Infinitiv

See also: infinitiv

German

Alternative forms

• Infinitivus (obsolete except with following Latin adjective)
• Infinitivum (obsolete)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Infinitiv m or (rare, nonstandard) n (strong, genitive Infinitivs, plural Infinitive)

1. (grammar) infinitive
2. (grammar) gerund; verbal noun; if formally identical to the infinitive (as e.g. in German) or if the language does not otherwise have an infinitive form (as e.g. in Arabic)

   Synonyms: substantivierter Infinitiv, Gerundium, Verbalnomen

Usage notes

• Exclusively masculine in contemporary standard usage, but otherwise occasionally (though rarely) neuter.

Declension

Declension of Infinitiv [masculine // neuter (rare, nonstandard), strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der, das	Infinitiv	die	Infinitive
genitive	eines	des	Infinitivs	der	Infinitive
dative	einem	dem	Infinitiv	den	Infinitiven
accusative	einen, ein	den, das	Infinitiv	die	Infinitive

Further reading

• “Infinitiv” in Duden online
• “Infinitiv” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache