| Ancient Greek grammar |
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| General |
| Phonology |
The Ancient Greek participle is a non-finite nominal verb form declined for gender, number and case (thus, it is a verbal adjective) and has many functions in Ancient Greek. It can be active, middle or passive and can be used in the present, future, aorist and perfect tense; these tenses normally represent not absolute time but only time relative to the main verb of the sentence.[1][2] In general, as it shows no personal endings, its main use is to express an action or situation that accompanies the action or situation expressed by the main verb.[3]
- ^ William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb, by §§ 138 ff.
- ^ William Watson Goodwin, Syntax of the Moods and Tenses of the Greek Verb, §§ 187 ff.
- ^ Rijksbaron, Albert, The syntax and semantics of the verb in classical Greek, The University of Chicago Press, 2006, p. 95 and pp. 116 ff.
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