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Definition and Synonyms for 不定詞
| 1. | 不定詞 | 動詞の語尾変化のない形 |
| Infinitive | the uninflected form of the verb | |
| Synonyms: | 不定詞 |
Meanings for each kanji in 不定詞
| » | 不 | negative; non-; bad; ugly; clumsy |
| » | 定 | determine; fix; establish; decide |
| » | 詞 | part of speech; words; poetry |
Categories 不定詞 is a member of
| 1. | 動詞 | 文の述語として機能する品詞 |
| Verb | the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence | |
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Sample Sentences for 不定詞
toのつかない不定詞を原形不定詞と言う。
An infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive.
動詞helpはto不定詞・原形不定詞の両方をとりますが、くだけた文体では原形不定詞が多いとされており、この例文でもそれが使われています。
The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.
不定詞の形容詞的用法には２種類あり、①限定用法、②叙述用法。②はもちろん主格補語です。
There are two ways of using the infinitive as an adjective, 1. attributive, 2. predicative. Naturally 2. is a subject complement.
次の動詞はｔｏ不定詞だけを目的語にとります。
The following verbs only take the to-infinitive as their object.
needless to sayは不定詞の慣用表現として紹介されることが多いです。
'needless to say' is often introduced as an idiomatic expression in the infinitive.
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