Many Native American languages and some languages in Africa and Australia do not have direct equivalents to infinitives or verbal nouns; in their place they use finite verb forms in ordinary clauses or various special constructions.
Many Native American languages do not have direct equivalents to infinitives or verbal nouns. Some languages in Africa and Australia do not have direct equivalents to infinitives or verbal nouns. They use finite verb forms in ordinary clauses. This is in their place. They use finite verb forms in various special constructions. This is in their place.