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| Infinitives Used As Nouns |
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| German infinitives may be used as nouns. An infinitive used as a noun is always neuter. English equivalent is always a gerung (-ing) form. |
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| Mein Hobby ist WANDERN; Frühmorgens ist DAS JOGGEN toll. |
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| Infinitives Used As Nouns |
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| Shows motion away from the speaker. Occupies last position in the sentence. May be combined with several parts of speech, including adverbs, prepositions, and verbs. In spoken German, it is often separated from wo. |
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| Shows motion toward the speaker. Occupies last position in the sentence. May be combined with other parts of speech, including adverbs, prepositions, and verbs. In spoken German, it is often separated from wo. |
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| Wir fahren einmal im Jahr HIN. |
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| Motion away from the speaker. |
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| Und zweimal im Jahr kommt sie HER. |
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| Motion towards the speaker. |
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| Er möchte wieder DORTHIN. |
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| WOHER kommen Sie / WO kommen Sie HER? |
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| WOHIN fahren Sie? / WO fahren Sie HIN? |
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