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What you're calling a verb is actually an infinitive. An infinitive acts as a noun. As such, a masculine article may precede it.
The translation of the Spanish construct into English also employs a noun, one that also happens to look like a verb. This noun is called a gerund in English. The equivalent of the English gerund is the Spanish infinitive. Both function as nouns.
Living in Madrid is very nice.
Drinking can lead to poisoning, even death.
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