不定詞

Meaning

1. n
   infinitive

Example sentences

• 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.

• 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 used as an idiomatic expression in the 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.