English

Etymology
From OF. #Old French|participle (1388), �a noun-adjective�, variant of participe, from L. participium.

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/�p��tɪsɪp�l/
italbrac|US IPA|/�p��rtɪsɪp�l/
audio|en-us-participle.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
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1. context|grammar A form of a verb that may function as an adjective or noun. When combined with a form of auxiliary verbs, such as have or be, they form certain tenses or moods of the verb.

#: The past participle of �to love� is �loved�.
#: The present participle of �to go� is �going�.

Usage notes
In English, participles typically end in -ing or -ed.

Derived terms
future participle
past participle
perfect passive participle
present participle

Translations
trans-top|verb form
Croatian: t-|hr|particip|m
Dutch: t+|nl|deelwoord|n
Finnish: t-|fi|partisiippi
French: t+|fr|participe|m
German: t+|de|Partizip|n
Greek, Ancient: με�ο�ή (metoch�) f
Greek, Modern: με�ο�ή (metokhí)
Icelandic: t+|is|lýsingarháttur|m
Italian: t+|it|participio|m
Japanese: t-|ja|��|sc=Jpan
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Latin: participium m or n
Novial: partisipe
Portuguese: t-|pt|particípio
Russian: t+|ru|п�и�а��ие|n|trpri�ástije|scCyrl
Spanish: t+|es|participio|m
Swedish: t-|sv|particip|c
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