THE INFINITIVE IN THE OTHER GERMANIC LANGUAGES. 273 
(1) The Uses of the Infinitive, active and passive, are substantially the 
same in the other Germanic languages as in Anglo-Saxon, though, naturally, 
with some variations in the several languages, as indicated in the discussion 
thereof. 
(2) The Differentiation between the Uninflected Infinitive and the Inflected 
Infinitive rests upon the same general principles as in Anglo-Saxon. 
(3) The Voice of the two infinitives active in form, in the High Germanic 
languages, tallies substantially with that of these two forms in Anglo-Saxon. 
(4) In the main, the Origin of the Constructions of the Infinitive is in sub¬ 
stantial agreement with that of the infinitive in Anglo-Saxon. 
(5) The same Substitutes for the Infinitive are found as in Anglo-Saxon. 
(6) The substitution of the predicate nominative of the present participle 
for the predicative infinitive was probably due to the same general causes as 
in Anglo-Saxon, but the statistics available on this point are too meager for a 
confident conclusion. 
(7) The substitution of the predicate accusative of the present participle 
for the predicative infinitive in the High Germanic languages was due to Latin 
influence. In Gothic, owing to the closeness of the translation, the predicative 
participle was from the outset more common than the predicative infinitive 
after verbs of sense perception. 
