Verwendung des Infinitivs
Der Infinitve kann in der englischen Grammatik mit oder ohne "to" auftreten.
Der Infinitiv nach einem Verb mit "to"
Nach bestimmten Verben ist der Infinitiv mit "to" zwingend vorgeschrieben. Die folgende Liste enthält die wichtigsten dieser Verben:
| afford | leisten | Tony can afford to buy a new car every year. |
|---|---|---|
| agree | zustimmen | They agreed to sign the contract. |
| ask | bitten | Mia asked me to go to the store for her. |
| attempt | versuchen | They attempted to win the match in the last minutes. |
| decide | beschließen | He decided to take the left path in the woods. |
| expect | erwarten | Mom expected to find her at home. |
| forget | vergessen | Why should I forget to send you the email? |
| happen | unvorhergesehen geschehen | Tom happened to meet her at the cinema. |
| hesitate | zögern | Tom hesitated to inform Mary about the result. |
| hope | hoffen | I hope to go swimming tomorrow. |
| learn | lernen | All children have to learn how to read and write. |
| manage | es schaffen | Tom is sure he will manage to be here in time. |
| offer | anbieten | I offered to help, but they managed on their own. |
| pretend | so tun als ob (vorgeben) | Mary pretended not to see him. |
| promise | versprechen | He promised to come with me. |
| plan | planen | How are your plans to travel to europe? |
| refuse | ablehnen, sich weigern | He refused to play with the other children. |
| seem | scheinen | The train seems to be late. |
| want | wollen | I want to climb this tree! |
Infinitive nach dem Adjektiv
Der Infinitiv wird häufig mit einem Adjektiv verwendet, oft im zuge einer Satzverkürzung.
Beispiele für den Infinitiv mit einem Adjektiv:
- We were happy to hear that you were alright.
- Linda is sorry to miss the first day of school, but she is ill.
- Is it important to know all these words?
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