participial

• Relatif au participe ou dérivé du participe; se dit d'une forme verbale non conjuguée utilisée dans les temps composés ou comme adjectif.

Relating to or formed from a participle, a non-finite verb form used in compound tenses or as an adjective.

1. Relating to a participleC2formal

   Of, relating to, or formed from a participle, a verb form used as an adjective or to form compound tenses.

   participial (relatif au participe)

   • The participial phrase 'running quickly' modifies the noun.
   • In English, participial adjectives often end in -ing or -ed.
   • The teacher explained the participial construction in the sentence.

• Forme non personnelle du verbe qui, en anglais, est utilisée comme adjectif et pour former les temps composés.

A non-finite form of a verb that in English is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses.

1. Non-finite verb formC1formal

   A non-finite form of a verb that functions as an adjective or is used to form compound tenses, such as present participles (e.g., 'running') and past participles (e.g., 'broken').

   Participe

   • In the sentence 'The running water is cold,' 'running' is a participial.
   • The past participial 'written' is used in the perfect tense: 'I have written a letter.'
   • Participials can modify nouns, like 'the broken window' or 'a smiling child.'

   Synonymesparticiple