active participle
active participle noun: a participle indicating an ongoing or completed action or state in the active voice, where a noun modified by the participle is taken to represent the agent of the action denoted by the verb.
Noun
active participle (plural active participles)
- A participle indicating an ongoing or completed action or state in the active voice, where a noun modified by the participle is taken to represent the agent of the action denoted by the verb.
active participle meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese
active participle in Arabic
- active participle
- اِسْم فَاعِل ism fāʕil
active participle in Vietnamese
- active participle
- phân từ chủ động
Forms of active participle
| plural | active participles |
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Words formed from active participle
- active participial
Questions about active participle
- What does active participle mean?
- Active participle means a participle indicating an ongoing or completed action or state in the active voice, where a noun modified by the participle is taken to represent the agent of the action denoted by the verb.
- What is active participle in Arabic?
- Active participle in Arabic is اِسْم فَاعِل (ism fāʕil). See Active participle meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is active participle?
- Active participle is a noun.
- What is the plural of active participle?
- The plural of active participle is active participles.
Words near active participle in the dictionary
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