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Every changeable Russian word has the initial form. For example, the nominative singular form is initial for nouns (студе́нт - student). The infinitive is the initial form of verbs (люби́ть - to love).
The infinitive is a specific verb form that answers such questions as "что де́лать?" (чита́ть, писа́ть) and "что сде́лать?" (прочита́ть, написа́ть). The infinitive only designates an action or condition but does not indicates tense, person or number. Therefore all dictionaries give Russian verbs in the infinitive form.
Note: The infinitive is an unchangeable verb form.
The infinitive form of most of Russian verbs ends in -ть or -ти. These endings are called suffixes of the infinitive (строить, вести). Some infinitive forms end in -чь that is not a suffix but a part of the ( ). The part of a word without the suffix -ть or -ти comprises the stem (веселить, плести).
In Russian language, the infinitive is used in the following situations:
Мы бу́дем рабо́тать.
(We shall work.)
Мы на́чали разгова́ривать.
(We have started talking.)
Он продо́лжил рабо́тать.
(He continued to work.)
Она́ ко́нчила чита́ть.
(She finished reading.)
Мы гото́вы встре́тить госте́й.
(We are ready to meet the guests.)
Вам ну́жно прие́хать.
(You need to come.)
Им не́куда пое́хать.
(They have nowhere to go.)
Мы пое́хали ката́ться на лы́жах.
(We went skiing.)
Note: The infinitive is never used with the verb зна́ть (to know).
A. Which of the following proverbs uses the infinitive form of the verb?
B. Which of the following is characteristic of the infinitive form of the Russian verb?
C. Which sentence uses the infinitive in combination with a verb of motion.
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Russian: Театр кукол
English: Puppet theater