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preterite

grammatical tense
Thing tense Q442485
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preterite

Summary

preterite is a tense[1]. preterite ranks in the top 5% of tense entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,010 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • preterite's instance of is recorded as tense[3].
  • preterite is a type of past tense[4].
  • preterite's exact match is recorded as http://www.lexinfo.net/ontology/3.0/lexinfo#preterite[5].

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Definition and Type

preterite's instance of is recorded as tense[3]. preterite is a type of past tense[4].

Why It Matters

preterite ranks in the top 5% of tense entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,010 views/month).[2] preterite has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] preterite is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). preterite. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/preterite
MLA “preterite.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/preterite.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_preterite_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{preterite}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/preterite}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → past tense
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 22329, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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