pluperfect
US /ˈpluːˌpɝː.fekt/
UK /ˌpluːˈpɜː.fekt/
名詞
大過去
a tense of verbs in some languages, used in referring to an action that was completed before some past point in time
例:
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The sentence 'He had eaten before I arrived' uses the pluperfect tense.
「私が到着する前に彼は食べていた」という文は大過去時制を使っています。
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In Latin, the pluperfect is often formed with the perfect stem and specific endings.
ラテン語では、大過去はしばしば完了語幹と特定の語尾で形成されます。