"perfect participle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: perfect participles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} perfect participle (plural perfect participles)
  1. (grammar) A participle indicating a completed action or state:
    a simple (one-word) participle, traditionally called the past participle, used together with an auxiliary verb to form a perfect tense, such as "eaten" in English or "gegangen" in German
    Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-perfect_participle-en-noun-as90FZ7e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  2. (grammar) A participle indicating a completed action or state:
    a compound participle, e.g. "having eaten" in English or "ayant mangé" in French.
    Categories (topical): Grammar
    Sense id: en-perfect_participle-en-noun-iJ5QFuvu Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

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