Sentence
der Infinitivsatz
In English: infinitive clause (zu, um ... zu)
A clause without a subject of its own, built with zu plus the infinitive at the end. With separable verbs, zu goes inside the verb (anzurufen). Um ... zu expresses a purpose („in order to“), ohne ... zu means „without doing“, statt ... zu „instead of doing“.
Example: Ich lerne Deutsch, um in Berlin zu studieren.
Related lessons
- The infinitive with zu: um... zu, ohne... zu, statt... zu (B1)
- Purpose and consequence: damit, um... zu, sodass, deshalb (B2)