Is a participle not a verb but an adjective?
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Here's the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of the grammar term 'participle':
a word having the characteristics of both verb and adjective
especially : an English verbal form that has the function of an adjective and at the same time shows such verbal features as tense and voice and capacity to take an object
In "the finished product," the word "finished" is a participle formed from the verb "finish."
But the same dictionary lists "finished" as an adjective.
Does this mean a participle is not a verb but an adjective?
Note that I'm asking not whether a participle can function as a verb or an adjective but whether it is a verb or an adjective.
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Here's the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of the grammar term 'participle':
a word having the characteristics of both verb and adjective
especially : an English verbal form that has the function of an adjective and at the same time shows such verbal features as tense and voice and capacity to take an object
In "the finished product," the word "finished" is a participle formed from the verb "finish."
But the same dictionary lists "finished" as an adjective.
Does this mean a participle is not a verb but an adjective?
Note that I'm asking not whether a participle can function as a verb or an adjective but whether it is a verb or an adjective.
participles
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@Chappo My question is not about whether a participle can function as a verb or an adjective, but about whether a participle is a verb or an adjective.
– listeneva
2 days ago
What’s the difference between “functions as” and “is”?
– Richard Z
2 days ago
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Traditionally, all words were said to belong to one or more of a limited set of word classes. That is a model which was created for various Classical languages, and it doesn’t always fit English very well. Some words, like participles, do not fit the model at all. If you really want to shoehorn participles into belonging to just one specific word class, it would have to be participle, because there is no other class that fits properly. Word class assignation is not the focus of a dictionary, but of a grammar; dictionaries give simplified word classes for lemmata, but they are often wrong.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
1
The truth is you want an answer that says M&W's explanation of participle is false. You're not interested in understanding that a past participle can be either a verb or an adjective. For some reason, you want an answer that says it must be one or the other. Has anyone in the comments agreed with that position? Nope, but you don't care.
– Mari-Lou A
2 days ago
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And your replies have a tone of defiancy which have wearied me, which is why I am deleting my answer.
– Mari-Lou A
2 days ago
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Here's the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of the grammar term 'participle':
a word having the characteristics of both verb and adjective
especially : an English verbal form that has the function of an adjective and at the same time shows such verbal features as tense and voice and capacity to take an object
In "the finished product," the word "finished" is a participle formed from the verb "finish."
But the same dictionary lists "finished" as an adjective.
Does this mean a participle is not a verb but an adjective?
Note that I'm asking not whether a participle can function as a verb or an adjective but whether it is a verb or an adjective.
participles
asked 2 days ago
listenevalisteneva
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Here's the Merriam-Webster Dictionary definition of the grammar term 'participle':
a word having the characteristics of both verb and adjective
especially : an English verbal form that has the function of an adjective and at the same time shows such verbal features as tense and voice and capacity to take an object
In "the finished product," the word "finished" is a participle formed from the verb "finish."
But the same dictionary lists "finished" as an adjective.
Does this mean a participle is not a verb but an adjective?
Note that I'm asking not whether a participle can function as a verb or an adjective but whether it is a verb or an adjective.
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@Chappo My question is not about whether a participle can function as a verb or an adjective, but about whether a participle is a verb or an adjective.
– listeneva
2 days ago
What’s the difference between “functions as” and “is”?
– Richard Z
2 days ago
2
Traditionally, all words were said to belong to one or more of a limited set of word classes. That is a model which was created for various Classical languages, and it doesn’t always fit English very well. Some words, like participles, do not fit the model at all. If you really want to shoehorn participles into belonging to just one specific word class, it would have to be participle, because there is no other class that fits properly. Word class assignation is not the focus of a dictionary, but of a grammar; dictionaries give simplified word classes for lemmata, but they are often wrong.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
1
The truth is you want an answer that says M&W's explanation of participle is false. You're not interested in understanding that a past participle can be either a verb or an adjective. For some reason, you want an answer that says it must be one or the other. Has anyone in the comments agreed with that position? Nope, but you don't care.
– Mari-Lou A
2 days ago
1
And your replies have a tone of defiancy which have wearied me, which is why I am deleting my answer.
– Mari-Lou A
2 days ago
|
show 10 more comments
@Chappo My question is not about whether a participle can function as a verb or an adjective, but about whether a participle is a verb or an adjective.
