Finnish infinitives in a nutshell

I just realized that I have a post called Participles in a nutshell and Passive in a nutshell, but nothing about infinitives! Older grammar books talk about first, second and third infinitives, but I'm using the names with the markers. Check out the posts to read example sentences and more detailed explanations.

A infinitive
to do something	lukea
in order to	lukeakseni
MA infinitive
in	lukemassa
from	lukemasta
to	lukemaan
without	lukematta
by	lukemalla
E infinitive
while	lukiessa luettaessa
style, manner	lukien

Read more about the infinitives

• A infinitive
• MA infinitive
• E infinitive

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