Why is 燃える + ゴミ = burnable? But the verb is not in ta-form


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> 管理人{かんりにん}: 燃{も}える ごみは 月{げつ}・水{すい}・金{きん}の 朝{あさ} 出{だ}して ください。

I remember that If we want to use a verb as an adjective, we need to change a
verb into the Ta-form, but this one is the verb in a dictionary form. Why is
that?




I think you shouldn't think about the past tense of the verb here, because it
has a completely different meaning.

> 燃えたゴミ

Literally means "garbage that burned" (= burned garbage). So it cannot be used
as a potential form to mean "burnable".

> 燃えるゴミ

Is the correct form to use. It literally means "garbage that burns" so it
could be translated by "burnable".

Also, you should forget the idea that a past-tense verb is an adjective, its
translation might look like it's an adjective, but it's still a verb and it
should be seen as such, even though we translate it by an adjective to make
the translation sound more natural.




I think you shouldn't think about the past tense of the verb here, because it
has a completely different meaning.

> 燃えたゴミ

Literally means "garbage that burned" (= burned garbage). So it cannot be used
as a potential form to mean "burnable".

> 燃えるゴミ

Is the correct form to use. It literally means "garbage that burns" so it
could be translated by "burnable".

Also, you should forget the idea that a past-tense verb is an adjective, its
translation might look like it's an adjective, but it's still a verb and it
should be seen as such, even though we translate it by an adjective to make
the translation sound more natural.

