What is declension?
Q: What is declension?
A: Declension is the changing of the form of a word to show its function in a sentence, usually through some inflection.
Q: What is conjugation?
A: Conjugation is the inflectional change of verbs.
Q: What parts of speech can be affected by declensions?
A: Declensions may apply to nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and articles.
Q: How does declension indicate number?
A: Declension can indicate number (e.g. singular, dual, plural).
Q: How does declension indicate case?
A: Declension can indicate case (e.g. nominative case, accusative case, genitive case, dative case).
Q: How does declension indicate gender?
A: Declension can indicate gender (e.g. masculine, neuter, feminine).
Q: What is an example of how English changes depending on the number of a noun?
A: In English if there is more than one boy then the word must become boys; for example "My family has two girls and one boy but my wife's family has two girls and three boys".
