| 15.8.6 Infinitive without subject |
Usually we need a subject to know, who is doing something in a sentence. However, there are some cases (again not different from English), where there is no subject in a sentence with an infinitive.
| Examples | |
| Prohibition | |
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Interdit de fumer! |
| No smoking! (Smoking prohibited) | |
| Instruction | |
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Ajouter un demi litre de lait et laisser bouillir. |
| Add half a litre of milk and let is boil. | |
| General statements | |
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Plutôt se battre et mourir que vivre en servitude. |
| Rather fight and die than to live in slavery. | |
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