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Vocabulary Entry
inflection
|noun • verb
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N
noun
A change in the form of a word to express different grammatical features such as tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, and case.
Example Sentences
"In English, the inflection of verbs indicates past or present tense."
"Linguists study the inflection of nouns to understand how they change for plurality."
"The inflection of adjectives can change their degree of comparison, such as 'big', 'bigger', and 'biggest'."
V
verb
To make a change to a word's form in order to convey different grammatical aspects.
Example Sentences
"In many languages, you can inflect a verb to match the subject's number and person."
"The teacher explained how to inflect nouns to show possession."
"When learning Spanish, it's important to know how to inflect regular verbs for different tenses."