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Preterit

noun
1.
A term formerly used to refer to the simple past tense.  Synonym: preterite.





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"Preterit" Quotes from Famous Books



... on the other hand, says:—"The intransitive preterit nac-en may seem morphologically the same as the Aryan as-mi; but here again, nac is a verbal noun, as is demonstrated by the plural of the third person nac-ob, 'the ascenders.' Nac-en comes to mean 'ascender ...
— The Maya Chronicles - Brinton's Library Of Aboriginal American Literature, Number 1 • Various


Words linked to "Preterit" :   past tense, preterite, past


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