active participle

English

Noun

active participle (plural active participles)

1. (grammar) A participle indicating an ongoing or completed action or state in the active voice, where a noun modified by the participle is taken to represent the agent of the action denoted by the verb.

Derived terms

• active participial

Translations

active participle

• Arabic: اِسْمُ ٱلْفَاعِلِ m (ismu l-fāʕili)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

See also

• Category:Active participles by language