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This page gives an extensive description of ''' | This page gives an extensive description of '''Žérði syntactical''' features. | ||
==Main clause and word order== | ==Main clause and word order== | ||
Žérði is an almost strictly '''SVO''' (''Subject-Verb-Object'') language. | |||
rosmɔ búɣnez moč bórğa | |||
<small>the man sees the dog</small> | <small>the man sees the dog</small> | ||
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Any of the elements can be emphasized by placing it at the beginning or in the end of the sentence. This can be done through the evidential particle si, which is to be placed after the emphasized element. | Any of the elements can be emphasized by placing it at the beginning or in the end of the sentence. This can be done through the evidential particle si, which is to be placed after the emphasized element. | ||
si e | si e bórğa rosmɔ búɣnez moč | ||
<small>it's the dog the man sees</small> | <small>it's the dog the man sees</small> | ||
By using the evidential particle, every preposition of any kind must be clearly expressed. | By using the evidential particle, every preposition of any kind must be clearly expressed. | ||
Revision as of 04:42, 13 April 2025
- Main article: Žérði
This page gives an extensive description of Žérði syntactical features.
Main clause and word order
Žérði is an almost strictly SVO (Subject-Verb-Object) language.
rosmɔ búɣnez moč bórğa the man sees the dog
The total lack of any case system, and of any distinction between the subject and the direct object, makes the word order firmly fixed.
The other elements in the sentence are usually placed in the order “time-cause-manner-place”, although they are basically freer than the main elements, as they are conveyed by the case system or by the prepositions. The indirect object tends to be placed after the direct object of the sentence.
Any of the elements can be emphasized by placing it at the beginning or in the end of the sentence. This can be done through the evidential particle si, which is to be placed after the emphasized element.
si e bórğa rosmɔ búɣnez moč it's the dog the man sees
By using the evidential particle, every preposition of any kind must be clearly expressed.
