The infinitive after certain adjectives (SORRY, DIFFICULT, HAPPY, ABLE, AFRAID, ASHAMED etc.)
I am sorry to disturb you.
I am happy to have helped you.
I am afraid to go home this drunk.
She was not ashamed to sing in front of her teachers.
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