Definition:
Infinitive is the base form of the verb. The infinitive form of a verb is the form which follows "to".
التعريف: صيغة المصدر هو الشكل الأساسي للفعل. شكل صيغة المصدر من الفعل هو الشكل الذي يتبع "to".
For example:
على سبيل المثال:
(to) go, (to) be,(to) ask, (to) fight, (to) understand, (to) walk .
Infinitives may occur with or without the infinitive marker "to".
Infinitives without "to" are known as "bare infinitives".
For example:
Help me open the door.
لِ يذهب ، لِ يكون ، لِ يسأل ، لِ يقاتل ، لِ يسأل ،......
*في بعض الاحيان نجد المصادر بدون (to) وتعرف عند ذلك ب "المصادر المجرده او الخاليه"
OTHER FORMS
صيغ اخرى
The infinitive can have the following forms:
المصدر قد يأتي بالصيغ التاليه :
The perfect infinitive-1
المصدر التام
to have + past participle
For example:
على سبيل المثال
to have broken, to have seen, to have saved.
This form is most commonly found in Type 3 conditional sentences, using the conditional perfect.
هذا النوع هو الاكثر شيوعاً من بين الانواع الاخرى ، نجده في النوع 3- الجمل الشرطيه, الجمل الشرطيه التامه.
For example:
If I had known you were coming I would have baked a cake.
Someone must have broken the window and climbed in.
I would like to have seen the Taj Mahal when I was in India.
He pretended to have seen the film.
If I'd seen the ball I would have caught it.
The continuous infinitive-2
صيغة المصدر المستمر
to be + present participle
For example:
to be swimming, to be joking, to be waiting
Examples:
I'd really like to be swimming in a nice cool pool right now.
You must be joking!
I happened to be waiting for the bus when the accident happened.
The perfect continuous infinitive-3
صيغة المصدر التام المستمر
to have been + present participle
Examples: to have been crying, to have been waiting, to have been painting
Examples:
The woman seemed to have been crying.
You must have been waiting for hours!
He pretended to have been painting all day.
The passive infinitive-4
صيغة المصدر المبني للمجهول
to be + past participle
For example: to be given, to be shut, to be opened
Examples:
I am expecting to be given a pay-rise next month.
These doors should be shut.
This window ought to be opened.
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NOTE: As with the present infinitive, there are situations where the "to" is omitted.
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ملاحظة: كما هو الحال مع صيغة المصدر المضارع ، هناك حالات حيث "to" محذوفا.
Examples
He claimed to be an expert.
I managed to reach the top of the hill.
Don't pretend that you know the answer.
She failed to explain the problem clearly.
The customs man demanded to search our luggage.
I can't afford to go out tonight.