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原げん形けい不ふ定てい詞し
Meanings
Noun
1. bare infinitive; root infinitive
Kanji used
原original形shape不negative定define詞part of speech
Composed of
原げん形けい
original form; base form
Noun
不ふ定てい
unsettled; uncertain; indefinite; unfixed; variable; irregular; changeable; indeterminate
No-adjective
詞し
words; writing; lyrics; ci (form of Chinese poetry); independent word
Noun
Examples2
An infinitive without a 'to' attached is called a bare infinitive.
The verb 'help' takes to-infinitives and bare infinitives but bare infinitives are said to be the most common in casual text; as also used in this example sentence.