Past-Tense Dual Agreement

Level 3

Dual past participles generally use -a for masculine or mixed subjects and -i for feminine subjects.

How It Works

Dual past participles generally use -a for masculine or mixed subjects and -i for feminine subjects. Use a dual auxiliary too; dual agreement is not limited to the pronoun.

Compare masculine dual sva delala with masculine plural smo delali. Feminine dual sva delali and feminine plural smo delale show a different ending contrast. The participle alone can be ambiguous, so read it with the auxiliary and subject.

Examples (3)

  1. Midva sva delala.

    We two worked.

  2. Medve sva delali.

    We two women worked.

  3. Ana in Eva sta prišli.

    Ana and Eva came.

How It Connects

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Past-Tense Dual AgreementLevel 3

Learn This First

Distinguish dual agreement from plural agreement inside the past tense.

Words in This Pattern

biti