Participles
Here is a table showing the endings of present participles (CIGL).
| Masculine/Feminine | Neuter | |||
| Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | ns | ntes | ns | ntia |
| Genitive | ntis | ntium | ntis | ntium |
| Dative | nti | ntibus | nti | ntibus |
| Accusative | ntem | ntes | ns | ntia |
| Ablative | nti | ntibus | nti | ntibus |
A simple rule of thumb is to translate an verb containing ns or nt as -ing. Here are some examples:
|
First person singular |
Infinitive |
Present Participle |
Meaning |
|
audio |
audire |
audientes | listening |
| audientibus | listening | ||
| doleo | dolere | dolens | suffering |
| perago | peragere | peragens | doing |
| pendo | pendere | pendens | hanging |
| urino | urinare | urinantes | diving |
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