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Grammatical form
Infinitive (abbreviated inf) is a term in linguistics for certain verb forms existing in many languages, most often used as non-finite verbs that do not
Infinitive
English grammatical construction
bare infinitive verb of the infinitival phrase "to verb", as "to adverb verb". The adverb is said to "split" the infinitive. The to-infinitive is also
Split_infinitive
Type of grammatical construction
In grammar, accusative and infinitive (also Accusativus cum infinitivo or accusative plus infinitive, frequently abbreviated ACI or A+I) is the name for
Accusative_and_infinitive
Latin grammatical verb inflections
singular -ās, and infinitive -āre are said to belong to the 1st conjugation, those with 1st singular -eō, 2nd singular -ēs and infinitive -ēre belong to
Latin_conjugation
Non-finite verb form in Ancient Greek
The Ancient Greek infinitive is a non-finite verb form, sometimes called a verb mood, with no endings for person or number, but it is (unlike in Modern
Infinitive_(Ancient_Greek)
Nonfinite verb form
verb's action noun, or to the part of the infinitive following the infinitival prefix (also called the infinitival construct). In Hungarian, it has no equivalent
Gerund
Grammatical forms of verbs in the Portuguese language
Portuguese within the Romance languages, shared with Galician: The personal infinitive, a non-finite form which does not show tense, but is inflected for person
Portuguese_conjugation
Grammatical rules of the Finnish language
trigger the weak grade in the infinitive stem. The contracted infinitive ending -eta/-etä have -itse/-itsi verbs take the infinitive stem -ita/itä. These contracted
Finnish_grammar
Verb conjugation in Modern Hebrew grammar
two infinitives: the infinitive construct (שם הפועל shem hapoal or מקור נסמך) and the rarely used infinitive absolute (מקור מוחלט). The infinitive construct
Modern_Hebrew_verbs
Linguistic component of Ancient Greek
only three tenses (present, aorist, and perfect). The optative mood, infinitives and participles are found in four tenses (present, aorist, perfect, and
Ancient_Greek_verbs
Aspect of verbs in the Finnish language
Finnish there are five infinitive forms, with past and present participles for both active and passive voices. The first infinitive is the dictionary form
Finnish_conjugation
verbs. The bare infinitive consists of the root and the suffix -en. With verbs whose roots end in el or er, the e of the infinitive suffix is dropped
German_verbs
Grammar concept denoting roots of verbs
French, for example, regular verbs can be deduced from a single form, the infinitive, and irregular verbs are too random to be systematized under fixed parts
Principal_parts
grammar, for the first time classified the Czech verbs according to the infinitive: I. vol-a-ti (vocāre), II. mil-ova-ti (amāre), III. lež-e-ti (iacēre)
Morphological classification of Czech verbs
Morphological_classification_of_Czech_verbs
How verbs are conjugated in Italian
verbs (patterns of conjugation) are distinguished by the endings of the infinitive form of the verb: 1st conjugation: -are (amare "to love", parlare "to
Italian_conjugation
Variety of modern Greek
ancient infinitive suffix –εῖν, -ειν (in Trapezountiac Pontic) 2. Preservation of the Ancient infinitive suffix -ῆναι 3. Ancient first aorist infinitive suffix
Pontic_Greek
Verb that can precede another verb
clause by another verb. This second subordinated verb can be in either the infinitive (both full and bare) or gerund forms. An example appears in the sentence
Catenative_verb
Language composition of Sardinia
The conjugation of Sardinian verbs are mainly divided according to infinitives into -are, -ere, and -ire verbs in north-central dialects (including the
Sardinian_conjugation
Type of verb, such as "might", that is used to indicate modality
necessity, possibility or advice. Modal verbs generally accompany the base (infinitive) form of another verb having semantic content. In English, the modal verbs
Modal_verb
base form or plain form (go, write, climb), which has several uses—as an infinitive, imperative, present subjunctive, and present indicative except in the
Uses_of_English_verb_forms
Form of verbal noun used in some languages
of purpose. A second usage is in combination with the future passive infinitive. In this second usage it indicates fate; for example "occisum iri" means
Supine
2002 album by Starfuckers
(infinitive sessions) is the fourth studio album by the Italian experimental rock band Starfuckers, released in 2002. "Blues Off" "Drive On" "Off Blues"
Infinitive_Sessions
Tense used in the Latin language
Participles in Latin have three tenses (present, perfect, and future). The infinitive has two main tenses (present and perfect) as well as a number of periphrastic
Latin_tenses
Verbs in the Spanish language
incomplete tense (the imperative), as well as three non-temporal forms (the infinitive, gerund, and past participle). Two of the tenses, namely both subjunctive
