infinitive

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

Translation

n. (verb) 非限定形式
adj. 非限定形式;带有"to"的动词形式,表示目的、原因等。
Word Forms

Example Sentences

an infinitive form of the verb

umri wa asili wa kitenzi

Real-world Examples

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

Huna uwezo wa kutumia infinitive hivyo kauli hii ni mbaya.

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

Remember to use the infinitive after the person.

Kumbuka kutumia infinitive baada ya mtu.

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

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

Rahisi sana! Tumia tu infinitive bila "to" . Rahisi!

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

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

Na wakati tunatumia do you fancy, hatumii infinitive ya kwenda.

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

The structure is subject, let, object, infinitive.

Muundo ni subject, let, object, infinitive.

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

Most are followed by an infinitive verb.

Zaidi ya nusu huifuatwa na verb ya infinitive.

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar (Audio Version)

Can you identify the split infinitive in that example?

Je, unaweza kutambua split infinitive kwenye mifano hiyo?

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

First things first, what are gerunds and infinitives?

Kwanza kwanza, nini gerunds na infinitives?

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

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

'Can' ni umbo la msingi la verb, ambalo ni infinitive bila 'to'.

Source: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

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

Wakati adjective inafuatiwa na verb, umbo lake ni kawaida infinitive kamili.

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

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