#participles

[haxyr3]

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[langblrofsorts]

Αγαπημένος: loved one and favourite

Αγαπημένος is a passive participle of the verb αγαπώ (= I love). As you may know, participles are fully declinable in modern greek.

So, one meaning of this participle is the "loved one". It can be used for a relationship that is strong, ie relatives, friends, partners, relationship etc.

Αυτό είναι ένα πολύ ωραίο δώρο για τους αγαπημένους σας. = This is a great gift for your loved ones / Este es un gran regalo para tus seres queridos.

But this is not this participle's most common use. Its primary use is to convey the meaning of favourite in english or favorito in spanish.

Αυτό το ποίημα είναι από τα αγαπημένα ποιήματα της μητέρας μου. = This poem is one of my mother's favorites. / Este poema es uno de los poemas favoritos de mi madre.

So, in english and spanish, you favour something over other things, whereas in modern greek you love it.

[avegetariancannibal]

I took a skill test to get a job as a proofreader and it asked me things like how to spell words. Fine. But then it asked me about diagramming sentences and GIRL no.

I just guessed because hell if I know what participles are. I just know how to write. I don’t know the why or how of it! It’s just a FEELING.

A dangling pinniped

[voronick]

PASSIVE PARTICIPLES IN RUSSIAN

Participles are verb forms that function like adjectives.

Present Passive Participles

These are formed from imperfective verbs and refer to 'which is being done', i.e: 'the cake, which is being baked'.

To form this participle:

Take the first-person plural form of an imperfective verb.

Add the proper adjectival ending (-ый/-ая/-ое/-ые)

As the participle refers to an action being done simultaneously as the action of the main verb, it must agree with the noun it describes of gender, number and case:

фильмы, любимые народом                 films loved by the people

However, this aspect is rare and used mostly in literature or academic texts.

Past Passive Participles

These are formed from (mostly) perfective verbs and express the past tense of the above, following the same rules, though they can be used both in short and long form.

To form the long form:

For verbs ending with -ать or -ять:

Take off the ending -ть

Replace with -нный to produce a participle ending in -анный or -янный (-ая /-ое/-ыe)

For verbs ending in -ить, -еть or -сти:

Find the first person singular (я) form and take off the -у or -ю

Add the ending -енный or, if stressed, -ённый, to a stem ending in a consonant

For most verbs ending in -ыть , -оть, or -уть:

Remove the soft sign -ь

Add the adjectival ending (-ый/-ая/-ое/-ые)

To form the short form:

For most verbs ending -ать or -ять:

Remove the -ть

Add -н for masculine, -на for feminine, -но for neuter and -ны for plural

For most verbs ending in -ить, -еть, or -сти:

Find the first person singular (я) form and remove the -у or -ю

Add -ен or -ён (depending on the stress in the 1st sing. form)

For most verbs ending in -ыть, -оть, or -уть:

Remove the soft sign (-ь)

Add the endings: -т, -та, -то, -ты.

[wronghands1]

[tryingtostudyblr]

23.01.19

It’s been *mildly* relaxing this evening, just enjoying not having the essay looming over me 😂

revised Greek vocab

revised Greek verb endings (strong & weak aorist, present passive)

listened to dodie

I also had an impromptu sign language meet up, which was lovely even though there weren’t many of us😂 we practiced, went through the homework and shared some new signs :)

Currently stuck in my head: Party Tatoos - dodie

[writerystuff]

DANGLING DANGLER THAT DANGLES

“After imposing tariffs on many of our closest allies, a Chinese factory has now...”

[to-the-fishies]

Question, y’all. Lately I keep seeing the construction “he was sat” in fics.  “He was sat down by the fireplace.”  “She was sat in front of the TV.”  Etc.   Have people...not heard of “seated”?  Do we hate participles now?  Is this a regional variation that just sounds bizarre to my ear? @marianne-brandon @kivrin @oldshrewsburyian - I’m most interested in whether you three have encountered this.