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This page gives an extensive description of ''' | This page gives an extensive description of '''Dʰakʰi syntactical''' features. | ||
==Main clause and word order== | ==Main clause and word order== | ||
Dʰakʰi is an almost strictly '''SOV''' (''Subject-Object-Verb'') language. | |||
'''koːbʰa gʰeʡuː kəgʰəkuːska''' | |||
<small>the man sees the dog</small> | <small>the man sees the dog</small> | ||
The quite rich case system allows every other possible word order, but most of them prove to be very marked and infrequently used. The only word order with a clear role and a frequent usage is '''OSV''' (''Object-Subject-Verbs''), which conveys a ''passive'' meaning. | The quite rich case system allows every other possible word order, but most of them prove to be very marked and infrequently used. The only word order with a clear role and a frequent usage is '''OSV''' (''Object-Subject-Verbs''), which conveys a ''passive'' meaning. | ||
'''gʰeʡuː koːbʰa kəgʰəkuːska''' | |||
<small>the dog is seen by the man</small> | <small>the dog is seen by the man</small> | ||
The other elements in the sentence are usually placed in the order “''place-manner-cause-time''”, although they are basically freer than the main elements. An object in the dative case, when conveying the indirect object, tends to be placed '' | The other elements in the sentence are usually placed in the order “''place-manner-cause-time''”, although they are basically freer than the main elements. An object in the dative case, when conveying the indirect object, tends to be placed ''before'' the direct object of the sentence. | ||
'''koːbʰa gʰeʡuː na peːse kepoljermo''' | |||
<small>the man gives bread to the dog</small> | <small>the man gives bread to the dog</small> | ||
Revision as of 04:47, 14 April 2025
- Main article: Dʰakʰi
This page gives an extensive description of Dʰakʰi syntactical features.
Main clause and word order
Dʰakʰi is an almost strictly SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) language.
koːbʰa gʰeʡuː kəgʰəkuːska the man sees the dog
The quite rich case system allows every other possible word order, but most of them prove to be very marked and infrequently used. The only word order with a clear role and a frequent usage is OSV (Object-Subject-Verbs), which conveys a passive meaning.
gʰeʡuː koːbʰa kəgʰəkuːska the dog is seen by the man
The other elements in the sentence are usually placed in the order “place-manner-cause-time”, although they are basically freer than the main elements. An object in the dative case, when conveying the indirect object, tends to be placed before the direct object of the sentence.
koːbʰa gʰeʡuː na peːse kepoljermo the man gives bread to the dog
