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böjning — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • conjugation noun The coming together of things; a union.
  • declension noun A falling off, decay or descent.
  • inflection noun The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.

Senses

böjning is used for these senses in English:

  • conjugation (grammar) In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs according to what inflections they take.
  • conjugation (grammar) The product of that act: the conjugated forms of a verb, collected into a list or recitation.
  • declension (grammar) A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.
  • inflection (grammar, uncountable) The linguistic phenomenon of morphological variation, whereby terms take a number of distinct forms in order to express different grammatical features.

conjugation — full definition

  1. noun The coming together of things; a union.
  2. noun The temporary fusion of organisms, especially as part of sexual reproduction.
  3. noun Sexual relations within marriage.
  4. noun In some languages, one of several classifications of verbs categorized into distinct classes based on the specific inflectional patterns they exhibit.

declension — full definition

  1. noun A falling off, decay or descent.
  2. noun The act of declining a word; the act of listing the inflections of a noun, pronoun or adjective in order.
  3. noun The product of that act; a list of declined forms.
  4. noun A way of categorizing nouns, pronouns, or adjectives according to the inflections they receive.

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