Language/Armenian/Grammar/Participles

Participles in Armenian

Armenian verbs are not only declined in different cases, but also form participles where they act as adjectives and adverbs in a sentence. There are eight participles in Armenian. When studying verb tenses we have covered some of them already. The chart below presents all participles.

There are three more participles we need to learn. These three participles are formed by removing the “-ել/-ալ” verb ending and adding “-ող/-ացող,” “-ած/-ացած,” and “-ելիս/-ալիս” to the stem. The chart below illustrates the name, formation and use of all participles.

Here are a few sentences using participles:

1. Սուրճ խմող մարդն իմ հայրն է։ The man who is drinking coffee is my father.
2. Լացող երեխան շատ գեղեցիկ է: The child who is crying is very beautiful.
3. Հոգնած կինը նստեց աթոռին։ The tired woman sat on the chair.
4. Ես նրան տեսա գետի մոտով քայլելիս: I saw him while walking along the river.
5. Ինձ հետևողը Վարդանի փոքր եղբայրն էր։ The person following me was Vardan’s younger brother.
6. While driving my car you violated the law. Իմ մեքենան վարելիս դու խախտեցիր օրենքը։
7. Դու տալիս ես իմ խնդրածը։ You give what I ask.
8. Նրանք երբեք չեն գա։ They will never come.
9. Ես չեմ ուտելու այս տոլման։ I am not going to eat this tolma.

Sources

https://slaviccenters.duke.edu/sites/slaviccenters.duke.edu/files/handbook_of_armenian.pdf

Other Lessons

• Obligatory Mood Future Obligatory
• Nouns
• To Like, To Want, To Wish
• Pronouns
• The Past Perfect Tense
• The Genitive Case
• Adverbs
• Simple Past
• Obligatory Mood Past Obligatory
• Conjunctions