verb
conjugate
KON-juh-gayt/ˈkɑːndʒəɡeɪt/
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The teacher shows how to conjugate the verb walk in several forms.
Etymology
“Joining together” became a grammatical term because inflected verb forms are made by joining endings to a root. Conjugating a verb means working through the different forms produced by such combinations.
In context
they don't use the conjugation with the 'st' at the end of it. They actually conjugate verbs for thou the same as they conjugate them for he and she.
More examples
- She conjugates each verb aloud before writing its forms.
- We conjugated the French verb for “to be” yesterday.
- Conjugating irregular verbs often takes extra practice.
Forms
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conjugation noun — The grammatical forms of a verb.
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