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| − | + | A '''conjugation''' is an [[inflectional class]] of verbs. | |
| − | + | ===Examples=== | |
| + | For example, in French verbs that share the same endings are grouped together and are conjugated similarly as in the following example where verbs ending in -er in the infinitive are conjugated the same way in all five possible inflections: Person, Number, Mood, Tense, and Voice: | ||
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* [http://www.verbix.com/languages/french.shtml/Conjugate French Verbs] | * [http://www.verbix.com/languages/french.shtml/Conjugate French Verbs] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_conjugation/ Gramatical Conjugation] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammatical_conjugation/ Gramatical Conjugation] | ||
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| + | ===Other languages=== | ||
| + | German [[Konjugation]] | ||
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| + | {{dc}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Morphology]] | ||
Revision as of 20:09, 5 December 2008
A conjugation is an inflectional class of verbs.
Examples
For example, in French verbs that share the same endings are grouped together and are conjugated similarly as in the following example where verbs ending in -er in the infinitive are conjugated the same way in all five possible inflections: Person, Number, Mood, Tense, and Voice:
Present
| je | parle | |
| tu | parles | |
| il/elle | parle | |
| Nous | parlons | |
| Vous | parlez | |
| ils/elles | parlent |
Imperfect
| je | parlais | |
| tu | parlais | |
| il/elle | parlait | |
| Nous | parlions | |
| Vous | parliez | |
| ils/elles | parlaient |
Now a verb that shares the same ending -er with parler like aimer has a similar pattern when conjugated in the present and the imperfect.
Present
| je | aime | |
| tu | aimes | |
| il/elle | aime | |
| Nous | aimons | |
| Vous | aimez | |
| ils/elles | aiment |
Imperfect
| je | aimais | |
| tu | aimais | |
| il/elle | aimait | |
| Nous | aimions | |
| Vous | aimiez | |
| ils/elles | aimaient |
Useful Links
Other languages
German Konjugation
