The Infinitive - इनफिनीटिव

The base form of a verb, that is often preceded by to in a sentence is known as the infinitive. Although sometimes it still is an infinitive when it is used without the to.
इनफिनीटिव वर्ब का मूल रूप है जिसके पहले वाक्य में आम तौर पर to का उपयोग होता है. हाला कि कभी-कभी बिना to के भी यह infinitive ही होता है.

Infinitive is like a noun that has the features of a verb, specially that of taking an object. It is sometimes also referred to as the Verb-Noun.
इनफिनीटिव एक noun की तरह है जिसमें वर्ब के कुछ गुण मौजूद होते हैं, विशेष कर वह गुण जिसके तहत उसका भी object हो सकता है. इसी लिये इसे Verb-Noun भी कहा जाता है.

for eg...
I want to go.
to go is the infinitive.
to go इनफिनीटिव है.
In the sentence above it is the object of the verb want.
उपर के वाक्य में यह क्रिया want के कारक की भूमिका में है.

He likes to play cricket.
Here the infinitive is to play.
यहाँ इनफिनीटिव to play है.
Like a noun, it is the object of the verb likes, and like a verb it also takes an object.
संज्ञा के जैसे, यह क्रिया likes का कारक है और इसका अपना कारक भी है.


Form of Infinitive
The infinitive has different forms based on the tense it is being used in...
काल के अनुरूप इनफिनीटिव के अलग अलग रूप हो सकते हैं.
Tense
Form for work Form for do
Present
to work to do
Present continuous
to be working to be doing
Present perfect
to have worked to have done
Present perfect continuous
to have been working to have been doing

The form of infinitive used in the passive voice.
इनफिनीटिव के रूप जो निष्क्रीय स्वर में उपयोग किये जाते हैं.
Tense
Form for work Form for do
Continuous infinitive passive
to be worked to be done
Perfect infinitive passive
to have been worked to have been done

Infinitive without to
Although to is frequently used with the infinitive it is not an essential part or indicator of it.
हालाकी, इनफिनीटिव को अकसर to के साथ में उपयोग किया जाता है, यह इसका एक अनिवार्य भाग यह पहचान चिह्न नहीं है.
I heard him shout.
here the infinitive is shout. It is an objective complement.
यहाँ shout एक इनफिनीटिव है. यह एक कारक - पूरक है.

How to use the Infinitive
The infinitive may be used as the object or part of the object.
इनफिनीटिव का उपयोग कारक के रूप या कारक के भाग के रूप में.
1. She began to run.
2. She began to run on seeing me.

The infinitive may be used as the object or part of the object.
इनफिनीटिव का उपयोग कारक के रूप या कारक के भाग के रूप में.
1. To stand at the door of a moving train is dangerous.
2. To climb the mountain is a challenge.

The infinitive can be used as a complement a verb.
इनफिनीटिव एक क्रिया के पूरक के रूप में भी उपयोग किया जा सकता है.
1. She wants to come home.
2. He learnt to drive by himself.

The infinitive may be used as an object or part of an object after the verb.
इनफिनीटिव का उपयोग क्रिया के बाद एक कारक या कारक के अंश की तरह किया जा सकता है.

1. The students want to study.
2. He learnt to drive.

The infinitive can express purpose.
उद्देश्य दिखाने के लिये इनफिनीटिव का उपयोग किया जा सकता है.
1. She went to college to earn a degree.

The infinitive can connect two clauses.
दो उप-वाक्यों को जोड़ने के लियो इनफिनीटिव का उपयोग किया जाता है.
1. I fail to understand how you did this.

The infinitive can complement a verb.
इनफिनीटिव एक क्रिया के पूरक के रूप में भी उपयोग किया जा सकता है.
1. He reached home to find that his son had left for a trip.



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