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nonfinite verb
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
1. (grammar)
a. le verbe à l'infinitif (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. French nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la dame or la lune) or masculine (like l'homme or le soleil).
The highlighted verb is a nonfinite verb because it's not marked for tense.Le verbe surligné est un verbe à l'infinitif parce qu'il n'y a pas de marqueur de temps.
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