non-finite

Adjective

Meaning

(of verbs) not having tense, person, or number (as a participle or gerund or infinitive)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

infinite active future continuous finite imperative imperfect countless myriad innumerable impersonal unnumbered numberless causative intransitive
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Antonyms

small finite tensed

Examples

infinite verb form Source: Internet

"Only Luxembourgish speak!") These rules interact so that in subordinate clauses, the finite verb and any non-finite verbs must all cluster at the end. Source: Internet

The other non-finite verb forms in English are the gerund or present participle (the -ing form), and the past participle – these are not considered infinitives. Source: Internet

Dutch Hij vraagt of ik kan komen.) This is also the case when two non-finite verb forms occur together: ::Ech hunn net kënne kommen. Source: Internet

See the Non-finite clauses section of that article for verb phrases headed by non-finite verb forms, such as infinitives and participles. Source: Internet

They also bear close resemblance to their Semitic and Berber counterparts Verbs The verbal morphology Egyptian can be divided into finite and non-finite forms. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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