What are the examples of inflections?

Inflections are grammatical modifications to a word that change its grammatical function or meaning, but not its lexical category. They are typically indicated by changes in spelling or pronunciation. Here are some examples of inflections:

Nouns:

* Number: Singular (cat) vs. plural (cats)

* Case: Nominative (I saw the cat) vs. accusative (The cat saw me) (This is more prominent in languages like Latin or German, less so in English)

Verbs:

* Tense: Present (walk) vs. past (walked) vs. future (will walk)

* Aspect: Simple (walk) vs. continuous (walking) vs. perfect (has walked)

* Mood: Indicative (I walk) vs. subjunctive (I wish I walked) vs. imperative (Walk!)

* Person: First (I walk) vs. second (you walk) vs. third (he/she/it walks)

* Number: Singular (walks) vs. plural (walk)

* Voice: Active (The dog chased the cat) vs. passive (The cat was chased by the dog)

Adjectives:

* Comparison: Positive (big) vs. comparative (bigger) vs. superlative (biggest)

Pronouns:

* Case: Nominative (I, we, he, she, it, they) vs. accusative (me, us, him, her, it, them)

* Gender: Masculine (he) vs. feminine (she) vs. neuter (it)

* Number: Singular (I) vs. plural (we)

Examples in English:

* Adding -s to make a noun plural: "cat" becomes "cats"

* Adding -ed to make a verb past tense: "walk" becomes "walked"

* Adding -er or -est to an adjective for comparison: "big" becomes "bigger" or "biggest"

* Adding -ing to a verb to make it continuous: "walk" becomes "walking"

Other Languages:

Inflections are much more common and complex in languages like Latin, German, Russian, and Finnish. For example, in Latin, a single noun can have many different forms depending on its grammatical function in a sentence.

Note: While inflections are common in many languages, they are not always present. English, for example, is a relatively "uninflected" language compared to some others.