 Verb stems can end in a vowel ("ākārānt, īkārānt, "or "ekārānt") or a consonant (a"kārānt") and are declined for person, gender and number.They are usually listed in dictionaries in their infinitive forms, which consist of the verb stem with the suffix - "ṇe" (णे); for example खाणे ("khāṇē", to eat), बोलणे ("bolaṇē", to speak), चालणे ("cālaṇē", to walk).Verbs are fairly regular, although the copula and other auxiliaries are notable exceptions.