Here's why:
* Morphological inflection: This refers to changes in the form of a word to indicate grammatical information. This includes things like tense, number, gender, and case.
* Verbal inflection: This specifically refers to changes in the form of a verb. Conjugation is the process of changing the form of a verb to reflect these grammatical features.
So, conjugation is a way to change the form of a verb to convey information like tense (past, present, future), person (first, second, third), number (singular, plural), and sometimes mood (indicative, subjunctive, imperative).
For example, in English, the verb "to walk" is conjugated as follows:
* I walk
* You walk
* He/She/It walks
* We walk
* You walk
* They walk
Each form conveys different grammatical information about who is walking and when the action happens.