Source Word
past historic tense
Noun
(grammar)
A
tense
used
in
some
languages
(such
as
French
and
Italian)
in
narrative,
and
in
spoken
language
primarily
when
reading
narrative
or
in
storytelling,
for
completed
actions
in
the
past
or
in
speaking
of
the
dead.
It
is
semantically
the
same
as
the
simple
past
in
many
languages,
including
English.
Japanese Meaning
物語や歴史的な出来事、あるいは故人に関する出来事について語る際に用いられる過去の時制。フランス語やイタリア語などで、完了した過去の行動を表現するために使われ、英語の単純過去と意味的に一致する場合が多い。
Sense（1）
(grammar)
A
tense
used
in
some
languages
(such
as
French
and
Italian)
in
narrative,
and
in
spoken
language
primarily
when
reading
narrative
or
in
storytelling,
for
completed
actions
in
the
past
or
in
speaking
of
the
dead.
It
is
semantically
the
same
as
the
simple
past
in
many
languages,
including
English.
