GrammarB2· Studium & Uni

Infinitiv Perfekt und Infinitiv Passiv mit zu

The perfect and passive infinitive with zu

Kartoffel · your teacher

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From what you know

Ich versuche, die Frist einzuhalten.Ich bin froh, die Frist eingehalten zu haben.

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1What & when

In one line

Happened before: bestanden zu haben. Done to you: eingeladen zu werden. Both: informiert worden zu sein.

Before

Ich habe die Prüfung bestanden.

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The passing came first: bestanden, then zu haben, at the end. The zu-part has no of its own.

„Ich bin froh, die Prüfung bestanden zu haben.“ — I'm glad I passed the exam.

Kartoffel

First, what is it?

You know the : Ich versuche, die Frist einzuhalten. It can also look back: Ich bin froh, die Frist eingehalten zu haben. And it has a , for something done to you: Ich hoffe, zur Prüfung zugelassen zu werden. You can combine both:

Kartoffel

And when do you need it? More often than you'd think:

Studium & UniYou need it to say how you feel about something that has already happened, or about something that is done to you. At university that happens all the time: – –

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