diff --git a/src/components/equative-explorer/EquativeDisplay.tsx b/src/components/equative-explorer/EquativeDisplay.tsx
index fec3a4f..e76a7b5 100644
--- a/src/components/equative-explorer/EquativeDisplay.tsx
+++ b/src/components/equative-explorer/EquativeDisplay.tsx
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import {
 import {
     equativeMachine,
     assembleEquativeOutput,
-    NounInput,
+    SubjectInput,
 } from "../../lib/equative-machine";
-import { isPluralEntry, isSingularEntry } from "../../lib/type-predicates";
+import { isNoun, isPluralEntry } from "../../lib/type-predicates";
 
 function EquativeDisplay({ state }: { state: ExplorerState }) {
     if (state.subjectType === "pronouns") {
@@ -23,18 +23,14 @@ function EquativeDisplay({ state }: { state: ExplorerState }) {
         />
     }
     const entry = state.subjectsSelected[state.subjectType];
-    const nounInput: NounInput = isSingularEntry(entry) ? {
+    // @ts-ignore - TODO: safer and for use with unisex nouns
+    const subjInput: SubjectInput = isNoun(entry) ? {
         entry,
-        plural: state.subjectsSelected.info.plural,
-    } : isPluralEntry(entry) ? {
-        entry,
-        plural: true,
-    } : {
-        entry: entry as SingularEntry<Noun>,
-        plural: state.subjectsSelected.info.plural,
-    };
+        plural: isPluralEntry(entry) ? true : state.subjectsSelected.info.plural,
+    } : entry;
+
     const eq = assembleEquativeOutput(
-        equativeMachine(nounInput, state.predicatesSelected[state.predicateType])
+        equativeMachine(subjInput, state.predicatesSelected[state.predicateType])
     );
     if ("short" in eq) return <div>length options not supported yet</div>;
     return <div>
diff --git a/src/components/equative-explorer/EquativeExplorer.tsx b/src/components/equative-explorer/EquativeExplorer.tsx
index 53b881f..4b8bfcf 100644
--- a/src/components/equative-explorer/EquativeExplorer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/equative-explorer/EquativeExplorer.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
     defaultUnisexNoun,
     defaultAdjective,
     defaultNoun,
+    defaultParticiple,
 } from "./explorer-inputs";
 import EquativeDisplay from "./EquativeDisplay";
 
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const defaultState: ExplorerState = {
     },
     subjectsSelected: {
         noun: defaultNoun,
+        participle: defaultParticiple,
         info: {
             plural: false,
             gender: "masc",
diff --git a/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-helpers.ts b/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-helpers.ts
index 5ab7022..efd7dfc 100644
--- a/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-helpers.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,13 @@ import {
 import {
     equativeMachine,
     assembleEquativeOutput,
+    ParticipleInput,
+    isParticipleInput,
+    getEnglishParticiple,
 } from "../../lib/equative-machine";
 
-export function sort<T extends (Adjective | Noun)>(arr: T[]): T[] {
-    return arr.sort((a, b) => a.p.localeCompare(b.p));
+export function sort<T extends (Adjective | Noun | ParticipleInput)>(arr: Readonly<T[]>): T[] {
+    return [...arr].sort((a, b) => a.p.localeCompare(b.p));
 }
 
 export function makeBlockWPronouns(e: Adjective | UnisexNoun): T.VerbBlock {
@@ -28,7 +31,7 @@ export function makeBlockWPronouns(e: Adjective | UnisexNoun): T.VerbBlock {
 }
 
 export function makeOptionLabel(e: T.DictionaryEntry): string {
-    const eng = getEnglishWord(e);
+    const eng = (isParticipleInput(e)) ? getEnglishParticiple(e) : getEnglishWord(e);
     const english = typeof eng === "string"
         ? eng
         : !eng
diff --git a/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-inputs.ts b/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-inputs.ts
index 232f881..256cdb8 100644
--- a/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-inputs.ts
+++ b/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-inputs.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,27 @@
-import { nouns, adjectives } from "../../words/words";
+import { nouns, adjectives, verbs } from "../../words/words";
 import {
     isUnisexNoun,
 } from "../../lib/type-predicates";
 import { sort } from "./explorer-helpers";
+import {
+    ParticipleInput,
+} from "../../lib/equative-machine";
 
 const unisexNouns = nouns.filter(x => isUnisexNoun(x)) as UnisexNoun[];
 const nonUnisexNouns = nouns.filter(x => !isUnisexNoun(x)) as (MascNoun | FemNoun)[];
 
+
 const inputs = {
     adjective: sort(adjectives),
     unisexNoun: sort(unisexNouns),
     noun: sort(nonUnisexNouns),
+    // @ts-ignore
+    participle: sort(verbs.map(e => e.entry) as ParticipleInput[]),
 };
 