Spanish_verbs
1990 studio album by Royal Trux
Twin Infinitives is the second studio album by Royal Trux. It was released as a double LP in 1990 by Drag City, then reissued on CD and cassette in 1994
Twin_Infinitives
Speech expressing things other people have said without quoting
languages, indirect discourse is expressed using a content clause or infinitival. When an instance of indirect discourse reports an earlier question,
Indirect_speech
West Germanic language
subjects. Auxiliary verbs such as have and be are paired with verbs in the infinitive, past, or progressive forms. They form complex tenses, aspects, and moods
English_language
Shared linguistic features in southeastern Europe
Greek does share with the other languages (loss of dative, replacement of infinitive by subjunctive constructions, object clitics, formation of future with
Balkan_sprachbund
Grammar of the Portuguese language
progressive), three voices (active, passive, reflexive), and an inflected infinitive. Most perfect and imperfect tenses are synthetic, totaling 11 conjugational
Portuguese_grammar
Arabic dialect spoken in Tunisia
t+fedd+u → Tfeddu. (you get bored) Ħatt: Hia: infinitive+et → ħatt+et → Ħattet. (she put) Ëaawd Inti: infinitive → Ëaawd. (repeat!) Verbs starting with two
Tunisian_Arabic
Verbs that can't complete a clause (such as "going" or "to live")
verb forms that do not show tense, person, or number. They include: Infinitives (e.g., to go, to see), which are the base forms of verbs, and may also
Nonfinite_verb
Grammar of the Latvian language
conjugation class is characterized by an absence of the thematic vowel in infinitive, as well as in present and past tenses. Furthermore 1st conjugation verbs
Latvian_grammar
Linguistic comparison
first and third person singular, the personal infinitive appears no different from the unconjugated infinitive. É bom eu/ele esperar um bocadinho. (Portuguese)
Comparison of Portuguese and Spanish
Comparison_of_Portuguese_and_Spanish
Root word of a set of word forms
marked form, but there are several exceptions such as the use of the infinitive for verbs in some languages. For English, the citation form of a noun
Lemma_(morphology)
Grammar of the English language
the infinitive, although there is also a "to-infinitive" (to be, to write, to play) used in many syntactical constructions. There are also infinitives corresponding
English_grammar
Usage of linking verbs in Romance languages
into just one or two appears to have occurred as follows: The irregular infinitive esse was remodeled into *essere. *essere and sedēre forms sounded similar
Romance_copula
1980 novel by John Brunner
The Infinitive of Go is a 1980 science fiction novel by British writer John Brunner. The novel revolves around a teleportation technology which is being
The_Infinitive_of_Go
Class of Ancient Greek verbs
person singular imperfect middle, the second person singular imperatives, infinitive active, and masculine nominative singular of the participle (bolded),
Aorist_(Ancient_Greek)
Extinct ancient Phoenician language
depend on a verbal form earlier in the same clause: suffix forms or an infinitive absolute used consecutive to another verbal form, take the same tense
Punic_language
Grammar of the Ancient Greek language
endings for the infinitive are -ειν (-ein), -σαι (-sai), -(ε)ναι (-(e)nai) and in the middle or passive -(ε)σθαι (-(e)sthai). The infinitive can be used with
Ancient_Greek_grammar
Grammatical contrast of present tense verbs
verb in the infinitive: -ando for verbs whose infinitive ends in -are (parlare/parlando, mangiare/mangiando) or -endo if the infinitive ends in -ere
Continuous and progressive aspects
Continuous_and_progressive_aspects
Part of speech that conveys an action
description of English, the basic form, with or without the particle to, is the infinitive. In many languages, verbs are inflected (modified in form) to encode tense
Verb
Stage of the Japanese language
Infinitive + 「たり」 (R-irregular): progressive or perfect aspect. Attached to any verbs. Infinitive + 「ぬ」 (N-irregular): perfective aspect. Infinitive +
Early_Middle_Japanese
Italo-Dalmatian varieties of Romance
vowel of the infinitive is unstressed (lèggelo 'to read it', pèrdeti 'to lose you'). A similar process is found in Romanian, with infinitives cited as a
Tuscan_dialects
is which ending, if any, verbs have in the infinitive form. In Old Norwegian, most verbs had an infinitive ending (-a), and likewise in a modern Norwegian
Norwegian_dialects
Verbs of the Hungarian language
pronounced short. When an infinitive is used with an impersonal verb, the personal suffixes may be added to the infinitive to indicate the person, as
Hungarian_verbs
Part of Latin grammar
Neither of these verbs has a Future infinitive, and the Present infinitive is used instead. The Future infinitive is used only for indirect statements
Latin_syntax
Overview of conjugation in French
are regular and their inflections can be entirely determined by their infinitive form. French verbs are conventionally divided into three groups. The first
