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A participle is a word that comes from a verb and used as an adjective. A past participle is the same as a participle except it is in past tense form. (I painted the room. Vs. I have painted the room).  
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Past Participles are the verb forms used in [[Passive (definition)|passive]] and [[Perfect (definition)|perfect aspect]] sentences. They often end in ''-en'' or ''-ed'' suffixes: ''The food was '''eaten'''.'' or ''He has '''eaten''' the food.''
  
In Gaelic, the role of the past participle in passive-like constructions (''The door was shut'') is taken on by the [[Verbal Adjective (definition)|verbal adjective]]
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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.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==
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*[[Verbal Nouns|A list of verbal nouns]]
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*[[Formation of Verbal Nouns]]
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*[[Use of the Verbal Noun]]
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
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*http://www.stravaiger.com/blog/?p=372
http://www.past-participle.com/
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*http://www.past-participle.com/
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*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbal_noun
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 19:47, 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.