The term "infinitive"

Question

I think when you say "Use the infinitive" for "cooking" for the answer, is misleading when the answer is "faire le cuisine". It's really a form of the infinitive, not the actual infinitive by itself.

Accepted Answer

Hi Jan,
The verb/expression ‘faire la cuisine’ is the correct translation of the activity which is ‘cooking’. 
Hope this helps!

Answer

Hi Jan,I wonder how else one could express "To do the cooking" ? Do you prefer to use the verb "cuisiner" ? How would you use this infinitive instead?"faire la cuisine" is the standard expression as far as I'm aware.Jim

Answer

If the lesson said "use the infinitive for cooking", then "faire la cuisine" would be wrong. In "faire la cuisine" the infinitive is "faire" and "la cuisine" is the object and hence a noun. Only verbs can be in the infinitive.

A link to the specific lesson would be helfpful.