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The italian infinitive only has two tenses: present and past. The present is the one we are used to since beginner level, which is the base form of the verb (mangiare, scrivere, dormire, sognare…).
In this blog post, we’ll take a close look at the Italian infinitive and compare it to English. We’ll cover when to use the infinitive form of verbs, how prepositions are important, and why directly translating from English may not be the best approach.
Knowing the infinitive of a verb in Italian will help you conjugate (= change the ending of) a verb to its correct form depending on the tense (past, present, future etc.) and agreeing with the subject (who is doing the verb).
26 Οκτ 2007 · In Italian, the infinitive serves as the subject or direct object of a sentence, whereas English uses the infinitive or gerund (the -ing form). Imparare il cinese è molto difficile. (subject) Learning Chinese is very hard. È vietato fumare. (direct object) Smoking is prohibited.
30 Αυγ 2024 · Infinitives in Italian can serve as verbs —of course— as well as nouns, and are used in a variety of cases: ready to discover all their secrets? Keep reading! How are infinitives formed in Italian? As mentioned above, infinitives in Italian belong to one of three groups: -are, -ere, and -ire.
There are several common uses of infinitives in Italian. The most common use of the infinitive is directly following an initial verb that has already been conjugated, for example: Devo fare i miei compiti. I have to do my homework assignments. Devo farli. I have to do them. Vuoi venire al ristorante con noi?
18 Ιαν 2020 · Every single verb, whether regular or irregular, has an infinitive, and in Italian they fall into three categories or conjugations based on their endings: verbs of the first conjugation, ending in -are (mangiare, studiare, pensare); verbs of the second conjugation, ending in -ere (vedere, sapere, bere); and verbs of the third conjugation, ending...
