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 The infinitiv, being a kind of verb-noun, may be declined, tho' this seldom occurs.

L&ouml;f stud&ouml;na, the love of studying.

It is permitted to insert the personal pronouns before the ending -&ouml;n in order to indicate the subject.

Binob&ouml;n u ne binob&ouml;n ! [for me] to be or not to be !

The infinitiv in the passiv voice is formed in the same way, and is subject to the same rules.

Pamilag&ouml;n, to be admired. Pevun&ouml;n, to have been wounded. Pomat&ouml;n, to be about to be married, to be going to be married. = EXERCISE 19 =

'''L&ouml;fob fid&ouml;n fluki. No vilob lilad&ouml;n bukis m&ouml;dik, sod gudikis. Eseil&ouml;n binos ofen gudikum ka ep&uuml;k&ouml;n. Men nonik kanom nol&ouml;n valikosi. Kim okanom num&ouml;n stelis sila u tofis mela ? Binob in jul al stud&ouml;n, no al pled&ouml;n. Olemob bukis al lenad&ouml;n volap&uuml;ki. S&ouml;tol stud&ouml;n volap&uuml;ki al kan&ouml;n p&uuml;k&ouml;n ko nets valik.'''

I like to read good books. I wish to see the stars. To read is better than to play. We ought to buy a house if we can buy it cheap. This man can read six languages and speak three; he likes to study and he has time to study. It is better to have loved and lost than not to have loved.

THE PARTICIPLE
The participle is a verb-adjectiv. Its ending is -&ouml;l, corresponding to -ing, -ed. It may be in the activ or passiv voice, and in any tense, tho' the pat&uuml;p, pet&uuml;p and pot&uuml;p are the most common.

Log&ouml;l, seeing. Elog&ouml;l, having seen. Olog&ouml;l, about to see, being about to see. Palog&ouml;l, seen, being seen. Pelog&ouml;l, seen, having been seen. Polog&ouml;l, about to be seen.