"infinitive marker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: infinitive markers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} infinitive marker (plural infinitive markers)
  1. (grammar) A word or affix attached to the stem of a verb in order to form the full infinitive. Categories (topical): Grammar Synonyms: infinitive particle, infinitive-marker Translations (Translations): főnéviigenév-képző (Hungarian), főnévi igenév képzője (Hungarian), nafnháttarmerki (Icelandic), infinitivmärke [neuter] (Swedish), infinitivmarkör [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-infinitive_marker-en-noun-rGGxUPUM Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for infinitive marker meaning in English (1.6kB)

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