Adjectival participle explained
Adjectival participles are built out of a verb (mostly with a suffix), and in most cases they play the role of the sentence element called attribute in the grammar of some languages (Russian [1] , Hungarian, many Eskimo languages, e.g. Sireniki [2]). Thus it can usually be translated into English by using an appropriate relative clause [3] .
Some descriptive grammars treat them as a distinct lexical category, others avoid that and use a more minimalistic approach.[4] Because the above languages have also adverbial participle, the word participle is meant often for both lexical categories [1] .
Notes
- http://www.alphadictionary.com/rusgrammar/particip.html The Russian Participles
- Menovshchikov, G.A.: Language of Sireniki Eskimos. Phonetics, morphology, texts and vocabulary. Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow • Leningrad, 1964. Original data: Г.А. Меновщиков: Язык сиреникских эскимосов. Фонетика, очерк морфологии, тексты и словарь. Академия Наук СССР. Институт языкознания. Москва • Ленинград, 1964
- Ernest De Witt Burton: Moods and Tenses of New Testament Greek. The adjective participle. Paragraph 428.
- Book: É. Kiss, Katalin. Kiefer Ferenc - Siptár Péter. Új magyar nyelvtan. 3. kiadás. 2003. Osiris Kiadó. Budapest. Hungarian.
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