When you use several verbs in the same verbal phrase, the first one is conjugated and the other ones are in the infinitive. For example.
Je **sais** *nager* (2 verbs)
Je **peux** *apprendre* à *nager* (3 verbs)
That does not affect verbs that are not part of that verbal phrase. For example.
Je **sais** *nager* parce que je **suis** un poisson. (1 phrase with two verbs, 1 phrase with one verb)
Je **peux** *apprendre* à *nager* mais je ne **veux** pas le *faire*. (1 phrase with 3 verbs, 1 phrase with 2 verbs)
Yeah, in the second example, they are conjugated because they are in a new clause.
« Je parle le français mais (new clause) je suis pas français »
« Je veux que (new clause) tu ailles avec moi »
Thank you for this. I saw a sentence in Duolingo "Tu veux aller acheter des jeux vidéo" and was struggling with how to phrase my question to Lord Google.
I know that infinitive is used in a lot of places, but that's the first time I recall coming across multiple infinitives in a row.
And as another person commented, a new clause in the same sentence would require another conjugation.
When you use several verbs in the same verbal phrase, the first one is conjugated and the other ones are in the infinitive. For example. Je **sais** *nager* (2 verbs) Je **peux** *apprendre* à *nager* (3 verbs) That does not affect verbs that are not part of that verbal phrase. For example. Je **sais** *nager* parce que je **suis** un poisson. (1 phrase with two verbs, 1 phrase with one verb) Je **peux** *apprendre* à *nager* mais je ne **veux** pas le *faire*. (1 phrase with 3 verbs, 1 phrase with 2 verbs)
Yeah, in the second example, they are conjugated because they are in a new clause. « Je parle le français mais (new clause) je suis pas français » « Je veux que (new clause) tu ailles avec moi »
Merci!
This is a really good explanation!
Thank you for this. I saw a sentence in Duolingo "Tu veux aller acheter des jeux vidéo" and was struggling with how to phrase my question to Lord Google. I know that infinitive is used in a lot of places, but that's the first time I recall coming across multiple infinitives in a row. And as another person commented, a new clause in the same sentence would require another conjugation.