| 33.18 Substitution zu + infinitive <=> subordinate phrase (dass) |
If the subordinate phrase has the same subject as the main phrase the subordinate phrase can be changed into a infinitive construction and vice versa.
| Examples | |
Er
glaubt, dass er es tun muss. |
|
| He believes that he has to do it. | |
| Er meint,
dass er es weiß. <=> Er meint, es zu wissen. |
|
| He thinks that he knows. |
A transformation is not possible, if the subordinate clause has an own subject.
Er glaubt, dass wir es wissen. <=> ø
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