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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Conjugation or declension showing a word in all its inflectional forms
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2 : an example of a conjugation or declension showing a word in all its inflectional forms
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
A word can take many different roles such as verb, noun, adjective, etc. What is 'conjugation' and 'declension' of a word? Please let me know in simple terms. Thanks for any help you could offer.
2 : an example of a conjugation or declension showing a word in all its inflectional forms
[M-W's Col. Dic.]
A word can take many different roles such as verb, noun, adjective, etc. What is 'conjugation' and 'declension' of a word? Please let me know in simple terms. Thanks for any help you could offer.
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Hi Jack: Some languages have different word endings as part of its grammar system. English is not a highly inflected language, so these terms are not as prominent in the study of English grammar as they are in German, Russian, Latin, etc. which are more inflected.
- Hi Jack: Some languages have different word endings as part of its grammar system.
- English is not a highly inflected language, so these terms are not as prominent in the study of English grammar as they are in German, Russian, Latin, etc.
- which are more inflected.
- Conjugation applies to verbs.
- The verbs take different endings depending on number (1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person), singular, plural, tense, voice and mood.
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Hi Jack:
Some languages have different word endings as part of its grammar system. English is not a highly inflected language, so these terms are not as prominent in the study of English grammar as they are in German, Russian, Latin, etc. which are more inflected.
Conjugation applies to verbs. The verbs take different endings depending on number (1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person),
Some languages have different word endings as part of its grammar system. English is not a highly inflected language, so these terms are not as prominent in the study of English grammar as they are in German, Russian, Latin, etc. which are more inflected.
Conjugation applies to verbs. The verbs take different endings depending on number (1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person),
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