conjugation

/ˌkɒndʒuˈɡeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkɑːndʒuˈɡeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkän-jə-ˈgā-shən/ (ame, mw)

conjugation — 名詞

  • conjugationsingular
  • conjugationsplural

1. The complete set of a verb's changed forms that show information such as tense,

1.名詞B1
釋義

動詞變化

動詞依時態人稱的變化形式

The complete set of a verb's changed forms that show information such as tense, person, number, mood, or voice.

例句

Layla wrote out the full conjugation of the French verb etre on a flashcard.

Layla 把法語動詞 être 的全部變化寫在單字卡上。

"full conjugation" — the complete set of a verb's inflected forms

The teacher asked the class to memorise the conjugation of the Spanish verb hablar for next Monday.

老師要求全班在下週一前背熟西班牙語動詞 hablar 的變化。

同義詞

用法筆記

This sense is often uncountable ('Learning verb conjugation is important'), but can be countable when referring to a specific verb's complete set of forms ('the conjugation of the verb "to be"').

常見錯誤

❌The conjugation of "walk" changes to "walked" in the past.
✅The conjugation of "walk" includes forms like "walk", "walks", "walked", and "walking".
💡Conjugation refers to the whole set of forms, not just one change.

2. A group of verbs that follow the same pattern when they change their form to sho

2.名詞B2
釋義

動詞類型

按相同規則變化的動詞組

A group of verbs that follow the same pattern when they change their form to show tense, person, or number.

例句

In Latin, the first conjugation includes verbs whose infinitive ends in -are, like amare.

在拉丁文中，第一動詞類型包括不定詞以 -are 結尾的動詞，例如 amare。

Sanjay's Spanish textbook listed three regular conjugations for present-tense verbs.

Sanjay 的西班牙語課本列出了三種規則動詞類型，用於現在式。

"regular conjugations" — commonly taught pattern groups

同義詞
  • verb class

    Broader term — can describe any grouping of verbs, not only by inflection pattern.

  • inflectional pattern

    More technical; emphasises the specific set of endings rather than the group of verbs.

用法筆記

Countable when referring to a specific class of verbs (e.g., 'the third conjugation'). More common in discussions of highly inflected languages like Latin, Spanish, or French than of English.

常見錯誤

❌English has many conjugations, like the -ed group.
✅English has many verb patterns, but only one regular conjugation.
💡English verbs have very few inflectional forms, so 'conjugation classes' are less relevant than in languages such as Spanish or Latin.