Complementary Infinitives By: John Luke DeStefano

Infinitives- to expand or to complete verbs.

a re

e re

e re

i re

Indicates InfinitiveInfinitives

Natural State of verb

Takes place no time in action

Singular and Plurals verbs endings

Singular endings Plural endings

1st Person- Ego -o -nos

2nd Person- Tu -s -vos

3rd Person-is ea id

-t EiEae -ntEa

Singular Plural

1st Person I love We love

2nd Person You love You love

3rd Person He LovesShe

They love

Ex: love

Examples

The words “Sextus vult” meaning Sextus wants doesn’t complete the whole thought. We do not know what Sextus wants. To complete the idea you can use this example:• Sextus abores ascendere vult.• Sextus wants to climb trees.Here, vult is completed by the infinitive ascendere, which itself takes the D.O. abores

Infinitive endingInfinitives complete the meaning of the word vult or timet. When they are used in this way it is called complementary infinitive .