Lesson 21 - The Present Participle (contd.) Flashcards
What is added to verbs whose base ends in -e to form the present participle?
-nta is usually added to the base ending in -e
e.g. corenta (core + nta)
What is added to verbs whose base ends in -aya to form the present participle?
-māna is usually added to the base ending in -aya
e.g. corayamāna (coraya + māna)
What is added to verbs whose base ends in -nā to form the present participle?
With verbs whose base ends in -nā, both -nta / -māna are generally added, but the -nā is shortened to -na.
e.g.
kiṇā + nta = kiṇanta
kiṇā + māna = kiṇamāna
suṇā + nta = suṇanta
suṇā + māna = suṇamāna
Which present participle ending occur more frequently in Pāli literature?
Present participles ending in -nta occur more frequently in Pāli literature than those ending in -māna.
How is the present participle feminine gender formed?
The present participle feminine gender is formed by adding -ntī / -mānā to the verbal base.
e.g.
paca + ntī = pacantī
paca + mānā = pacamānā
core + ntī = corentī
coraya + mānā = corayamānā
kiṇā + ntī = kiṇantī
kiṇā + mānā = kiṇamānā
How are present participle feminine declined?
When -ntī is added, the present participle feminine is declined like feminine nouns ending in -ī.
When -mānā is added it is declined like feminine nouns ending in -ā.
nom. sg. of
pacantī
pacantī
voc. sg. of
pacantī
pacantī
acc. sg. of
pacantī
pacantiṃ
ins. sg. of
pacantī
pacantiyā
abl. sg. of
pacantī
pacantiyā
dat. sg. of
pacantī
pacantiyā
gen. sg. of
pacantī
pacantiyā
loc. sg. of
pacantī
pacantiyā, pacantiyaṃ
nom. pl. of
pacantī
pacantī, pacantiyo
