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infinitive [ınˈfınıtıv] N ADJ LING

infinitive

不定式(的) bùdìngshì

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The verb alone represents the present tense and the infinitive. en.wikipedia.org

It is formed by adding -l to the infinitive stem. en.wikipedia.org

But its substitution by the subjunctive form when the infinitive would be used as a verb is complete. en.wikipedia.org

There are three infinitives, which vary in their uses and their endings. en.wikipedia.org

Other tenses are formed by combinations of auxiliary verbs with infinitives or a special form of the participle called the supine. en.wikipedia.org

Just like the verb "want", it uses either the optative screeve or the infinitive form of the verb. en.wikipedia.org

Instead of the infinitive, one uses the present participle, and then declines it corresponding to gender, number, case and article of the nominal phrase. en.wikipedia.org

The infinitive, present and past tense also have a passive form. en.wikipedia.org

Such verbs are utilized by placing the modal infinitive behind the old (passive or perfect) infinitive, without changing any other word. en.wikipedia.org

As a verb, an infinitive may take objects and other complements and modifiers to form a verb phrase (called an infinitive phrase). en.wikipedia.org

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