What is infinitive? infinitive is infinitiu
What is infinitiu?
- A verb form that functions as a substantive while retaining certain verbal characteristics, such as modification by adverbs, and that in English may be preceded by to, as in To go willingly is to show strength or We want him to work harder, or may also occur without to, as in She had them read the letter or We may finish today. See Usage Note at split infinitive.
Una forma verbal que funciona com un substantiu mantenint certes característiques verbals, com ara la modificació per adverbs, i que en anglès pot ser precedida per, com en Per anar voluntàriament és mostrar força o volem que treballi més dur, o també pot ocórrer sense, com en Ella els havia llegit la carta o Podem acabar avui. Vegeu Nota d'ús a divisió infinitiva.