inflected

Changed for tense

Inflected describes words that have been modified to express grammatical information—tense, number, case, or mood.

English verbs inflect for past tense: walk becomes walked.

Nouns inflect for plural: cat becomes cats.

Languages vary widely in how much they rely on inflection; English is relatively light compared to Latin or Russian.

An inflected voice rises and falls in pitch rather than staying monotone.

grammar

declension

Noun form variation

conjugationVerb form variation system
paradigmGoverning framework of thought
agreementShared position between parties

case · gender · number · person · tense · mood · aspect · voice · suffix · prefix

verbs

conjugated

Given grammatical endings

tensedBecame taut or rigid
pastTime already gone
presentGift or current moment

future · perfect · imperfect · progressive · conditional · subjunctive · pluperfect · preterite · continuous · habitual

modified

altered

Changed from before

changedMade or became different
adjustedChanged to improve fit
variedDiffering in type

adapted · bent · curved · angled · transformed · shifted · shaped · turned · deviated · modulated

voice

intonation

Pitch variation in speech

modulationVarying signals to transmit
pitchFrequency of sound
toneQuality of sound

cadence · emphasis · stress · prosody · accent · resonance · timbre · lilt · rising · falling

Opposites

grammatical modification

inflecteduninflected

Without grammatical modification

invariable · undeclined · root · stem · bare

vocal quality

inflectedmonotone

Single unvarying pitch

uninflected · flat · monotonous · toneless · unmodulated

Phrases

inflection pointsWhere curvature changes sign
inflectional endingsBound morphemes marking grammar
voice inflectionPitch shifts while speaking
vocal inflectionPitch variation in speech

Family

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