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B2–C1 · GFO · GFO008

Subject + claim(s) + perfect infinitive

Explanation

A reusable frame from “German-led grammatical flexibility”. Compare how English and German express german-led grammatical flexibility. Practise reusable constructions with Russian translations.

Structure

EN · EnglishSubject + claim(s) + perfect infinitive
DE · GermanSubject + will/wollen + past participle + haben/sein

Anchor phrase

RU · Translation

Он утверждает, что не знал об изменении.

EN · English

He claims not to have known about the change.

DE · German

Er will von der Änderung nichts gewusst haben.

Try variations2 · more examples

  1. RU · Translation

    Она утверждает, что видела оригинал документа.

    EN · English

    She claims to have seen the original document.

    DE · German

    Sie will das Originaldokument gesehen haben.

  2. RU · Translation

    Они утверждают, что отправили предупреждение заранее.

    EN · English

    They claim to have sent the warning in advance.

    DE · German

    Sie wollen die Warnung im Voraus geschickt haben.

Pattern graph

Continue with nearby patterns

GFO001Subject + do/does not need to + infinitiveGFOGFO002Affected object + can be + past participle + manner/contextGFOGFO003Affected object + must be + passive participleGFOGFO004Actor + be required to + infinitiveGFO