Definition of 原形不定詞 (げんけいふていし)

noun
bare infinitive, root infinitive(linguistics)
Related Kanji
meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness
shape, form, style
negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
determine, fix, establish, decide
part of speech, words, poetry
Example sentences(showing 2 results)

どう
動詞
help
げんけいてい
原形不定詞
りょうほ
両方
ぶんたい
文体
げんけいてい
原形不定詞
おお
多い
れいぶん
例文
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

to
てい
不定詞
げんけいてい
原形不定詞
An infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive