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Delimitation: part vs. inf

Some modal auxiliaries have an alternative participle that is ambiguous with the infinitive, for perfect constructions. Such forms are tagged as infinitives.

vf-m=part vf-m=inf
D e s c r i p t i o n E x a m p l e D e s c r i p t i o n E x a m p l e
normal participles of modal auxiliariesSie hat nicht mehr gewollt/part  .infinitival construction with modal auxiliariesohne zuh"oren zu können/inf  
Perfect constructions, with content verb missing (gapping)Er hat nicht mehr gekonnt/part  infinitival/alternative participles of modal auxiliaries (other content verb in construction)Er hat nicht mehr zuh"oren k"onnen/inf