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This page gives an extensive description of ''' | This page gives an extensive description of '''Nämty syntactical''' features. | ||
==Main clause and word order== | ==Main clause and word order== | ||
Nämty is an almost strictly '''SOV''' (''Subject-Object-Verb'') language. | |||
tiħek läty märüg | |||
<small>the man sees the dog</small> | <small>the man sees the dog</small> | ||
The case system | 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 marks the so-called ''passive construct''. | ||
läty tiħek märüg | |||
<small> | <small>the dog is seen by the man</small> | ||
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. AAn object in the dative case, when conveying the indirect object, can be freely be placed ''before'' or ''after'' the direct object of the sentence, with a slight tendence to be placed ''before'' it. | |||
henek lätyɕ süħe koʂɑg / henek süħe lätyɕ koʂɑg | |||
<small>the man gives the dog bread / the man gives bread to the dog</small> | |||
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Revision as of 02:03, 15 April 2025
- Main article: Nämty
This page gives an extensive description of Nämty syntactical features.
Main clause and word order
Nämty is an almost strictly SOV (Subject-Object-Verb) language.
tiħek läty märüg 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 marks the so-called passive construct.
läty tiħek märüg the dog is seen by the man
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. AAn object in the dative case, when conveying the indirect object, can be freely be placed before or after the direct object of the sentence, with a slight tendence to be placed before it.
henek lätyɕ süħe koʂɑg / henek süħe lätyɕ koʂɑg the man gives the dog bread / the man gives bread to the dog
