Latin infinitive endings

You can see that there are four different possible endings of the infinitive: āre, ēre, ere, and īre.

1. How do you form an infinitive in Latin?
2. What is the infinitive word in Latin?
3. What are the 3 types of infinitives?

How do you form an infinitive in Latin?

1. Present passive. To form the present passive infinitive of a verb of the first, second or fourth conjugation, remove the '-e' ending from the present infinitive and add '-i'. To form the present passive infinitive of a verb of the third conjugation, remove the '-ere' ending from the present infinitive and add '-i'.

What is the infinitive word in Latin?

The Latin infinitive is the dative or locative case of such a noun¹ and was originally used to denote purpose; but it has in many constructions developed into a substitute for a finite verb. Hence the variety of its use. In its use as a verb, the infinitive may take a subject accusative (§ 397.

What are the 3 types of infinitives?

The infinitive has four other forms: the perfect infinitive, the continuous infinitive, the perfect continuous infinitive, and the passive infinitive.