Function step_5a

pattern/vector/stemmer.py:233–240

Step 5a strips suffix -e if preceded by multiple vowel-consonant pairs, or one vowel-consonant pair that is not a short syllable.

(w)

    return w
    
def step_5a(w):
    """ Step 5a strips suffix -e if preceded by multiple vowel-consonant pairs,
        or one vowel-consonant pair that is not a short syllable.
    """
    if w.endswith("e"):
        if R2(w).endswith("e") or R1(w).endswith("e") and not is_short_syllable(w, before=-1):
            return w[:-1]
    return w
    
def step_5b(w):
    """ Step 5b strips suffix -l if preceded by l and multiple vowel-consonant pairs,