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Adverbs are not regarded as a word class by SEUNIA linguists. | Adverbs are not regarded as a word class by SEUNIA linguists. | ||
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''' | The relative word order of the two central nouns is fixed. The "doer" always precedes the "undergoer". Or put in another way the nominative case always precedes the accusative case. | ||
==the "give" construction== | |||
Some sentences can be said to have three central nouns. These sentences usually have the verb '''give''' or a verb semantically close to '''give''' (i.e. award, present etc.). | |||
In Seuna the following construction is possible (exactly as it is in English). Typically with the receiver being human and the thing given being inanimate. | |||
'''lari jene kludas''' = I gave Janet the book. | '''lari jene kludas''' = I gave Janet the book. | ||
However if the receiver is given the "yo" (dative) end.tag they are free to appear anywhere in the sentence. | |||
''' | '''jeneyo lari kludas ''' = I gave the book to Janet | ||
''' | '''lari jeneyo kludas''' = I gave the book to Janet | ||
'''lari kludas jeneyo''' = I gave the book to Janet | |||
==Index== | ==Index== | ||
{{Seuna index}} | {{Seuna index}} | ||
Revision as of 12:21, 6 November 2008
The basic sentence structure
The basic sentence structure is SVO. In the basic sentence, the subject is assumed to be definite and the object is assumed to be indefinite.
To show a subject is indefinite, the subject is put after the verb, so we have VSO.
To show an object is definite, the role.tag -s is added. This can be called the accusative case, but remember it only appears when the object is definite.
the noun phrases
The basic noun phrase is NUMBER NOUN ADJECTIVE DETERMINER (RELATIVE CLAUSE)
Nouns end.stick -n to show plurality. This end.tag is also extended to the adjective and the determiner.
kloga hai di = this red shoe.
klogan hain din = these red shoes.
By the way di, din and hain can be used as nouns ( hain = the red ones). hai can not be used in this way, but the phrase ta hai can be.
the noun phrase
The basic verb phrase is VERB ADJECTIVE.
donoro saco = he walks quickly
If the adjective is moved to any other position other than immediately after the verb, the adjective must take the front.tag wi-.
wisaco donoro = quickly he walks
Adverbs are not regarded as a word class by SEUNIA linguists.
2 protagonist sentences
The relative word order of the two central nouns is fixed. The "doer" always precedes the "undergoer". Or put in another way the nominative case always precedes the accusative case.
the "give" construction
Some sentences can be said to have three central nouns. These sentences usually have the verb give or a verb semantically close to give (i.e. award, present etc.).
In Seuna the following construction is possible (exactly as it is in English). Typically with the receiver being human and the thing given being inanimate.
lari jene kludas = I gave Janet the book.
However if the receiver is given the "yo" (dative) end.tag they are free to appear anywhere in the sentence.
jeneyo lari kludas = I gave the book to Janet lari jeneyo kludas = I gave the book to Janet lari kludas jeneyo = I gave the book to Janet
Index
- Introduction to Seuna
- Seuna : Chapter 1
- Seuna word shape
- The script of Seuna
- Seuna sentence structure
- Seuna pronouns
- Seuna nouns
- Seuna verbs (1)
- Seuna adjectives
- Seuna demonstratives
- Seuna verbs (2)
- Asking a question in Seuna
- Seuna relative clauses
- Seuna verbs (3)
- Methods for deriving words in Seuna
- List of all Seuna derivational affixes
- Numbers in Seuna
- Naming people in Seuna
- The Seuna calendar
- Seuna units
