Question

Can someone please help me with this question?
¿Qué es el infinitivo de "mirar"?

-- I tried to answer this question 2 times and now I can't figure out what the answer is...
The answers I tried -
1) mirando
2) Miryindo

Answer 1

@mathstudent55

Answer 2

The form of a verb that is in English "to see", "to eat", "to play", "to read" is called the infinitive. In English, it is not clear if a word is an infinitive just from looking at the word. For example, the word "be" maybe the infinitive "to be", or it may be a conjugation of the verb to be: It is imperative that you be here tomorrow. The word book may be a noun, a book that you can read, or it may be a verb, as in to book a flight. In the last case, to book is an infinitive.

In Spanish, infinitives follow a pattern. There are three endings for Spanish infinitives. All Spanish verbs have one of these endings. The infinitive endings are: -ar, -er, and -ir

For example:
-ar verbs: mirar, to look; caminar, to walk; gustar, to like
-er verbs: beber, to drink; entender, to understand; comer, to eat
-ir verbs: vivir, to live; decir, to say; venir, to come

You are asked about the verb "mirar."
Notice that mirar ends in -ar.
Mirar is the infinitive of the verb mirar, and it means to look.

Answer 3

mirando means looking. It is a present participle, or a gerund.
miryindo is not a Spanish word.

Answer 4

@mathstudent55 I tried mirando but my teacher said it was wrong

Answer 5

Didn't you read anything I wrote?

Answer 6

Have u tried Mirada

Answer 7

You are looking for an INFINITIVE.
The infinitives of all verbs in Spanish end in -ar, -er, or -ir.

Answer 8

so would it be mirar @mathstudent55

Answer 9

Yes.
The funny thing is that the question includes the answer.
What is the infinitive of the verb "to look"? It is "to look".

Answer 10

thank u for the medal @mathstudent55