Lesson 9 | Infinitives
Review
In this lesson, you learned about Greek infinitives:
1. What is an infinitive?
- Infinitives are verbal nouns.
- Like verbs, infinitives communicate aspect and voice, and can take subjects, objects, and modifiers.
- Like nouns, infinitives can function as the subject or object of a main verb. They can also take a neuter article.
2. The Four Rules
- Non-articular = adverb, articular = noun
- Neuter article
- Accusative subject
- Preposition + article + infinitive = [see the chart under #4 below]
3. The Forms of Greek Infinitives
4. Prepositions and Infinitives
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Greek II Cheat SheetpdfIncludes infinitive key features, preposition-infinitive constructions, and stems for key verbs