Participle Active¶
Summary¶
An active participle
is a non-finite verbal form with active voice
that can function as a verb (either a main verb or a verbal complement), an adjective, or a noun.
When used verbally, an active participle most often expresses continuous or imminent action.
Article¶
Form¶
Parsing |
Aramaic |
Transliteration |
Gloss |
---|---|---|---|
masculine singular absolute |
מְכַתֵּב |
mekhattebh |
writing down |
feminine singular absolute |
מְכַתְּבָה |
mekhattebhah |
writing down |
masculine plural absolute |
מְכַתְּבִין |
mekhattebhiyn |
writing down |
feminine plural absolute |
מְכַתְּבָן |
mekhattebhan |
writing down |
Parsing |
Aramaic |
Transliteration |
Gloss |
---|---|---|---|
masculine singular absolute |
מְהַכְתֵּב |
mehakhtebh |
causing to write |
feminine singular absolute |
מְהַכְתְּבָה |
mehakhtebhah |
causing to write |
masculine plural absolute |
מְהַכְתְּבִין |
mehakhtebhiyn |
causing to write |
feminine plural absolute |
מְהַכְתְּבָן |
mehakhtebhan |
causing to write |
Function¶
It is helpful to classify participles according to their function in the sentence as a whole: as a verb (or verbal complement); as an adjective; or as a noun. Participles can function independently as their own grammatical entity, but they often introduce entire clauses that function either as adjectives or nouns.
Functions as an adjective¶
An adjectival participle
immediately follows the noun it describes, and matches that noun in gender, number, and definiteness.
An adjectival participle can either function as an adjective by itself or introduce an entire clause
that functions as an adjective (either attributive or predicative).
Functions as a noun¶
A nominal participle
often takes the definite article (but not always),
and can either function as a noun by itself or introduce an entire clause that functions as a noun.
A nominal participle will appear in the construct state either when it takes a pronominal suffix
or when it is in a construct relationship with another noun in the absolute state.