– listeneva
2 days ago
What’s the difference between “functions as” and “is”?
– Richard Z
2 days ago
2
Traditionally, all words were said to belong to one or more of a limited set of word classes. That is a model which was created for various Classical languages, and it doesn’t always fit English very well. Some words, like participles, do not fit the model at all. If you really want to shoehorn participles into belonging to just one specific word class, it would have to be participle, because there is no other class that fits properly. Word class assignation is not the focus of a dictionary, but of a grammar; dictionaries give simplified word classes for lemmata, but they are often wrong.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
1
The truth is you want an answer that says M&W's explanation of participle is false. You're not interested in understanding that a past participle can be either a verb or an adjective. For some reason, you want an answer that says it must be one or the other. Has anyone in the comments agreed with that position? Nope, but you don't care.
– Mari-Lou A
2 days ago
1
And your replies have a tone of defiancy which have wearied me, which is why I am deleting my answer.
– Mari-Lou A
2 days ago
@Chappo My question is not about whether a participle can function as a verb or an adjective, but about whether a participle is a verb or an adjective.
– listeneva
2 days ago
@Chappo My question is not about whether a participle can function as a verb or an adjective, but about whether a participle is a verb or an adjective.
– listeneva
2 days ago
What’s the difference between “functions as” and “is”?
– Richard Z
2 days ago
What’s the difference between “functions as” and “is”?
– Richard Z
2 days ago
2
2
Traditionally, all words were said to belong to one or more of a limited set of word classes. That is a model which was created for various Classical languages, and it doesn’t always fit English very well. Some words, like participles, do not fit the model at all. If you really want to shoehorn participles into belonging to just one specific word class, it would have to be participle, because there is no other class that fits properly. Word class assignation is not the focus of a dictionary, but of a grammar; dictionaries give simplified word classes for lemmata, but they are often wrong.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
Traditionally, all words were said to belong to one or more of a limited set of word classes. That is a model which was created for various Classical languages, and it doesn’t always fit English very well. Some words, like participles, do not fit the model at all. If you really want to shoehorn participles into belonging to just one specific word class, it would have to be participle, because there is no other class that fits properly. Word class assignation is not the focus of a dictionary, but of a grammar; dictionaries give simplified word classes for lemmata, but they are often wrong.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
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The truth is you want an answer that says M&W's explanation of participle is false. You're not interested in understanding that a past participle can be either a verb or an adjective. For some reason, you want an answer that says it must be one or the other. Has anyone in the comments agreed with that position? Nope, but you don't care.
– Mari-Lou A
2 days ago
The truth is you want an answer that says M&W's explanation of participle is false. You're not interested in understanding that a past participle can be either a verb or an adjective. For some reason, you want an answer that says it must be one or the other. Has anyone in the comments agreed with that position? Nope, but you don't care.
– Mari-Lou A
2 days ago
1
1
And your replies have a tone of defiancy which have wearied me, which is why I am deleting my answer.
– Mari-Lou A
2 days ago
And your replies have a tone of defiancy which have wearied me, which is why I am deleting my answer.
– Mari-Lou A
2 days ago
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@Chappo My question is not about whether a participle can function as a verb or an adjective, but about whether a participle is a verb or an adjective.
– listeneva
2 days ago
What’s the difference between “functions as” and “is”?
– Richard Z
2 days ago
2
Traditionally, all words were said to belong to one or more of a limited set of word classes. That is a model which was created for various Classical languages, and it doesn’t always fit English very well. Some words, like participles, do not fit the model at all. If you really want to shoehorn participles into belonging to just one specific word class, it would have to be participle, because there is no other class that fits properly. Word class assignation is not the focus of a dictionary, but of a grammar; dictionaries give simplified word classes for lemmata, but they are often wrong.
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago
1
The truth is you want an answer that says M&W's explanation of participle is false. You're not interested in understanding that a past participle can be either a verb or an adjective. For some reason, you want an answer that says it must be one or the other. Has anyone in the comments agreed with that position? Nope, but you don't care.
– Mari-Lou A
2 days ago
1
And your replies have a tone of defiancy which have wearied me, which is why I am deleting my answer.
– Mari-Lou A
2 days ago