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In the Spanish language there are some verbs with irregular participles. There are also verbs with both regular and irregular participles, in which the irregular form is most used as adjective. As a good rule of thumb, words with the root "poner" have an irregular participle with the root "puesto" (i.e. componer → compuesto), and verbs ending with -brir have the ending "bierto", as seen in abrir → abierto, cubrir → cubierto.
[edit] Conjugated forms
When a participle is used as adjective, it must be conjugated according to gender and number:
|
Masculine-------- |
Feminine--------- |
| Singular |
-o |
-a |
| Plural |
-os |
-as |
[edit] Verbs with irregular participle
| Verb |
Participle |
Meaning |
| abrir |
abierto |
open |
| cubrir |
cubierto |
cover |
| decir |
dicho |
say |
| escribir |
escrito |
write |
| facer1 |
fecho |
do, make |
| hacer |
hecho |
do, make |
| morir |
muerto |
die |
| poner |
puesto |
put |
| pudrir |
podrido |
decompose, rot |
| romper |
roto |
break |
| solver1 |
suelto |
solve |
| ver |
visto |
see |
| volver |
vuelto |
return |
1 Archaic, but forms derived, e.g. absolver, satisfacer, are still in use today.
Verbs derived from their respective stems have similar participles, e.g. devolver becomes devuelto, et cetera. Note, however, that not all verbs follow this continuous pattern, e.g. corromper becomes corrompido, et cetera.
[edit] Verbs with regular and irregular participles
| Verb |
regular participle |
irregular participle |
meaning |
| bendecir |
bendecido |
bendito |
bless |
| elegir |
elegido |
electo |
elect, select |
| freír |
freído |
frito |
fry |
| imprimir |
imprimido |
impreso |
print |
| maldecir |
maldecido |
maldito |
swear |
| proveer |
proveído |
provisto |
supply |
[edit] See also
