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The second principal part of verbs in Latin is the infinitive, usually translated into English as "to ___" (for example, the second principal part of amo, amare, amavi, amatus is amare, to love).

The infinitive has many uses in Latin grammar, including indirect statements (puella canem ladrare videt = the girl sees that the dog barks) or with complementary verbs (canere possum = I am able to sing). Latin students often also use the infinitive and add/drop endings to conjugate other verb forms.

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