The infinitive in Dari is considered the indefinite (impersonal) form of a verb. In English, the infinitive is expressed as "to read or to eat," as in the sentence "I love to read."
In Dari, infinitives always end in دن تن or یدن:
"to give" دادن
"to tell" گفتن
"to receive" رسیدن
In Dari sentences, the infinitive can be used as a verbal noun (see Verbal Nouns):
او آموختن لسان خارجی را ترک گفته است
"He has quit learning a foreign language"
(Literally: "He has quit to learn a foreign language")
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