Grammatical Conjugation - Factors That Affect Conjugation

Factors That Affect Conjugation

Common grammatical categories according to which verbs can be conjugated are the following:

  • Finite verb forms:
    • Grammatical person
    • Grammatical number
    • Grammatical gender
    • Grammatical tense
    • Grammatical aspect
    • Grammatical mood
    • Grammatical voice
  • Non-finite verb forms.

Other factors which may affect conjugation are:

  • Degree of formality (see T-V distinction, Honorific speech in Japanese, Korean speech levels)
  • Inclusiveness and exclusiveness in the 1st. person plural
  • Transitivity
  • Valency

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