Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Introduction. I was all alone. Nouns with to-infinitive 1. This now gives us the following sentence: I had no one to talk to. : Der Kellner bittet den Mann, draußen zu rauchen. GapFillDragAndDrop_MTY0MzY= Nouns with to-infinitive 2. Infinitive phrases are subordinate clauses. English. The infinitive phrase should be separated from the main clause with a comma, but it isn't a must. Infinitive phrases contain a verb in infinitive form (not conjugated) along with the word "zu"  ⇒ infinitive with zu. A zu Infinitiv (magyarul: zu elöljárószóval álló főnévi igenév) szerkezetnek az a lényege, hogy ha egy összetett mondatban a fő- és mellékmondat alanya azonos, akkor a mellékmondatban nem tesszük ki még egyszer az alanyt és a ragozott igét, hanem zu + Inf szerkezetet használunk, pl. Examples with identical accusative or dative objects: The accusative object is identical to the subject in the subordinate clause: The dative object is identical to the subject in the subordinate clause: If the subject of the subordinate clause isn't in the main clause, you cannot use zu + infinitive. There are also some infinitive constructions that also use the infintive form. The infinitive is the base form of a verb and ends in -en.In German grammar, the infinitive is often used together with a conjugated verb.Depending on the verbs it follows, we use the infinitive with or without the preposition zu.. With Lingolia’s online lesson you can learn when to use the infinitive with zu and when to use the infinitive without zu. Infinitive phrases are subordinate clauses and don't have their own subject. German . When the subject has to be mentioned, we can‘t use infinitive + zu: Because there is no subject in an infinitive phrase, it only works when the subject in the infinitive clause is identical to the subject, the accusative object, or the dative object in the main clause. I will "try" to score. Basically it is like having an extra half to a sentence that isn’t complete, as it doesn’t show who is acting, stuck to the end of another sentence. The separation between the two clauses with a comma is not obligatory but is recommended. Also, it's clear that we are talking about me scoring. This page was last edited on 14 December 2019, at 02:56. Das Fenster ist zu The window is closed. Infinitive + zu is used when the verb is directly related to a second action (alternative: for some verbs a dass-clause is used). Übung zu+Infinitiv Übung der zu+Infinitiv-Konstruktionen ID: 297524 Language: German School subject: Deutsch als Fremdsprache (DaF) Grade/level: 6 Age: 12+ Main content: Grammatik Other contents: zu+Infinitiv Add to my workbooks (6) Add to Google Classroom Add to Microsoft Teams Share through Whatsapp: Es ist schön, dich zu kennen. The infinitive form fahren happens to look the same in this particular case. There is hardly anything to do in most of these small towns. This applies to all verbs except: modal verbs, gehen, fahren, bleiben, kommen, lassen, sehen, and hören. She is gone without saying a word. inf. Infinitive phrases contain a verb in infinitive form (not conjugated) along with the word "zu" ⇒ infinitive with zu. If not, use a dass-clause. In this case both are possible, because it's obvious that the subject is the same. Helping verbs "haben," "sein," and "werde"“ also don't use infinitive + zu (because they are used to create other tenses). 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