Infinitivo pessoal – um fenómeno português?

Abstract

PERSONAL INFINITIVE – A PORTUGUESE PHENOMENON? OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE INFLECTIVE INFINITIVE The purpose of the article is to present the issue of the naming and the origin of the Portuguese inflected infinitive. We will present a number of opinions of various linguists on the topic. We will also try to answer the question whether the Portuguese inflective infinitive is a purely Portuguese phenomenon or there are other languages in which a similar verbal form can be observed.

Keywords

• inflected infinitive
• origin
• denomination
• Portuguese phenomenon