Expertlatin
RULE 1: Latin has only four participles: the present active, future active, perfect passive and future passive. It lacks a present passive participle ("being X-ed") and a perfect active participle ("having X-ed").
- How do you tell if a Latin word is a participle?
- How do participles work in Latin?
- What are the three types of participles?
How do you tell if a Latin word is a participle?
A participle is formed from a verb but looks and behaves like an adjective. This means that it agrees with the noun it modifies in number, case and gender. In Latin three kinds of participle exist: the present, perfect and future.
How do participles work in Latin?
A participle is a form of a verb used as an adjective. The participle may be active or passive, but will always agree in number, case, and gender with the noun that it modifies. The active participle has a present tense meaning: Active: The man saw the running horse / Vir equum currentem vidit.
What are the three types of participles?
According to most grammar resources, there are two major types of participles: present participles and past participles. A third “type” of participle, the perfect participle, is actually a combination of one specific present participle and a past participle.
