Infinitive

//ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv//

"Infinitive" in a Sentence (15 examples)

There are two ways of using the infinitive as an adjective, 1. attributive, 2. predicative. Naturally 2. is a subject complement.

'Needless to say' is often used as an idiomatic expression in the infinitive.

An infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive.

Maybe, I need to use some infinitive construction?

The imperative in English is exactly like the infinitive.

I’m studying infinitive verbs.

I never realized how convenient infinitive auxiliary verbs could be until I learned Spanish.

In German, when you subordinate an infinitive to a finite verb, it is moved to the end of the sentence. In Yiddish, only certain types of words will come before the infinitive, such as pronouns, adverbs, and subject nouns.

Yiddish borrows Hebrew verbs by combining their present participles with auxiliary verbs such as zayn or vern. The auxiliary verb is inflected as usual, while the Hebrew element is treated as an infinitive or attached preposition.

Are there any other verbs besides "stan" that can be used in the infinitive form with "have"?

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The MANNERS of acting, in grammar called modes or moods, are four; Infinitive, Imperative, Indicative, Subjunctive or Conjunctive.

There are four moods, the Infinitive, Imperative, Indicative, and Subjunctive. [...] the Infinitive is used to express a thing in a general manner.

INFINITIVE MOOD or MANNER. To Have, Avoir.

In English there are four moods:–1. The Infinitive Mood. 2. The Indicative Mood. 3. the Imperative Mood. 4. The Subjunctive Mood.

[…] to search out in some higher region of infinitive space a spot where it was impossible for defilement to follow them […]

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