Definition
A nonfinite verb is a verb that is not fully inflected for categories that are marked inflectionally in a language, such as the following:
- Tense
- Aspect
- Modality
- Number
- Person
Kinds
More specific concepts within nonfinite verb.
Sources 4
- Hartmann and Stork 1972, 153
- Crystal 1980, 146
- Palmer 1986, 156, 162
- Quirk, Greenbaum, Leech, and Svartvik 1985, 150