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German
Pronunciation
Noun
Infinitiv m or (rare, nonstandard) n (strong, genitive Infinitivs, plural Infinitive)
- (grammar) infinitive
- (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.
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