An inflected language is one where a great many words change their endings — or sometimes their insides — to show tense, number, case, person, and so on. Latin, Russian, and German are often called inflected languages.

An inflected languageinflected language（屈折語） is one where a great many words change their endings是指有非常多詞會改變字尾 — or sometimes their insides有時候是改變字的內部 — to show tense, number, case, person, and so on來表示時態、單複數、格、人稱等等。Latin, Russian, and German拉丁文、俄文和德文 are often called常被稱為 inflected languagesinflected languages（屈折語）。

Mandarin is not, in this sense: it does not pile endings onto words the same way. English sits in the middle.

Mandarin is not, in this sense中文不是這種語言: it does not pile endings onto words the same way它不會用同樣的方式在詞尾堆加變化。English英文 sits in the middle介於中間。

We still have inflected forms such as children, went, and better, but we also depend on word order and helper words. Though actually, when people say “English is not inflected,” they are exaggerating to make a contrast with Latin; English is simply much less inflected.

We still have inflected forms我們還是有inflected forms（詞形變化） such as children, went, and better像children、went、better, but we also depend on word order and helper words但我們也依賴語序和輔助詞。Though actually不過, when people say when大家說 "English is not inflected,""English is not inflected" they are exaggerating to make a contrast with Latin是在誇張地跟拉丁文做對比; English is simply much less inflected英文其實只是屈折變化少很多而已。

You will also hear “an inflected form,” meaning one changed shape of a word, like went for go. The word is the adjective (and the -ed form) from inflect, so it lives in grammar books and language classes, not in street talk.

You will also hear你也會聽到 "an inflected form,""an inflected form" meaning one changed shape of a word意思是一個字變化過的形態, like went for go像went是go的變化。The word is the adjective (and the -ed form) from inflect這個詞是inflect的形容詞（也是它的-ed形式）, so it lives in grammar books and language classes所以它常出現在文法書和語言課裡, not in street talk不是街頭用語。