- Where do verb conjugations come from?
- How do you determine the conjugation of a verb in Latin?
- How many verb conjugations are there in Greek?
Where do verb conjugations come from?
In linguistics, conjugation (/ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡeɪʃən/) is the creation of derived forms of a verb from its principal parts by inflection (alteration of form according to rules of grammar).
How do you determine the conjugation of a verb in Latin?
You can recognise a verb's conjugation based on its infinitive form. When looking at the dictionary form or principal parts of a verb, you will look at the form that ends in -re. There are four forms of the infinitive: -are, -ēre, -ere, -ire. For the verb “to love” (amo, amare, amavi, amatus) you would look at amare.
How many verb conjugations are there in Greek?
The Modern Greek Cooljugator can currently do around 4656 verbs.