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inflectiona change in the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, etc.

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a change in the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, etc.

Pronunciation (IPA): /ɪnˈflekʃən/

Korean meaning: 어형 변화, 활용 (시제, 성, 수 등을 나타내기 위한)

Korean pronunciation: 인**플렉**션

Example Sentences

  • My English teacher went crazy trying to explain inflection to students who thought 'goed' was a real word.
  • His inflection made 'really?' sound like he didn't believe a word I said.
  • Learning Korean inflection is like trying to solve a Rubik's cube while riding a unicycle.

inflection

NOUN

//ɪnˈflekʃən//

a change in the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, etc.

inflection concept
💡 Concept

a change in the form of a word to express tense, gender, number, etc.

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inflection rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Every inflection shows reflection, revealing language's deep connection

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ɪnˈflekʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ɪnˈflekʃən/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootflect
Suffix--ion

Origin

라틴어 'inflectere(구부리다)'에서 유래. 말 그대로 단어를 '구부려서' 다른 형태로 만든다는 의미

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🎵Rhyme

reflectionconnectionprotection
reflection
connection
protection

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My English teacher went crazy trying to explain inflection to students who thought 'goed' was a real word.

His inflection made 'really?' sound like he didn't believe a word I said.

😄 Fun example

Learning Korean inflection is like trying to solve a Rubik's cube while riding a unicycle.

The actor's perfect inflection made the audience laugh at just the right moments.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

modulationintonationconjugationdeclensionvariation

Antonyms

monotoneflatness

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