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Meaning of infinitiv | Babel Free

Noun masculine
ɪnfɪnɪˈtiːʋ

Definitions

the infinitive (a non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form)

masculine

Examples

“Verbet står i infinitiv.”

The verb is in the infinitive.

“infinitiv av verber med lang rotstavelse ender i Elvdalen, Orsa, Mora, Ore paa a, i Boda paa ä”

infinitive of verbs with long root syllable ends in Elvdalen, Orsa, Mora, Ore in a, in Boda in ä

“ennu å høre og se allehånde og være det evige infinintiv”

yet to hear and see all-pervading and be the eternal infinitive

“opphevingen av skillet mellom infinitiv og preteritumsform på hjelpeverbene”

the abolition of the distinction between infinitive and preterite form on the auxiliary verbs

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