French_conjugation
Grammatical mood
jussive respectively). In English, the imperative is formed using the bare infinitive form of the verb (see English verbs for more details). This is usually
Imperative_mood
Concept in English grammar
soon.' - simple infinitive, particle prefixed g. Ich hoffe anzukommen / bald zu kommen. - 'I hope to arrive / come soon.' - infinitive with marker which
English_phrasal_verbs
Verbs in the Slovene language
mood. There are several non-finite verbs: Long infinitive in -ti/-či (dolgi nedoločnik) and short infinitive in -t/-č (kratki nedoločnik). The latter is
Slovene_verbs
Grammar of the Dutch language
The infinitive can be used in larger verb phrases with an auxiliary verb or modal verb, much as in English. Like present participles, the infinitive can
Dutch_grammar
Grammatical tense
construction that combines certain present tense auxiliary verbs with the simple infinitive (stem) of the main verb. These auxiliary forms vary between the languages
Future_tense
Grammar of the Persian language
ending (رفت raft, not رفته *rafte). Here are the most common tenses: The infinitive ending is formed with ـَن (-an): خوردن xordan 'to eat'. The basic stem
Persian_grammar
Granting of approval by an official authority
Certification is another possible synonym, while to homologate is the infinitive verb form. In today's marketplace, for instance, products must often be
Homologation
Verb adding grammatical meaning rather than content meaning
modality, voice, emphasis, etc. Auxiliary verbs usually accompany an infinitive verb or a participle, which respectively provide the main semantic content
Auxiliary_verb
Northern branch of Alemannic in western Germany
-(e)schd (e.g. fèin → fèinschd) Irregular Personal Pronouns 1. Infinitive Infinitive ends in -e Some monosyllabic verbs do not have this ending (e.g
Low_Alemannic_German
Term of linguistic morphology
concurrently proceeding or following action. It is considered to be a kind of infinitive, or participle. It is often used in Balto-Slavic languages. Syntactically
Transgressive_(linguistics)
Morphology and syntax of Catalan
usually formed with a periphrasis consisting of the verb "to go" plus infinitive. Catalan has two types of article, definite and indefinite. They are declined
Catalan_grammar
dagesh forte. In the imperative and infinitive construct, the prefix is a he (ה) instead of a nun. The infinitive absolute may be prefixed by either the
Niphal
Grammatical rules of the Vedic Sanskrit language
subjunctive/injunctive, also existed. There were more than 12 ways of forming infinitives in Vedic, of which Classical Sanskrit retained only one form. ī-stems
Vedic_Sanskrit_grammar
Latin Speech
usually use the accusative and infinitive construction. In this the main verb of the quoted sentence is changed to an infinitive, and its subject to the accusative
Latin_indirect_speech
Grammatical features of the Hachijō language of Japan
they conclude a verb chain. Attach to infinitives. Attach to final forms. Only attaches to negative infinitive -zu, making -ziimadow-. While most suffixes
Hachijō_grammar
East Slavic language
during conjugation. The infinitive verb forms are often ambiguous and as such, there is no general system that allows an infinitive to be identified as either
Rusyn_language
Oldest attested stage of the Japanese language
suffixes (auxiliary verbs) as part of the stem. Ren'yōkei (adverbial, infinitive) This form is used to mark a predicate as coordinate with a following
Old_Japanese
West Slavic language
is distinguished from other conjugations of the infinitive mluvit by its ending, -íme. The infinitive form of Czech verbs ends in -t (archaically, -ti
Czech_language
shows as well as anything else the Indo-European affinity of Russian: The infinitive is the basic form of a verb for most purposes of study. In Russian it
Russian_grammar
Part of speech that defines a noun or pronoun
without a cause"), relative clauses (as in "the man who wasn't there"), and infinitive phrases (as in "a cake to die for"). Some nouns can also take complements
Adjective
Uralic language
second-person singular. Verbs have two infinitive forms: the standard infinitive and the necessive infinitive, used when a person must do something. The
Mari_language
Verbs in the English language
predictably derived. The base form is also called the bare infinitive; that is, the infinitive without the to. Most irregular verbs have three principal
English_verbs
Extinct Northwest Semitic language
Like other Semitic languages, Ugaritic has two infinitives, the infinitive absolute and the infinitive construct. However, in Ugaritic the two have an
Ugaritic
Conjugation of verbs in the Spanish language
etc.), but the colloquial form ends with -r, making it identical to the infinitive (amar, temer, partir, etc.). When the object pronoun os is attached to
Spanish_conjugation
Dialect of Neapolitan spoken in Apulia
