English

Noun

zu-infinitive ‎(plural zu-infinitives)

1. (grammar) a German infinitive form created by adding or infixing the particle zu and used in subordinate clauses

   abgeben → abzugeben

   vorbereiten → vorzubereiten

Usage notes

While theoretically any infinitive with zu could be considered a zu-infinite (for example: haben → zu haben), this term is used primarily to refer to separable verbs with with the zu particle infixed after the prefix.

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