Nonfinite verb

The term infinite verb form ( opposing concepts: finite verb form, personal ending, human form) the forms of a verb are summarized which are not conjugated according to person, gender and / or number, even if they can be inflected as verbal adjectives. On the sentence level, however, a unique personal reference can also be made with infinite verb forms, eg in aci: You heard the doctor come ( = The doctor comes ), or in control structures ( Infinitivsätzen certain post ): I forbid you to go there. ( = You shall not go there ).

Infinite verb forms of the German

Infinite verbs generally

In other languages ​​, there are still more infinite verb forms that retain their shape independent of specific grammatical categories, eg the supine and the transgressive.