infinitive

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

Translation

n. (動詞) 不定式
adj. 不定式的 帶 to 的動詞形式,表示目的、原因等。
Word Forms

Example Sentences

an infinitive form of the verb

動詞的不定式形式

Real-world Examples

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

你不能使用不定式,所以這個句子是錯誤的。

Source: Grandpa and Grandma's grammar class

Remember to use the infinitive after the person.

記住在人後使用不定式。

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

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

超簡單!就是不帶“to”的不定式。簡單!

Source: Dad teaches you grammar.

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

當我們說 do you fancy 時,我們不用不定式 to go。

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

The structure is subject, let, object, infinitive.

結構是主語,let,賓語,不定式。

Source: Learn grammar with Lucy.

Most are followed by an infinitive verb.

使役動詞後面大多跟着一個不定式動詞。

Source: Advanced Daily Grammar (Audio Version)

Can you identify the split infinitive in that example?

你能辨認出那個例子中的分裂不定式嗎?

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

First things first, what are gerunds and infinitives?

首先,什麼是動名詞和不定式?

Source: Teaching English outside of Cambridge.

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

can,是動詞不定式不帶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.

當形容詞後面接動詞的時候,通常要接動詞不定式。

Source: Grammar Lecture Hall

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