infinitive

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

Translation

n. (动词) 不定式
adj. 不定式的 带 to 的动词形式,表示目的、原因等。
Word Forms

Example Sentences

an infinitive form of the verb

动词的不定式形式

Real-world Examples

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

你不能使用不定式,所以这个句子是错误的。

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

Remember to use the infinitive after the person.

记住在人后使用不定式。

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

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

超简单!就是不带“to”的不定式。简单!

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

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

当我们说 do you fancy 时,我们不用不定式 to go。

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

The structure is subject, let, object, infinitive.

结构是主语,let,宾语,不定式。

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

Most are followed by an infinitive verb.

使役动词后面大多跟着一个不定式动词。

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar (Audio Version)

Can you identify the split infinitive in that example?

你能辨认出那个例子中的分裂不定式吗?

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

First things first, what are gerunds and infinitives?

首先,什么是动名词和不定式?

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

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

can,是动词不定式不带to的基本形式。

Source: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

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

当形容词后面接动词的时候,通常要接动词不定式。

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

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