Re: Aspect of the infinitive
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Originally Posted by JackBoni
Я захотел купить книгу
Re: Aspect of the infinitive
Quote:
Originally Posted by JackBoni
Can someone please explain the use of aspect in the infinitive? If a conjugated verb is in the perfective, can I assume that any infintives relating to it afterwards will be perfective aswell? Does it work the other way also?
Я захотел купить книгу
Я забыл сделать работy
Спасибо за помощь
Джек
Not always.
Я захотел спать.
It depends on a specific verb, I think.
Я забыл + imperfective = unnatural, should be забыл сделать smth.
Устал + perfective = unnatural, should be устал делать smth.
Я захотел + imperfective = OK (спать, есть, пить...)
Я захотел + perfective = OK (поесть, поспать, попить, купить, сказать) - that depends on a situation:
Я захотел читать = I wanted (suddenly) to read - in a general sense;
Я захотел прочитать книгу - I wanted (suddenly) to have the book read, i.e. to know its contents.
I cannot say is there any common rule, that's a difficult question. I'll have to think...