-export const defaultAdjective = inputs.adjective.find(ps => ps.p === "ستړی") || inputs.adjective[0];
+export const defaultAdjective = inputs.adjective.find(ps => ps.p === "زوړ") || inputs.adjective[0];
 export const defaultUnisexNoun = inputs.unisexNoun.find(ps => ps.p === "پښتون") || inputs.unisexNoun[0];
 export const defaultNoun = inputs.noun.find(ps => ps.p === "کتاب") || inputs.noun[0];
+export const defaultParticiple = inputs.participle.find(ps => ps.p === "لیکل") || inputs.participle[0];
 
 export default inputs;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-reducer.ts b/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-reducer.ts
index c6a8229..f7b26b9 100644
--- a/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-reducer.ts
+++ b/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-reducer.ts
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export function reducer(state: ExplorerState, action: ExplorerReducerAction): Ex
     if (action.type === "setSubject") {
         if (state.subjectType === "pronouns") return state;
         const pile = inputs[state.subjectType];
+        // @ts-ignore
         const subject = (pile.find(p => p.ts === action.payload) || pile[0]);
         return {
             ...state,
diff --git a/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-selectors.tsx b/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-selectors.tsx
index 8396ab8..93fd5ac 100644
--- a/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-selectors.tsx
+++ b/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-selectors.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,98 @@ import {
 import { isPluralEntry } from "../../lib/type-predicates";
 import Select from "react-select";
 
+export function SubjectSelector({ state, dispatch }: {
+    state: ExplorerState,
+    dispatch: (action: ExplorerReducerAction) => void,
+}) {
+    function onTypeSelect(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
+        const t = e.target.value as SubjectType;
+        dispatch({ type: "setSubjectType", payload: t });
+    }
+    function onSubjectSelect({ value }: any) {
+        dispatch({ type: "setSubject", payload: parseInt(value) });
+    }
+    const pluralNounSelected = (
+        state.subjectType === "noun" && isPluralEntry(state.subjectsSelected.noun)
+    );
+    const options = state.subjectType === "pronouns"
+        ? []
+        : inputs[state.subjectType].map(e => ({
+            value: e.ts.toString(),
+            label: makeOptionLabel(e),
+        }));
+    const subject = state.subjectType === "pronouns"
+        ? undefined
+        : state.subjectsSelected[state.subjectType];
+    return <div className="form-group mr-2 flex-fill">
+        <label htmlFor="predicate-select"><strong>Subject:</strong></label>
+        <div className="form-check">
+            <input
+                className="form-check-input"
+                type="radio"
+                name="pronounsSubjectRadio"
+                id="pronounsSubjectRadio"
+                value="pronouns"
+                checked={state.subjectType === "pronouns"}
+                onChange={onTypeSelect}
+            />
+            <label className="form-check-label" htmlFor="adjectivesPredicateRadio">
+                Pronouns
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div className="form-check">
+            <input
+                className="form-check-input"
+                type="radio"
+                name="nounsSubjectRadio"
+                id="nounsSubjectRadio"
+                value="noun"
+                checked={state.subjectType === "noun"}
+                onChange={onTypeSelect}
+            />
+            <label className="form-check-label" htmlFor="unisexNounsPredicateRadio">
+                Nouns
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        <div className="form-check mb-2">
+            <input
+                className="form-check-input"
+                type="radio"
+                name="participlesSubjectRadio"
+                id="participlesSubjectRadio"
+                value="participle"
+                checked={state.subjectType === "participle"}
+                onChange={onTypeSelect}
+            />
+            <label className="form-check-label" htmlFor="unisexNounsPredicateRadio">
+                Participles
+            </label>
+        </div>
+        {state.subjectType !== "pronouns" && 
+            <>
+                <Select
+                    value={subject?.ts.toString()}
+                    onChange={onSubjectSelect}
+                    className="mb-2"
+                    // @ts-ignore
+                    options={options}
+                    isSearchable
+                    placeholder={options.find(o => o.value === subject?.ts.toString())?.label}
+                />
+                {state.subjectType === "noun" && <ButtonSelect
+                    small
+                    options={[
+                        ...!pluralNounSelected ? [{ label: "Singular", value: "singular" }] : [],
+                        { label: "Plural", value: "plural" },
+                    ]}
+                    value={(state.subjectsSelected.info.plural || pluralNounSelected) ? "plural" : "singular"}
+                    handleChange={(p) => dispatch({ type: "setSubjectPlural", payload: p === "plural" ? true : false })}
+                />}
+            </>
+        }
+    </div>;
+}
+
 export function PredicateSelector({ state, dispatch }: {
     state: ExplorerState,
     dispatch: (action: ExplorerReducerAction) => void,
@@ -71,80 +163,3 @@ export function PredicateSelector({ state, dispatch }: {
     </div>;
 }
 
