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kein participle What is the meaning of kein participle? I saw it in the irregular verbs table. Is it an English word? What does it mean?
For example: can --> could --> kein participle
- 18-Jan-2012, 09:51 #2
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Teacher Re: kein participle Was the table in a German book/site? If so, 'kein' means 'no'.
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- 18-Jan-2012, 09:58 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: kein participle Yes, so you mean there is no past participle for can?
- 18-Jan-2012, 10:00 #4
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Teacher Re: kein participle No modal verb has a past participle.
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