Definition
An inflectional category is a class of affixes that share a common grammatical feature.
Examples
- Case
- Number
- Gender
- Tense
- Aspect
Non-examples
The term “inflectional category” needs to be distinguished from these closely related terms:
- Words containing different affixes from the same inflectional category form an inflectional paradigm.
- Stems with a particular pattern of inflection form an inflectional class.