Verbs Followed by To-Infinitives

What you’ll learn

Use infinitives for plans, decisions, and hopes.

ប្រើ to-infinitive សម្រាប់ផែនការ និងការសម្រេចចិត្ត។

Meaning and use

Verbs such as decide, hope, plan, promise, and manage take a to-infinitive. A negative infinitive normally places not before to. Some verbs require an object before the infinitive, so learn whole patterns rather than inserting to after every verb.

ក្រោយ decide, hope, plan និង promise ប្រើ to ជាមួយកិរិយាសព្ទដើម។ ទម្រង់បដិសេធជាទូទៅដាក់ not មុន to។ ត្រូវរៀនលំនាំរបស់កិរិយាសព្ទនីមួយៗ។

Grammar patterns

Pattern	Example or form
Verb + infinitive	decide / hope / plan + to + base verb
Negative infinitive	decide not to + base verb

Examples

1. We decided to take the bus.

   យើងសម្រេចចិត្តជិះឡានក្រុង។

2. I hope to see you soon.

   ខ្ញុំសង្ឃឹមថានឹងបានជួបអ្នកឆាប់ៗ។

3. She managed to finish on time.

   នាងអាចបញ្ចប់ទាន់ពេលបាន។

4. He promised not to be late.

   គាត់បានសន្យាថានឹងមិនយឺតទេ។

Everyday conversation

Dara: Have you decided what to do?

Maly: Yes, I plan to apply for the course.

Common mistakes

Instead of	Use	Why
She decided going home.	She decided to go home.	Decide takes a to-infinitive.
I hope seeing you soon.	I hope to see you soon.	Hope takes a to-infinitive in this pattern.

Practice

Try these questions before opening the answers. Write or say each answer.

សាកល្បងឆ្លើយសំណួរទាំងនេះជាមុនសិន មុននឹងបើកមើលចម្លើយ។ អ្នកអាចសរសេរ ឬនិយាយចម្លើយរបស់អ្នក។

1. Complete: We managed ___ (find) a room.
2. Make the infinitive negative: She promised to tell anyone.
3. Correct: He plans to studying abroad.

Answers and explanations

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1. to find

   Manage takes a to-infinitive.

2. She promised not to tell anyone.

   Not before to negates the infinitive.

3. He plans to study abroad.

   After infinitival to, use the base verb.

Quick recap

• Verb + infinitive: decide / hope / plan + to + base verb
• Negative infinitive: decide not to + base verb