What is an Infinitive? An infinitive is a verb without person (I, you, (s)he/it, we, or number (singular or plural), giving its you, they) meaning In LATIN, infinitives exist in three TENSE and MOOD combinations: TENSE VOICE Present >> Active Present Passive << >> Perfect Active Perfect Passive << Future >> Active Future Passive << Your textbook shows a summary of the Latin forms on p. 212 but does not include the future passive. Some Functions of Infinitives Complementary: completes the action of an intransitive verb, such as possum, debeō (when meaning dubitō (hesitate), soleō “ought”), possumusne saltāre? we “Can debēs mihi narrāre. ought to tell me.” “You Subjective: the infinitive may be the subject of est and similar verbs, in apposition to the subject, or as a predicate nominative. videre est crēdere. see is to believe.” “To dolēre est malum. suffer is evil.” “To necesse erit morī. will be necessary to die.” “It Indirect Statement: the main verb of an indirect statement is written in the infinitive mood.
What is an Infinitive? An infinitive is a verb without person (I, you, (s)he/it, we, you, they) or number (singular or plural), giving its meaning In LATIN, infinitives exist in three TENSE and MOOD combinations: TENSE VOICE Present Active >> Present Passive << Perfect Active >> Perfect Passive << Future Active >> Future Passive << Your textbook shows a summary of the Latin forms on p. 212 but does not include the future passive. Some Functions of Infinitives Complementary: completes the action of an intransitive verb, such as possum, debeō (when meaning “ought”), dubitō (hesitate), soleō possumusne saltāre? “Can we debēs mihi narrāre. “You ought to tell me.” Subjective: the infinitive may be the subject of est and similar verbs, in apposition to the subject, or as a predicate nominative. videre est crēdere. “To see is to believe.” dolēre est malum. “To suffer is evil.” necesse erit morī. “It will be necessary to die.” Indirect Statement: the main verb of an indirect statement is written in the infinitive mood.
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