Deverbal adjective or participle?
Verb-related forms require a syntax-and-meaning diagnosis because adjectives name a conventional property while participles retain an event relation.
- Aspect, prefixes, dependent complements, result interpretation, and lexicalisation converge; no single surface test solves every case.
| Adjectival/property reading | Participial/event reading | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| жа́реная ры́ба | жаренная на ма́сле ры́ба | method label vs explicit action complement |
| кра́шеный пол | покра́шенный вчера́ пол | established property vs prefixed event |
| вя́заный ша́рф | свя́занный ба́бушкой ша́рф | product type vs action/agent |
| ране́ный бое́ц | ране́нный в ру́ку бое́ц | lexical adjective vs specified event |
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3.20 · Deverbal adjective or participle? · table 1
жа́реная ры́ба · жаренная на ма́сле ры́ба · method label vs explicit action complementкра́шеный пол · покра́шенный вчера́ пол · established property vs prefixed eventMini-check
Which is eventive: покра́шенный вчера́ or кра́шеный? Why must meaning join morphology?
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