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infinitive

noun as in verb

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The infinitive form of the verb allows the subject—the builders doing the building—to lurk in the shadows, but they are always there.

Perhaps speke (better speken) is an infinitive in l. 350, but it may also be the pt.

This ending terminates the past participles of verbs whose infinitive ends in e.

An example of the present infinitive used after aprs (cf. il est parti aprs avoir bu un verre d'eau).

The use of tre for aller when followed by an infinitive is inelegant, though the construction is sometimes used by good writers.

Instead of the infinitive moods and plural numbers ending in -n as in Holland, the former end in -a, the latter in -ar.

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On this page you'll find 6 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to infinitive, such as: deponent, gerund, participle, and verbification.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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