infinitive

[US]/ɪn'fɪnɪtɪv/
[UK]/ɪn'fɪnətɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. (動詞) 非限界形
adj. 非限界形; 目的や理由などを表す "to" を伴う動詞形
Word Forms
複数形infinitives

Example Sentences

an infinitive form of the verb

動詞の不定詞形

Real-world Examples

You can't use an infinitive so this sentences is wrong.

不定詞を使うことはできないので、この文は間違っています。

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

Remember to use the infinitive after the person.

人の後に不定詞を使うことを忘れないでください。

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

Super easy! Just use the infinitive without " to" . Easy!

超簡単!「to」を使わずに不定詞を使えばいいだけです。簡単!

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

And when we use do you fancy, we don't use the infinitive to go.

そして、「do you fancy」を使うときは、不定詞の「to go」を使いません。

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

The structure is subject, let, object, infinitive.

構造は主語、許可、目的語、不定詞です。

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

Most are followed by an infinitive verb.

ほとんどは不定詞の動詞が続きます。

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar (Audio Version)

Can you identify the split infinitive in that example?

その例の中で分裂不定詞を特定できますか?

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

First things first, what are gerunds and infinitives?

まず最初に、動名詞と不定詞とは何ですか?

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

'Can' is the base form of the verb, which is the infinitive without 'to'.

「can」は動詞の基本形であり、不定詞の「to」を省いたものです。

Source: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

When an adjective is followed by a verb, its form is usually a full infinitive.

形容詞の後に動詞が続くとき、その形は通常完全な不定詞です。

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

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