zu-infinitive
English
editEtymology
editFrom German zu + infinitive.
Noun
editzu-infinitive (plural zu-infinitives)
- (grammar) a German infinitive form created by adding or infixing the particle zu and used in subordinate clauses
Usage notes
editWhile theoretically any infinitive with zu could be considered a zu-infinitive (for example: haben → zu haben), this term is used primarily to refer to separable verbs with the zu particle infixed after the prefix.
Translations
edita German infinitive form created by adding or infixing the particle zu
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