<h1><strong>Infinitives With Meaning, Definition and Examples In Urdu and English</strong></h1>
<strong>Introduction</strong>: When we talk about the infinitive In Urdu then, we can either talk about the Present Infinitive or the Past Infinitive. Both of these forms are widely used in grammar, but they are quite different.
In this blog, we have identified the correct term and have explained it in an easily comprehensible manner with infinitive meaning, Definition and examples in Urdu and English.
<h3><b>Infinitive Meaning In Urdu</b></h3>
Infinitive Written in Urdu is مصدر and In Roman English, We write as a Musadar.
<p style="text-align: center;">م<strong>صدر - Musadder</strong></p>

<h3><b>Definition of </b><b>Infinitive In Urdu With Examples</b></h3>
An infinitive is a base if verb. Though it is formed out of a <a href="https://ilmhere.com/what-is-a-verb-and-the-types-of-the-verb-in-urdu-english-with-examples-2/">verb</a>, it does not work as a verb. It is one of three verbal's (non-finite verbs) we have in English.

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Examples</b>:</span>
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
 	<li>Bilal wanted to be the lead singer of the band.</li>
 	<li>He decided to leave early because he had to wake up early the next day.</li>
</ul>
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Types of Infinitive In Urdu and English</b></span>
<ul style="list-style-type: square;">
 	<li style="text-align: left;">Full infinitive</li>
 	<li style="text-align: left;">Split infinitive</li>
 	<li style="text-align: left;">Negative infinitive</li>
 	<li style="text-align: left;">Plain infinitive</li>
 	<li style="text-align: left;">Simple passive infinitive</li>
 	<li style="text-align: left;">Perfect infinitive</li>
 	<li style="text-align: left;">Perfect passive infinitive</li>
 	<li style="text-align: left;">Perfect progressive infinitive</li>
</ul>
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Definition of Full infinitive In English</strong></span>

When “to + IV” works in a sentence as a noun is called the full infinitive.
<ul style="list-style-type: circle;">
 	<li>Full infinitive used as a subject</li>
</ul>
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Examples</b></span>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>A</strong></span></p>

<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
 	<li>Working hard is a good habit.</li>
 	<li>To help needy people is a good deed.</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">B</span></strong></p>

<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
 	<li>It is a good habit to work hard.</li>
 	<li>It is a good deed to help needy people.</li>
</ul>
<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Full infinitive used as an object</span></strong>

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Examples</b></span>
<ul>
 	<li>I wish to be there.</li>
 	<li>She agreed to teach.</li>
 	<li>We refused to work.</li>
 	<li>He denied singing.</li>
</ul>
<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">Full infinitive used as a compliment after a noun</span></strong>

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Examples</b></span>
<ul>
 	<li>I have got many persons to meet.</li>
 	<li>She has got a lot of letters to write</li>
 	<li>He has hard work to do.</li>
</ul>
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<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Definition of the Split infinitive</strong></span>

When an adverb comes between “to” and the “verb” when it separates “to” and the “verb” from each other is called a split infinitive.

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Examples</b></span>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Split Infinitive</b></span></p>
To fast drive in darkness is dangerous.

To honestly work increases a person’s honour.

To easily win this match is not an easy task.
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Full Infinitive</b></span></p>
To drive fast in darkness is dangerous.

To work honestly increases a person’s honour.

Winning this match easily is not an easy task.

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Definition of  Negative infinitive</strong></span>

To make a negative infinitive, put “not” before “to”.

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Examples</b></span>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Correct</b></span></p>
His decision not to take the exam is not in his favour.

Run fast not to lose the race.
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Incorrect</b></span></p>
His decision to not take the exam is not in his favor.

Run fast to not lose the race.

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<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Definition of  Plain infinitive</strong></span>

The first form of the verb without “s”, “es”, and “Ing” is called bare/plain infinitive.

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>A plain infinitive is used after the causative verb “make”.</strong></span>

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Examples</b></span>
<ul style="list-style-type: disc;">
 	<li>I am making him clean my room.</li>
 	<li>میں اس سے اپنا کمرہ صاف کروارہاہوں۔</li>
 	<li>I am making my room clean.</li>
 	<li> اپنا کمرہ صاف کروا رہاہوں۔</li>
 	<li>I can speak English.</li>
 	<li>میں انگریزی بول سکتا ہوں۔</li>
</ul>
<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Definition of  Simple passive infinitive</strong></span>

“To be +IIV” is called simple passive.

<b>Note: </b>Passive infinitive “gives the passive meaning of “ The future indefinite tense<b>. </b>

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Examples</b></span>
<p style="text-align: center;"><b>A</b></p>
A meeting is to be called on this issue.

A committee is to be made very soon.

A civil hospital is to be built in Khanewal.

A price control team is to be made to control prices of eatable goods in the month of Ramazan.
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;">B</span></p>
A meeting will be called on this issue.

A committee will be made very soon.

A civil hospital will be built in Khanewal.

A price control team will be made to control the prices of eatable goods in the month of Ramazan.

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<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong> Definition of  Perfect infinitive</strong></span>

“ To have +IIIV” is called the perfect infinitive.

<b>Note</b><b>: </b>“ Perfect infinitive” gives different meanings on different occasions.

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Examples</b></span>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>A</b></span></p>
They are happy to have won the match.

I am sorry to have disturbed you.

I am sorry to have made you wait.

He is happy to have got a brand-new car.
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>B</b></span></p>
They are happy that they won the match.

I am sorry that I disturbed you.

I am sorry that I made you wait.

He is happy that he has got a brand-new car.

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong> Definition of  Perfect passive infinitive</strong></span>

<span style="color: #000000;">The passive voice of the perfect infinitive.</span>

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Examples</b></span>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>A</b></span></p>
He is said to have been arrested.

She is said to have been transferred.

They are said to have been beaten.

He was said to have been arrested.
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>B</b></span></p>
It is said that she has been arrested.

It is said that she has been transferred.

It is said that they have been beaten.

It was said that he had been arrested.

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><strong>Definition of  Perfect progressive infinitive</strong></span>

The perfect progressive infinitive expresses the idea with stress that an action has been in progress often before another action.

<b>Note</b><b>:  </b>“The perfect progressive infinitive "gives the meaning of “ the present continuous and the past continuous tenses.

<span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>Examples</b></span>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>A</b></span></p>
He lies to have been working the whole day.

He looks very tired. He seems to have been working for many hours.

He lied to have been working the whole day.

She presented to have been reading in the academy.
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #ff0000;"><b>B</b></span></p>
He lies that he has been working the whole day.

He looks very tired. It seems that he has been working for many hours.

He lied that he had been working the whole day.

She presented that she had been reading in the academy.

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