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A grammatical system that uses inflection (word endings or modifications) to convey grammatical information such as tense, number, gender, or case.
The inflectional system of Russian includes complex case endings.
Russian words change endings to show grammatical roles like subject or object.
English has lost most of its inflectional system over time.
Modern English relies more on word order than word changes.
Inflectional systems vary widely across languages. Some languages (like Latin) have rich inflection, while others (like English) have simplified systems.
Inflectional systems determine how words change to express meaning, such as 'run' (present) vs. 'ran' (past).
Languages with rich inflectional systems (e.g., Latin) often have fewer words but more complex word forms.
From 'inflection' (modification of a word) + 'system' (organized structure).
The term is primarily used in linguistics to describe how languages encode grammatical relationships through word forms.