infinitive

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

Translation

n. (v) 비한정형
adj. 비한정형; 목적, 이유 등을 나타내는 "to"가 있는 동사형.
Word Forms
복수형infinitives

Example Sentences

an infinitive form of the verb

동사 원형

Real-world Examples

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

부정사(infinitive)를 사용할 수 없으므로 이 문장은 틀렸습니다.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

Remember to use the infinitive after the person.

사람 뒤에 부정사(infinitive)를 사용하는 것을 기억하세요.

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

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

매우 쉽습니다! " to" 없이 부정사(infinitive)를 그냥 사용하세요. 쉽죠!

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

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

그리고 do you fancy를 사용할 때는 가다(go)라는 부정사(infinitive)를 사용할 필요가 없습니다.

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

The structure is subject, let, object, infinitive.

구조는 주어, let, 목적어, 부정사(infinitive)입니다.

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

Most are followed by an infinitive verb.

대부분은 부정사(infinitive) 동사로 이어집니다.

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar (Audio Version)

Can you identify the split infinitive in that example?

그 예시에서 분할된 부정사(split infinitive)를 찾을 수 있나요?

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

First things first, what are gerunds and infinitives?

가장 먼저, gerund와 부정사(infinitives)가 무엇인가요?

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

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

'Can'은 동사의 기본형으로, 'to'가 없는 부정사(infinitive)입니다.

Source: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

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

형용사 뒤에 동사가 오면 그 형태는 보통 완전한 부정사(full infinitive)입니다.

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

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