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| English | Russian |
| be + infinitive | быть обязанным (The nurses are to watch the condition of the patients 24/7) |
| cleft infinitive | расщеплённый инфинитив (напр., quickly advance) |
| couldn't help but + infinitive / gerund | не мог удержаться, чтобы не (1) They were selling these bunnies down at the corner, and I couldn't help buying one for you. I just couldn't resist. – не мог удержаться. 2) Last night I walked outside in the evening and couldn't believe what I was seeing – a gigantic double rainbow in the western sky. I couldn't help but to snap several pictures and send them to you. – Я не мог удержаться, чтобы не ... 3) I could not help smiling at the photo whenever I looked at it. – не мог удержаться от улыбки ART Vancouver) |
| did it occur to you + infinitive? | Тебе не пришло в голову ... ? (example provided by ART Vancouver: Did it occur to you to ask my permission first? – Тебе не пришло в голову сначала спросить у меня разрешения?) |
| does it make sense + infinitive? | есть ли смысл ...? (Does it make sense to have two library boards managing four libraries?) |
| flat infinitive | инфинитив без to |
| historic infinitive | описательный инфинитив |
| historic infinitive | повествовательный инфинитив |
| historic infinitive | личный инфинитив |
| historic infinitive | исторический инфинитив |
| how many times do I / we have + infinitive ...? | сколько раз можно / нужно ... ? (1. How many times do I have to tell you that? – Сколько раз тебе это нужно повторять? 2. How many times do we have to read about these horrible pit bull attacks before some action is taken against the people at fault? – Сколько раз можно читать ...? ART Vancouver) |
| infinitive construction | конструкция с инфинитивом |
| infinitive-nominal | инфинитивно-именной |
| infinitive phrase | инфинитивный оборот |
| not infinitive | небеспредельный |
| split infinitive | расщеплённый инфинитив (напр., quickly advance) |
| split infinitive | неопределённая форма глагола с отделённой от него частицей |