| 15.8.5 Substantivation of the infinitive - infinitive as subject |
As in English verbs can be substantivated. In English it is done by adding -ing, in French the infinitive is used.
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Pour lui, manger c'est quelque chose d' important. |
| For him, eating is important. | |
Further, again as well as in English, a verb can be used as subject of a phrase, either as substantivated verb or as infinitive (in English). For French it does not make a difference.
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Fumer est mauvais pour la santé. |
| Smoking is bad for the health. | |
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Apprendre quelque chose diminue le risque de se trouver au chômage. |
| To learn something decreases the risk of being unemployed. | |
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