English Dictionary

preterite

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈpɹɛtəɹət/

名詞

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

日本語の意味

過去の出来事や完了した動作を示すための動詞の活用形、すなわち単純過去形としての機能を持つ。

In the linguistics seminar, the professor explained how the preterite differs from the imperfect in indicating completed actions.

言語学のセミナーで、教授は完了した動作を示す点で単純過去形が未完了過去とどのように異なるかを説明した。

意味（1）

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

When simple verbs redouble the preterite, the compounds drop the first syllable, as: Pello, pĕpŭli, to drive away, to beat back; Repello, rĕpŭli, and not rĕpĕpŭli, to drive back, to repel.

preterites （ plural ）