Participle perfect the passive

the participle perfect the passive, briefly PPP, is a special verb form. The PPP expresses that something was done .

Examples in German:

With regular verbs

present infinitive PPP
set set
place posed
put put

with irregular verbs

present infinitive PPP
sit sat
stand confessed
lie convenient


In latin the PPP form marks a time relationship to the verb of the sentence due to it: the activity of the PPP indicates then a temporal ahead gone activity. Ex.:

Barbari accedebant arcessiti. = the barbarians moved close to assistance called. I.e.:After the barbarians had been called to assistance, they moved close.

In addition, the PPP is substantivisch used .

Infinitive present asset PPP
componere (build up) compositum (the building up)
necare (kill) necatus (/a Getötete/r)


Many derivatives from the old languages are substantiviert over this (word) master form „“into Germanand many other („exports European) languages “.


See also: Participle, word trunk

 

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