Lesson 28. Infinitive

This lesson topic is the infinitive. Definition: The infinitive is the basic form of a verb (indefinite form). The verb is listed in the dictionary in this form. The infinitive most often ends in -(ть) less often in (чь) and -(ти)..

The vocabulary for this lesson

– (жить) live;

– (хотеть) want;

– (смотреть) watch;

– (делать) do;

– (знать) know;

– (идти) go;

– (сидеть) sit;;

– (говорить) speak;;

– (мочь) can;

– (видеть) see;

– (учить) teach;

– (слышать) hear..

The verb in Russian has several categories.

– It can be perfect (answers the question «что сделать” “what to do?”) and imperfect (answers the question «что делать” “what to do?”): сделать – do.

– The verb has a tense category: past («что делал?», «что сделал?») (“what did?”, “what did?”), present («что делает”) (“what does?”) and future («что сделает?» (“what will do?”, “what will do?”): did – do – will.

– Russian verbs also have categories of conjugation: first type, second type, and mixed type: (делать) to do (I), to ходить) (walk (II), (бежать) to run (mixed)..

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