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non-finite verb

Noun
Japanese Meaning
非有限動詞:主語がなく、時制、相、法、数、性、および人称といった変化(活用)を持たず、文中で述語として機能しない動詞の形態。
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「To win seemed impossible(勝つことは不可能に思えた)」という文では、主語を持たず時制・相・法・数・性・人称で活用しない動詞形「to win」は主要な述語として機能できません。

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(grammar) A verb form that lacks a subject, is not inflected by tense, aspect, mood, number, gender or person and cannot serve as a predicate.

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non-finite verb

In the sentence 'To win seemed impossible,' the non-finite verb 'to win' cannot function as the main predicate.

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In the sentence 'To win seemed impossible,' the non-finite verb 'to win' cannot function as the main predicate.

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