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| − | + | Past Participles are the verb forms used in [[Passive (definition)|passive]] and [[Perfect Aspect (definition)|perfect aspect]] sentences. They often end in ''-en'' or ''-ed'' suffixes: ''The food was '''eaten'''.'' or ''He has '''eaten''' the food.'' | |
| − | + | Gaelic doesn't have past participles, per se. Instead a special verb form called the [[Verbal Noun (definition)|verbal noun]] is used in these conditions, and other constructions. | |
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Verbal Nouns|A list of verbal nouns]] | ||
| + | *[[Formation of Verbal Nouns]] | ||
| + | *[[Use of Verbal Nouns]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *http://www.stravaiger.com/blog/?p=372 | ||
| + | *http://www.past-participle.com/ | ||
| + | The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! | ||
| + | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbal_noun | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin. | ||
| + | *Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. | ||
[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Morphology]] | [[Category: Morphology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:48, 15 June 2012
Past Participles are the verb forms used in passive and perfect aspect sentences. They often end in -en or -ed suffixes: The food was eaten. or He has eaten the food.
Gaelic doesn't have past participles, per se. Instead a special verb form called the verbal noun is used in these conditions, and other constructions.
See Also
External Links
The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful!
References
- Crystal, David (1999) The Penguin Dictionary of Language. London: Penguin.
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
