preterite

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Showing an action at a determined moment in the past.
2. (not-comparable) Belonging wholly to the past; passed by.

Noun

A grammatical tense or verb form serving to denote events that took place or were completed in the past.

Conceptes

pretèrit

passat

Sinònims

preterit

past tense

past

simple past

past historic

praeterite

praeterite

past simple

preterit

Traduccions

pretérito

Präteritum

prétérit

passé

pretérito

pasado

Präterium

praeterium

verleden tijd

passado

preterito

passato

preterito

Imperfekt

Vergangenheit

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈpɹɛtəɹət/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: preterit

In summary

From Middle English preterit, from Old French preterit (13th century), from Latin praeteritum (as in tempus praeteritum (“time past”)), the past participle of praetereō (“I go by, go past”), itself from praeter (“beyond, before, above, more than”) (comparative of prae (“before”)) + itum (the past participle of eō (“I go”)).