diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8d0fc5..18c822d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector",
-  "version": "3.8.7",
+  "version": "3.8.8",
   "author": "lingdocs.com",
   "description": "A Pashto inflection and verb conjugation engine, inculding React components for displaying Pashto text, inflections, and conjugations",
   "homepage": "https://verbs.lingdocs.com",
diff --git a/src/components/vp-explorer/VerbPicker.tsx b/src/components/vp-explorer/VerbPicker.tsx
index 0903a5b..0e5ecd5 100644
--- a/src/components/vp-explorer/VerbPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/vp-explorer/VerbPicker.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import CompoundDisplay from "./CompoundDisplay";
 import {
     VpsReducerAction
 } from "./vps-reducer";
+import { ensureNonComboVerbInfo } from "../../lib/misc-helpers";
 
 // TODO: dark on past tense selecitons
 
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ function VerbPicker(props: {
         {info && <div className="mt-3 mb-1 text-center">
             <Hider
                 showing={showRootsAndStems}
-                label={`🌳 ${passiveRootsAndStems ? "Passive" : abilityRootsAndStems ? "Ability" : ""} Roots and Stems`}     
+                label={`🌳 ${passiveRootsAndStems ? "Passive" : abilityRootsAndStems ? "Ability" : ""} Roots and Stems${info.type === "dynamic compound" ? " for Aux. Verb" : ""}`}     
                 handleChange={() => setShowRootsAndStems(p => !p)}
                 hLevel={5}
             >
@@ -78,6 +79,8 @@ function VerbPicker(props: {
                         ? passiveRootsAndStems
                         : abilityRootsAndStems
                         ? abilityRootsAndStems
+                        : info.type === "dynamic compound"
+                        ? ensureNonComboVerbInfo(getVerbInfo(info.auxVerb))
                         : info}
                 />
             </Hider>
diff --git a/src/lib/misc-helpers.ts b/src/lib/misc-helpers.ts
index 3cd7035..c2dba07 100644
--- a/src/lib/misc-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/lib/misc-helpers.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ export function noPersInfs(s:
     return s;
 }
 
+export function ensureNonComboVerbInfo(i: T.VerbInfo): T.NonComboVerbInfo {
+    return "stative" in i
+        ? i.stative
+        : "transitive" in i
+        ? i.transitive
+        : i;
+}
+
 export function pickPersInf<T>(s: T.OptionalPersonInflections<T>, persInf: T.PersonInflectionsField): T {
     if ("mascSing" in s) {
         return s[persInf];
diff --git a/src/library.ts b/src/library.ts
index ac5704b..97f1139 100644
--- a/src/library.ts
+++ b/src/library.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ import {
     isThirdPerson,
     blank,
     kidsBlank,
+    ensureNonComboVerbInfo,
 } from "./lib/misc-helpers";
 import {
     simplifyPhonetics,
@@ -252,6 +253,7 @@ export {
     getEnglishVerb,
     humanReadableVerbForm,
     humanReadableEquativeTense,
+    ensureNonComboVerbInfo,
     roleIcon,
     vpsReducer,
     makeVPSelectionState,