recent studies by Ledgeway (2020), with features such as the loss of the infinitive and the particular system of hypothetical marking that bring Tarantino
Tarantino_dialect
Parts of speech in Catalan grammar
with characteristic present-tense forms of the verb anar (to go) and the infinitive of a verb (vaig parlar, vas/vares parlar, va parlar, vam/vàrem parlar
Catalan_verbs
sunt = the boys : were led : by Caesar However, the supine in the "īrī infinitive" paradigm does not vary. hominem : ā Caesare : ductum īrī = that : the
Latin_periphrases
Classification of verbs by regularity of inflection
one principal part, namely the plain form of a regular verb (the bare infinitive, such as play, happen, skim, interchange, etc.), all the other inflected
Regular_and_irregular_verbs
the English language. For each verb listed, the citation form (the bare infinitive) is given first, with a link to the relevant Wiktionary entry. This is
List of English irregular verbs
List_of_English_irregular_verbs
Grammatical mood
periphrastically using the modal verb would in combination with the bare infinitive of the following verb. (Occasionally should is used in place of would
Conditional_mood
Grammar of the Zulu language of Southern Africa
Abstract nouns are often in class 14, loanwords in classes 9 and 5, and infinitives of verbs and nouns derived from them in class 15. These are only guidelines
Zulu_grammar
Of verbs
depending on the tense and mood. The citation form of German verbs is the infinitive form, which generally consists of the bare form of the verb with -(e)n
German_conjugation
One of the Norwegian language standards
conjugation class a verb pertains to; j-verbs will have -je or -ja in the infinitive, e-verbs have -er in the present tense, a-verbs have -ar in the present
Nynorsk
Castrated horse or other male equine
case of companion animals. The gerund and participle "gelding" and the infinitive "to geld" refer to the castration procedure itself. The verb "to geld"
Gelding
Proto-language of all the Slavic languages
the present and one for the infinitive/past. The present stem was used before endings beginning in a vowel, the infinitive/past stem before endings beginning
Proto-Slavic_language
Using 'do' in negated clauses, questions, and other constructions
an auxiliary or copular verb present or with non-finite verb forms (infinitives and participles). It is sometimes used with subjunctive forms. Furthermore
Do-support
Grammatical construction
copula are + going to + base-infinitive fight) I'm going to try the wine. (subject I + copula am + going to + base-infinitive phrase try the wine) He's not
Going-to_future
Part of Korean grammar class
an additional harmonic vowel, called by linguist Samuel E. Martin the "infinitive" form. This tense-neutral form also does not express any honorifics and
Korean_verbs
Type of inflection in Germanic languages
became markers of tense. Thus in Germanic, *bʰer- became *beraną in the infinitive (e-grade); *bar in the past singular (o-grade); *bērun in the past plural
Germanic_strong_verb
Group of Highest Alemannic dialects
four classes depending on their past participle and infinitive endings: Strong verbs: infinitive ending in -ä, past participle ending in -ä. Examples:
Walser_German
This is especially common in explaining the differences between the infinitive and present stems of many verbs. This article presents the grammar of
Ukrainian_grammar
Latin verb form that functions as an adjective
adjectivally or adverbially; the closest translation is a passive to-infinitive non-finite clause such as books to be read. That reflects the most common
Gerundive
Scientific study of the Romance languages
expressed through infinitives, participles and similar nominal constructs. Examples are the ablative absolute, the accusative-plus-infinitive construction
Romance_linguistics
Finnic language spoken in South Estonia
-h, -hn -s Illative -he, -de/-dõ -sse Comparative -mb, -mp, -p -m da-infinitive elided in trisyllabic forms e.g. istuq 'to sit' present in trisyllabic
South_Estonian
Comparison of registers of the Serbo-Croatian language
is omitted, producing a reversal of the infinitive and auxiliary "ću", only the final "i" of the infinitive is orthographically elided in Croatian and
Comparison of Serbo-Croatian standard varieties
Comparison_of_Serbo-Croatian_standard_varieties
Indo-European language of the Italic branch
omitting the -re (-rī in deponent verbs) ending from the present infinitive form. The infinitive of the first conjugation ends in -ā-re or -ā-rī (active and
Latin
Grammar of the Old Church Slavonic language
Slavonic makes more frequent use of the accusative case after negated infinitives and participles than other Slavic languages, and it is unclear if this
Old_Church_Slavonic_grammar
Part of grammar in ancient Greek
an infinitive or participle. The following table shows how the tenses of an original statement are changed to different tenses of the infinitive, participle
Ancient Greek conditional clauses
Ancient_Greek_conditional_clauses
Adjective that occurs immediately after the noun or pronoun that it complements
