Infinitivesthey never end

Present Active Infinitives

• You so know how to do these

• Second principle part

• amo, amāre, amavī, amatus

Present Active Infinitive = amāre

Present Passive Infinitives

• For 1st, 2nd, and 4th conjugations:

change the final “e” on the active, infinitive to an “ī”

• amāre → amārī

• monēre → monērī

• audīre → audīrī

Present Passive Infinitives

• For 3rd and 3rd IO conjugations:

• change the final “ere” on the active, infinitive to an “ī”

• dicere → dicī

• capere → capī

Translating• Active infinitives translate as “to verb”

• Passive infinitives translate as “to be verbed”

• amāre = “to love” amārī = to be loved

• monēre = “to warn” monērī = “to be warned”

• audīre = “to hear” audīrī = “to be heard”

• dicere = “to say” dicī = “to be said”

• capere = “to seize” capī = “to be captured”

Examples

Quintus se exercitu Bruti conjungere vult.

Quintus wants to join the army of Brutus.

Quintus a Marco Antonio capī non vult.

Quintus does not want to be captured by Mark Anthony.

facile erat Quinto de piratis docerī.

It was easy for Quintus to be taught about pirates.

Examples

Paris conspicī noluit.

Paris did not want to be seen.

volo ianuam aperīrī.

I want the door to be opened.

dux iussit captivum liberarī.

The leader ordered the captive to be freed.