my $verb_class = get_class($conj);
    my $stem = get_stem($conj);
    my $ending = $endings->{$conj->{tense}}->{$verb_class}->[ _get_ending_index($conj) ]
                    or carp "No ending found for $conj->{tense} tense of $conj->{verb} in conjugate( @_ )\n";

    if ( my $pronoun = is_reflexive($conj) ) {
        # commands and infinitives can have the pronoun afterwards, which changes the accenting
        return "$pronoun $stem$ending";
    }
    return $stem . $ending;