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"The Truth recognised by the experts" this is the statement , Our translator translated this verse in our language, the problem is he translate in Present Tense but i felt this verse in past tense.
But he told me, "some Active voice and Passive Voice" pls explain this statement have the meaning of present tense or past tense

MrPedantic · Accepted Answer

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It's a little difficult to say without seeing more of the original text. However, here are some possibilities. I've inserted brackets to make the meaning clearer:

1. 'The truth (recognised by the experts) is that the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.'

Here, 'recognised' is a past participle. The meaning can be expanded to:

1a. 'The truth (which is/has been recognised by the experts) is that the square on the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares on the other two sides.'

The 'recognition' is understood to have taken place in the past, and to be a process that continues to this day.

2. 'The truth (recognised by the experts in military matters in Caesar's day) was that Caesar had made some grave mistakes during the battle of Dyrrhachium.'

Here, the past participle can be expanded to:

2a. 'The truth (which was recognised by the experts in military matters in Caesar's day)....'

The 'recognition' is understood to have taken place in the past. It does not relate to present-day experts.

3. 'If the truth recognised¹ by the experts were also recognised² by non-experts, it would become a truism.'

Here, 'recognised¹' is the same as the 'recognised' in sentence 1. But 'recognised²' is part of a subjunctive, and so relates to an 'imaginary' recognition. It is therefore timeless.

4. 'The truth recognised by the experts in 2069 will be very different.'

Again, 'recognised' is a past participle; but in real terms, it relates to a future recognition.

In other words, 'recognised' in your fragment is 'past' in form, but applicable in non-past situations. So your translator's paraphrase may be correct for your particular context.

MrP

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