PartForm: form of participle
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PartForm, are subject to change.)
Finnish has multiple participles forms, here termed the present, past, agent, and negative participles (VISK § 122; in Finnish).
Pres: present participle
The present participle, also known as the first participle and the VA-participle, has active and passive forms.
Examples
- [fi] haihtuva vesi “evaporating water” (present active participle)
- [fi] juotava vesi “drinkable water” (present passive participle)
References
- http://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=522 (in Finnish)
Past: past participle
The past participle is also known as the second participle. Its active and passive forms are also known as the NUT- and TU-participles, respectively.
Examples
- [fi] kiinnostunut opiskelija “interested student” (past active participle)
- [fi] kunnostettu auto “repaired car” (past passive participle)
References
- http://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=522 (in Finnish)
Agt: agent participle
The agent participle is also known as the MA-participle.
Examples
- [fi] naapurin kutsuma vieras “guest invited by the neighbour”
References
- http://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=525 (in Finnish)
Neg: negative participle
The negative participle is a negative counterpart to the other participle forms.
Examples
- [fi] maksamaton lasku “unpaid bill”
References
- http://kaino.kotus.fi/visk/sisallys.php?p=526 (in Finnish)
PartForm in other languages: [fi] [kpv] [krl] [mdf] [myv]