participle in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

participle in the PONS Dictionary

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Most adjectives and pronouns, and all articles and participles, indicate the gender of the noun they reference or modify.
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This same reduction occurred in the participle form, where the syllable "ku" in "-kusee" (standard "-kute") was turned into a geminate "-ssee".
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For example, there are a number of constructions using participles which are usually rendered analytically in speech.
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In contrast, when the participle is used as an adjective, it agrees in gender and number with the noun modified.
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These participles can be used in conjunction with the verb to be, "esti", forming 18 compound tenses (9 active and 9 passive).
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Thus, unergative verbs can never use "zijn" as the auxiliary as their past participles can not be used as adjectives.
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In these verbs, therefore, the participle suffix came into direct contact with the preceding consonant, triggering the spirant law in these verbs.
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The active participles are the only ones generally used.
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The participles must agree with the subject in number and gender.
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The past participle is the prefix attached to the normal past participle.
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