inflected preposition

a type of preposition that undergoes inflection or changes in form to indicate grammatical relationships with other elements in a sentence

An inflected preposition is a preposition that changes form to indicate grammatical relationships such as tense, case, or number. These inflections can show variations based on the noun or pronoun that follows them. For example, in some languages, prepositions might have different forms depending on the gender or case of the noun they relate to. While English does not commonly use inflected prepositions, other languages, such as Latin or Finnish, demonstrate this feature more prominently. Inflected prepositions help convey more precise meanings and relationships within sentences, enhancing clarity and grammatical structure.