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Etymology
From Late Latin infinitivus, from infinitus

Pronunciation
IPA|/ɪnfɪnɪtɪv/ or IPAchar|/ɪnfɪn�tɪv/

Noun
infinitive (plural infinitives)

1. grammar The uninflected form of a verb. In English, this is usually formed with the verb stem preceded by 'to'.
2. grammar A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb

Translations
Catalan: infinitiu m
Czech: neur�itek m
Dutch: infinitief m, onbepaalde wijs m
Finnish: infinitiivi
French: infinitif m
German: Infinitiv m
Hebrew: ש� �פ�ע�
Icelandic: nafnháttur m
Italian: infinito m
Japanese: ��� (����, futeishi)
Norwegian: infinitiv m
Polish: bezokolicznik m
Romanian: infinitiv n
Russian: неоп�едел�нна� �о�ма (neopredeljónnaja fórma) f
Spanish: infinitivo m
Swedish: infinitiv n

See also
Verb
Gerund
Supine

Adjective
infinitive (uncomparable)

1. grammar Formed with the infinitive

French

Adjective
infinitive

1. feminine of infinitif

Noun
infinitive f

1. infinitive clause (=proposition infinitive)

Category:Grammar
Category:Parts of speech

fr:infinitive
io:infinitive
it:infinitive
hu:infinitive
nl:infinitive
pl:infinitive
ru:infinitive
te:infinitive
vi:infinitive
tr:infinitive
zh:infinitive

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