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Inflection

noun/ɪnflˈɛkʃən/
Definition
a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
the patterns of stress and intonation in a language
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪnflˈɛkʃən/
🇬🇧British English
/ɪnflˈɛkʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɪnflˈɛkʃən/
3 syllables Say it as /ɪnflˈɛkʃən/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
inflectionaladjectivecharacterized by inflections indicating grammatical distinctions
inflectverbchange the form of a word in accordance as required by the grammatical rules of the language
modulateverbvary the pitch of one's speech
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Flexion
eine Änderung der Form eines Wortes (normalerweise durch Hinzufügen eines Suffixes), um eine Änderung seiner grammatikalischen Funktion anzuzeigen
🇫🇷French
inflexion
un changement dans la forme d'un mot (généralement en ajoutant un suffixe) pour indiquer un changement dans sa fonction grammaticale
🇪🇸Spanish
inflexión
un cambio en la forma de una palabra (generalmente agregando un sufijo) para indicar un cambio en su función gramatical
🇮🇹Italian
inflessione
un cambiamento nella forma di una parola (di solito aggiungendo un suffisso) per indicare un cambiamento nella sua funzione grammaticale
🇳🇱Dutch
verbuiging
een verandering in de vorm van een woord (meestal door een achtervoegsel toe te voegen) om een ​​verandering in de grammaticale functie ervan aan te geven
🇵🇹Portuguese
inflexão
uma mudança na forma de uma palavra (geralmente adicionando um sufixo) para indicar uma mudança na sua função gramatical
🇷🇺Russian
перегиб
изменение формы слова (обычно путем добавления суффикса) для обозначения изменения его грамматической функции
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मोड़
किसी शब्द के व्याकरणिक कार्य में परिवर्तन को इंगित करने के लिए उसके रूप में परिवर्तन (आमतौर पर एक प्रत्यय जोड़कर)
🇧🇩Bengali
বিবর্তন
একটি শব্দের আকারে একটি পরিবর্তন (সাধারণত একটি প্রত্যয় যোগ করে) এর ব্যাকরণগত ফাংশনে পরিবর্তন নির্দেশ করতে
🇮🇳Tamil
ஊடுருவல்
ஒரு வார்த்தையின் வடிவத்தில் மாற்றம் (பொதுவாக ஒரு பின்னொட்டை சேர்ப்பதன் மூலம்) அதன் இலக்கண செயல்பாட்டில் மாற்றத்தைக் குறிக்கும்
🇮🇳Telugu
విభక్తి
పదం రూపంలో మార్పు (సాధారణంగా ప్రత్యయం జోడించడం ద్వారా) దాని వ్యాకరణ ఫంక్షన్‌లో మార్పును సూచించడానికి
🇮🇳Marathi
वळण
शब्दाच्या स्वरूपात बदल (सामान्यत: एक प्रत्यय जोडून) त्याच्या व्याकरणाच्या कार्यामध्ये बदल सूचित करण्यासाठी
🇮🇳Gujarati
વળાંક
શબ્દના સ્વરૂપમાં ફેરફાર (સામાન્ય રીતે પ્રત્યય ઉમેરીને) તેના વ્યાકરણના કાર્યમાં ફેરફાર સૂચવવા માટે
🇮🇳Kannada
ವಿಭಕ್ತಿ
ಪದದ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಬದಲಾವಣೆ (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಯವನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ) ಅದರ ವ್ಯಾಕರಣ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬದಲಾವಣೆಯನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഇൻഫ്ലക്ഷൻ
ഒരു പദത്തിൻ്റെ രൂപത്തിലുള്ള മാറ്റം (സാധാരണയായി ഒരു പ്രത്യയം ചേർത്ത്) അതിൻ്റെ വ്യാകരണ പ്രവർത്തനത്തിലെ മാറ്റം സൂചിപ്പിക്കാൻ
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਮੋੜ
ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਪਿਛੇਤਰ ਜੋੜ ਕੇ) ਇਸਦੇ ਵਿਆਕਰਨਿਕ ਕਾਰਜ ਵਿੱਚ ਤਬਦੀਲੀ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਣ ਲਈ
🇵🇰Urdu
موڑ
ایک لفظ کی شکل میں تبدیلی (عام طور پر ایک لاحقہ جوڑ کر) اس کے گراماتی فعل میں تبدیلی کی نشاندہی کرنے کے لیے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
屈折变化
单词形式的变化(通常通过添加后缀)以表明其语法功能的变化
🇯🇵Japanese
屈折
文法的機能の変更を示すための単語の形式の変更(通常は接尾辞の追加による)
🇰🇷Korean
굴절
문법적 기능의 변화를 나타내기 위해 단어 형태의 변화(보통 접미사 추가)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự uốn cong
sự thay đổi về hình thức của một từ (thường bằng cách thêm hậu tố) để biểu thị sự thay đổi về chức năng ngữ pháp của nó
🇹🇭Thai
โรคติดเชื้อ
การเปลี่ยนแปลงในรูปแบบของคำ (โดยปกติโดยการเพิ่มส่วนต่อท้าย) เพื่อระบุการเปลี่ยนแปลงในฟังก์ชันทางไวยากรณ์
🇮🇩Indonesian
infleksi
perubahan bentuk suatu kata (biasanya dengan penambahan sufiks) untuk menunjukkan perubahan fungsi gramatikalnya
🇲🇾Malay
infleksi
perubahan dalam bentuk perkataan (biasanya dengan menambahkan akhiran) untuk menunjukkan perubahan dalam fungsi tatabahasanya
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
انثناء
تغيير في شكل الكلمة (عادة عن طريق إضافة لاحقة) للإشارة إلى تغيير في وظيفتها النحوية
🇮🇷Persian
عطف
تغییر در شکل یک کلمه (معمولاً با اضافه کردن پسوند) برای نشان دادن تغییر در عملکرد دستوری آن
🇹🇷Turkish
bükülme
dilbilgisi işlevindeki bir değişikliği belirtmek için bir kelimenin biçimindeki değişiklik (genellikle bir son ek ekleyerek)
🇮🇱Hebrew
נְטִיָה
שינוי בצורה של מילה (בדרך כלל על ידי הוספת סיומת) כדי לציין שינוי בתפקוד הדקדוקי שלה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'inflection'?
The primary meaning of 'inflection' is 'a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'inflection' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'inflection' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'inflection' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'inflection' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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