| 33.8.1 Present and perfect participle of intransitive verbs |
The present participle describes something that is going on at the moment. The perfect participle describes something that shows into the past. This difference is only valid for intransitive verbs (= verbs that do not require an object).
| Have a look at these examples | |
| das schmelzende
Eis = the melting ice |
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| das geschmolzene
Eis = the melted ice |
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