single-syllable words.

A suffix is added to a more basic perfective verb to form an imperfective verb.

Colognian basic verbs are classified as strong, weak, or irregular.

There are at least seven honorific speech levels, each with a singular and plural distinction, creating 14 basic verb stems.

The present tense is represented by the basic verb:

The following sentences illustrate the basic verb tense and aspect system in Gullah: