THE PAST PARTICIPLE PASSIVE

The past participle passive can normally be formed only from transitive verbs. The masculine nominative of past participle passive is formed by adding -s to the infinitive form of active verb. The participle is used as adjective and has the same declension rules as adjectives.

Examples

Indefinite declension

  Masc., sing.  Fem., sing.  Masc., plur.  Fem., plur. 
Nominative  celt-s  celt-a  celt-i  celt-as 
Genitive  celt-a  celt-as  celt-u  celt-u 
Dative  celt-am  celt-ai  celt-iem  celt-ām 
Accusative  celt-u  celt-u  celt-us  celt-ās 
Locative  celt-ā  celt-ā  celt-os  celt-ās 

Definite declension

  Masc., sing.  Fem., sing.  Masc., plur.  Fem., plur. 
Nominative  celt-ais  celt-ā  celt-ie  celt-ās 
Genitive  celt-ā  celt-ās  celt-o  celt-o 
Dative  celt-ajam  celt-ajai  celt-ajiem  celt-ajām 
Accusative  celt-o  celt-o  celt-os  celt-ās 
Locative  celt-ājā  celt-ajā  celt-ajos  celt-ajās 

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