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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). | |
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]] | 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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| + | Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997. | ||
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| + | Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. | ||
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[[Category: Morphology]] | [[Category: Morphology]] | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 13 November 2009
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).
In Gaelic, the role of the past participle in passive-like constructions (The door was shut) is taken on by the verbal adjective
References
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. The language library. Oxford, UK: Blackwell, 1997.
Matthews, P. H. The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
