Present Participles in -č

Present Participles in Č

Level 6

Participles such as tekoč and čakajoč can describe an ongoing action or function as established adjectives.

How It Works

Participles such as tekoč and čakajoč can describe an ongoing action or function as established adjectives. They inflect when used adjectivally; not every verb productively forms an equally common participle.

Goreča hiša behaves like an adjective-noun phrase, so goreča agrees with feminine hiša. A plural group becomes čakajoči potniki. Distinguish this attributive use from a finite clause such as Hiša gori.

Examples (3)

  1. Tekoča voda je hladna.

    The running water is cold.

  2. Čakajoči potniki so utrujeni.

    The waiting passengers are tired.

  3. Goreča hiša je bila prazna.

    The burning house was empty.

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Distinguish an agreeing participial modifier from its finite activity verb.