A participle is a verbal adjective.
- In English, participles usually end in -ing; e.g. running, hitting, falling, etc.
- They are called “verbals” because they look like verbs but they act (function) like adjectives.
- Participles, like all verbals, never have a subject (although they often have objects).
- A participle with its modifiers is a participial phrase.
English:
A participle is one of the three kinds of verbals (cf. finite verb). Participles are often identified by their ending -ing; running, hitting, studying, etc. Participles are called “verbal adjectives” since they look like verbs but function like adjectives. In English, there are both present and past participles.
Greek:
See here.
Hebrew:
See here.