inflectionálne

Inflectional is an adjective used to describe languages or words that exhibit inflection. Inflection is a process in linguistics where words are modified to express different grammatical categories such as tense, mood, voice, aspect, person, number, gender, and case. Inflectional languages are characterized by their use of inflectional morphology, which involves changing the form of a word to convey grammatical information.

In inflectional languages, inflectional endings are added to the base form of a word to create different forms. For example, in Latin, the verb "amare" (to love) changes to "amavi" (I loved) and "amasti" (you loved) to indicate different subjects. Similarly, in German, the noun "Hund" (dog) changes to "Hunde" (dogs) to indicate plural form.

Inflectional languages often have a rich system of declensions and conjugations, which can make them more complex than non-inflectional languages. However, they also provide a more precise way to express grammatical relationships and nuances in meaning.

Examples of inflectional languages include Latin, Greek, German, Russian, and many others. In contrast, non-inflectional languages, such as English, rely more on word order and function words (like prepositions and auxiliary verbs) to convey grammatical information.