To Capacitate vs Capacitating Infinitives & Gerunds

When and How to Use Each Expression?

Get a sense of when and how each expression can be used through the following examples!

To capacitate (Infinitive)

Purpose or Intention: Use the infinitive "to capacitate" when you want to express a purpose, intention, desire, or potential action

Example

I want to capacitate myself with the necessary skills for the job.

Capacitating (Gerund)

Activity or Experience: Use the gerund "capacitating" when you want to refer to the activity itself or the experience as a noun.

Example

Capacitating others can lead to a more productive work environment.

Where can infinitives/gerunds be placed in a sentence?

To capacitate (Infinitive)

• 1. Subject

  To capacitate is an important step in personal development.

  To capacitate is an important step in personal development.

  • "*To capacitate*" serves as the subject of the sentence.
  • Infinitive phrase (subject) + verb (is) + noun phrase (an important step in personal development).
• 2. Object

  She wants me to capacitate her team members.

  She wants me to capacitate her team members.

  • "Me *to capacitate* her team members" is the object of the verb "wants."
  • Noun (She) + verb (wants) + noun phrase (me *to capacitate* her team members).
• 3. Adjective Modifier

  I need a training program to capacitate employees.

  I need a training program to capacitate employees.

  • "*To capacitate* employees" modifies the noun "training program."
  • Noun (I) + verb (need) + noun phrase (a training program *to capacitate* employees).

Capacitating (Gerund)

• 1. Subject

  Capacitating employees is essential for organizational growth.

  Capacitating employees is essential for organizational growth.

  • "*Capacitating*" is the subject of the sentence.
  • Gerund (subject) + verb (is) + noun phrase (essential for organizational growth).
• 2. Object

  I enjoy capacitating my team members.

  I enjoy capacitating my team members.

  • "*Capacitating* my team members" is the object of the verb "enjoy."
  • Noun (I) + verb (enjoy) + gerund (*capacitating* my team members).
• 3. Object of Preposition

  She has a passion for capacitating individuals with disabilities.

  She has a passion for capacitating individuals with disabilities.

  • "For *capacitating* individuals with disabilities" is the object of the preposition "for."
  • Noun phrase (She) + verb (has) + noun phrase (a passion for *capacitating* individuals with disabilities).

Verbs Taking Infinitives/Gerunds as Objects

The following are verbs that can take only the base form of the verb (infinitive), only the -ing form (gerund), or both.

Verbs Taking Infinitives as Objects

• plan
• hope
• want
• decide
• agree

Example

She plans to capacitate her staff with new knowledge and skills.

They hope to capacitate themselves in project management.

He wants to capacitate his team to handle complex tasks.

We decided to capacitate ourselves in digital marketing.

They agreed to capacitate their employees with leadership skills.

Verbs Taking Gerunds as Objects

• enjoy
• recommend
• dislike
• avoid
• imagine

Example

She enjoys capacitating her colleagues to reach their full potential.

They recommend regular capacitating sessions for better team performance.

I dislike the idea of capacitating employees without proper resources.

He avoids capacitating individuals who show no interest in personal growth.

Can you imagine yourself capacitating a large group of people?

Verbs Taking Both Infinitives and Gerunds as Objects

• like
• start
• begin

Example

She likes to capacitate her team members for success. She likes capacitating her team members for success.

We started to capacitate our employees with advanced training programs. We started capacitating our employees with advanced training programs.

He began to capacitate himself with new skills. He began capacitating himself with new skills.