| | *'''[[impersonal]] verb''' — <span id="impersonal verb" /> A verb that cannot take a subject, or takes a third-person subject pronoun (e.g. {{term|it}}) without an [[antecedent]]. The term {{term|weather verb}} is also sometimes used in some texts, since such verbs of weather (e.g. {{term|rain}}) are impersonal in many languages. | | *'''[[impersonal]] verb''' — <span id="impersonal verb" /> A verb that cannot take a subject, or takes a third-person subject pronoun (e.g. {{term|it}}) without an [[antecedent]]. The term {{term|weather verb}} is also sometimes used in some texts, since such verbs of weather (e.g. {{term|rain}}) are impersonal in many languages. |
| | *'''[[inanimate]]''' — <span id="inanimate" /> Verbs marked as inanimate are usually applied only to objects or concepts, and rarely used in the first or second persons. | | *'''[[inanimate]]''' — <span id="inanimate" /> Verbs marked as inanimate are usually applied only to objects or concepts, and rarely used in the first or second persons. |
| − | *'''[[indefinite]]''' — <span id="indefinite" /> refers to forms of words that present something as not yet identified or not immediately identifiable; in English, this is the basic menaing of the [[article]] ''[[a]]''; in some languages, this is a nominal or adjectival [[inflection]]. | + | *'''[[indefinite]]''' — <span id="indefinite" /> refers to forms of words that present something as not yet identified or not immediately identifiable; in English, this is the basic meaning of the [[article]] ''[[a]]''; in some languages, this is a nominal or adjectival [[inflection]]. |
| | *'''[[informal]]''' — <span id="informal" /> Denotes spoken or written words that are used primarily in a [[#familiar|familiar]], or casual, context, where a clear, formal equivalent often exists that is employed in its place in [[#formal|formal]] contexts. Compare similar tag '''[[#colloquial|colloquial]]'''. | | *'''[[informal]]''' — <span id="informal" /> Denotes spoken or written words that are used primarily in a [[#familiar|familiar]], or casual, context, where a clear, formal equivalent often exists that is employed in its place in [[#formal|formal]] contexts. Compare similar tag '''[[#colloquial|colloquial]]'''. |
| | *'''[[inflection]]''' — <span id="inflection" /> The change in form of a word to represent various grammatical categories, such as [[#tense|tense]] (e.g. past tense, present tense, future tense) or [[#number|number]] (e.g. singular, plural). For example, the verb {{term|run}} may be inflected to produce {{term|runs}}, {{term|ran}}, and {{term|running}}. In highly inflected languages, such as Latin, there will be many more forms. Two major types of inflection are [[#conjugation|conjugation]] (inflection of [[#verb|verbs]]) and [[#declension|declension]] (inflection of [[#noun|nouns]], [[#adjective|adjectives]], and [[#pronoun|pronouns]]). | | *'''[[inflection]]''' — <span id="inflection" /> The change in form of a word to represent various grammatical categories, such as [[#tense|tense]] (e.g. past tense, present tense, future tense) or [[#number|number]] (e.g. singular, plural). For example, the verb {{term|run}} may be inflected to produce {{term|runs}}, {{term|ran}}, and {{term|running}}. In highly inflected languages, such as Latin, there will be many more forms. Two major types of inflection are [[#conjugation|conjugation]] (inflection of [[#verb|verbs]]) and [[#declension|declension]] (inflection of [[#noun|nouns]], [[#adjective|adjectives]], and [[#pronoun|pronouns]]). |
