Lesson 11 - The Present Participle

Question 1

How is the present participle formed?

Answer 1

Present participles are formed by adding -nta / māna to the verbal base.

They function as adjectives and agree in gender, number and case with the nouns they qualify.

They are declined like -a ending nouns in the masculine and neuter.

As the feminine gender has not been introduced so far, the feminine gender of the present participle will be explained in Lesson 21

Question 2

Present participle of

pacati

Answer 2

pacanta / pacamāna

(paca + nta / māna)

cooking

Question 3

Present participle of

gacchati

Answer 3

gacchanta / gacchamāna

(gaccha + nta / māna)

going

Question 4

Present participle of

bhuñjati

Answer 4

bhuñjanta / bhuñjamāna

(bhuñja + nta / māna)

eating

Question 5

Present participle of

tiṭṭhati

Answer 5

tiṭṭhanta / tiṭṭhamāna

(tiṭṭha + nta / māna)

standing

Question 6

Present participle of

viharati

Answer 6

viharanta / viharamāna

(vihara + nta / māna)

dwelling