job in hand; task underway; a case in point Followed by verbs in the infinitive form for some adjectives, mainly as to size, speed, emotions and probability
Postpositive_adjective
Grammar of the Swedish language
with infinitives or a special form of the participle called the supine. In total there are six spoken active-voice forms for each verb: infinitive, imperative
Swedish_grammar
Grammatical tense+aspect indicating an event will have finished by a future time
shall) or the going-to future and the perfect infinitive of the main verb (which consists of the infinitive of the auxiliary verb have and the past participle
Future_perfect
Verb with incomplete conjugation
unlike normal auxiliary verbs, they are not regularly conjugated in the infinitive mood. Therefore, these defective auxiliaries do not accept each other
Defective_verb
INFINITIVE
INFINITIVE
INFINITIVE
INFINITIVE
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Coward
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sugar, A bird
Boy/Male
Tamil
Alert, Awake, Watchful, Sun, Another name for agii
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil, Telugu
Good
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord of the dumb, Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Indian
A narrator of Hadith
Boy/Male
Tamil
Bal Gopal | பாலகோபால
Baby Krishna, Infant Krishna
Male
Russian
(Тимофій) Russian and Ukrainian form of Greek Timotheos, TIMOFIY means "to honor God."
Girl/Female
Israeli
Favor; grace.
Girl/Female
Indian, Sikh
Loving from Heart
INFINITIVE
INFINITIVE
INFINITIVE
INFINITIVE
INFINITIVE
adv.
In the manner of an infinitive mood.
v. t.
To cause; to make; -- used with the infinitive in the active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, i. e., cause to be made; let bring, i. e., cause to be brought.
n.
A verbal noun; or (according to C.F.Becker), a case of the infinitive mood ending in -um and -u, that in -um being sometimes called the former supine, and that in -u the latter supine.
n.
Manner of conceiving and expressing action or being, as positive, possible, hypothetical, etc., without regard to other accidents, such as time, person, number, etc.; as, the indicative mood; the infinitive mood; the subjunctive mood. Same as Mode.
a.
Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent' weak; helpless; incapable; -- now usually followed by an infinitive or an adverbial phrase; as, unable for work; unable to bear fatigue.
v. t.
To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and infinitive.
prep.
As sign of the infinitive, to had originally the use of last defined, governing the infinitive as a verbal noun, and connecting it as indirect object with a preceding verb or adjective; thus, ready to go, i.e., ready unto going; good to eat, i.e., good for eating; I do my utmost to lead my life pleasantly. But it has come to be the almost constant prefix to the infinitive, even in situations where it has no prepositional meaning, as where the infinitive is direct object or subject; thus, I love to learn, i.e., I love learning; to die for one's country is noble, i.e., the dying for one's country. Where the infinitive denotes the design or purpose, good usage formerly allowed the prefixing of for to the to; as, what went ye out for see? (Matt. xi. 8).
a.
To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or by after or for.
v. t.
To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness; as, he offered to help me.
v. t.
To furnish with strength or means for the successful performance of any action or the attainment of any object; to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly used without to; as, "Help me scale yon balcony."
n.
Having suitable, adapted, or equivalent qualities or value; -- usually with of before the thing compared or the object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead of of, or with that; as, worthy of, equal in excellence, value, or dignity to; entitled to; meriting; -- usually in a good sense, but sometimes in a bad one.
a.
Earnest in endeavors; aiming sedulously; attentive; observant; diligent; -- usually followed by an infinitive or by of; as, be studious to please; studious to find new friends and allies.
v. t.
To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.
v. t.
To propose, as an aim, to one's self; to determine upon, as some end or object to be accomplished; to intend; to design; to resolve; -- often followed by an infinitive or dependent clause.
a.
Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain.
v. t.
Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less probable; -- with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable to slip; liable to accident.
n.
To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import; -- often with an object clause or infinitive.
n.
To hope confidently; to believe; -- usually with a phrase or infinitive clause as the object.
n.
An infinitive form of the verb; a verb in the infinitive mood; the infinitive mood.