-export function SubjectSelector({ state, dispatch }: {
-    state: ExplorerState,
-    dispatch: (action: ExplorerReducerAction) => void,
-}) {
-    function onTypeSelect(e: React.ChangeEvent<HTMLInputElement>) {
-        const t = e.target.value as SubjectType;
-        dispatch({ type: "setSubjectType", payload: t });
-    }
-    function onSubjectSelect({ value }: any) {
-        dispatch({ type: "setSubject", payload: parseInt(value) });
-    }
-    const pluralNounSelected = (
-        state.subjectType === "noun" && isPluralEntry(state.subjectsSelected.noun)
-    );
-    const options = state.subjectType === "pronouns"
-        ? []
-        : inputs[state.subjectType].map(e => ({
-            value: e.ts.toString(),
-            label: makeOptionLabel(e),
-        }));
-    const subject = state.subjectType === "pronouns"
-        ? undefined
-        : state.subjectsSelected[state.subjectType]
-    return <div className="form-group mr-2 flex-fill">
-        <label htmlFor="predicate-select"><strong>Subject:</strong></label>
-        <div className="form-check">
-            <input
-                className="form-check-input"
-                type="radio"
-                name="pronounsSubjectRadio"
-                id="pronounsSubjectRadio"
-                value="pronouns"
-                checked={state.subjectType === "pronouns"}
-                onChange={onTypeSelect}
-            />
-            <label className="form-check-label" htmlFor="adjectivesPredicateRadio">
-                Pronouns
-            </label>
-        </div>
-        <div className="form-check mb-2">
-            <input
-                className="form-check-input"
-                type="radio"
-                name="nounsSubjectRadio"
-                id="nounsSubjectRadio"
-                value="noun"
-                checked={state.subjectType === "noun"}
-                onChange={onTypeSelect}
-            />
-            <label className="form-check-label" htmlFor="unisexNounsPredicateRadio">
-                Nouns
-            </label>
-        </div>
-        {state.subjectType !== "pronouns" && 
-            <>
-                <Select
-                    value={subject?.ts.toString()}
-                    onChange={onSubjectSelect}
-                    className="mb-2"
-                    // @ts-ignore
-                    options={options}
-                    isSearchable
-                    placeholder={options.find(o => o.value === subject?.ts.toString())?.label}
-                />
-                <ButtonSelect
-                    small
-                    options={[
-                        ...!pluralNounSelected ? [{ label: "Singular", value: "singular" }] : [],
-                        { label: "Plural", value: "plural" },
-                    ]}
-                    value={(state.subjectsSelected.info.plural || pluralNounSelected) ? "plural" : "singular"}
-                    handleChange={(p) => dispatch({ type: "setSubjectPlural", payload: p === "plural" ? true : false })}
-                />
-            </>
-        }
-    </div>;
-}
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diff --git a/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-types.ts b/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-types.ts
index 31fd7a9..e427a34 100644
--- a/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-types.ts
+++ b/src/components/equative-explorer/explorer-types.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import { Types as T } from "@lingdocs/pashto-inflector";
+import { ParticipleInput } from "../../lib/equative-machine";
 
 export type PredicateType = keyof PredicatesSelected;
-export type SubjectType = "noun" | "pronouns";
+export type SubjectType = "noun" | "pronouns" | "participle";
 
 export type ExplorerState = {
     subjectType: SubjectType,
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ type PredicatesSelected = {
 };
 type SubjectSelected = {
     noun: Noun,
+    participle: ParticipleInput,
     info: {
         plural: boolean,
         gender: T.Gender,
diff --git a/src/lib/equative-machine.ts b/src/lib/equative-machine.ts
index 8c552c2..3672b26 100644
--- a/src/lib/equative-machine.ts
+++ b/src/lib/equative-machine.ts
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ function psStringFromEntry(entry: T.DictionaryEntry, e: string): T.PsString {
     };
 }
 
-function getEnglishParticiple(entry: T.DictionaryEntry): string {
+export function getEnglishParticiple(entry: T.DictionaryEntry): string {
     if (!entry.ec) throw new Error("no english information for participle");
     const ec = parseEc(entry.ec);
     const participle = ec[2];
@@ -291,11 +291,11 @@ function getEnglishParticiple(entry: T.DictionaryEntry): string {
         : participle;
 }
 
-export function isPersonInput(e: EntityInput): e is PersonInput {
+export function isPersonInput(e: EntityInput | T.DictionaryEntry): e is PersonInput {
     return typeof e === "number";
 }
 
-export function isNounInput(e: EntityInput): e is NounInput {
+export function isNounInput(e: EntityInput | T.DictionaryEntry): e is NounInput {
     if (isPersonInput(e)) return false;
     if ("entry" in e && !("gender" in e)) {
         // e
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ export function isNounInput(e: EntityInput): e is NounInput {
     return false;
 }
 
-export function isParticipleInput(e: EntityInput): e is ParticipleInput {
+export function isParticipleInput(e: EntityInput | T.DictionaryEntry): e is ParticipleInput {
     if (isPersonInput(e)) return false;
     if ("entry" in e) return false;
     return !!e.c?.startsWith("v.");