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This lesson is about word orders, which can be mainly divided into six types, with smaller differences inside each type.

S represents subject, O represents object, V represents verb.

SOV and SVO take the most proportions, each accounting for about 2/5.

There can be more than one order in a language, the listed are just the most common cases.

Note that in some languages the pronouns are omitted. The person is indicated by conjugation.

  • Example sentence 1 has a subject, a verb.
  • Example sentence 2 has a subject, a verb, a direct object.
  • Example sentence 3 has a subject, a verb, a direct object, an indirect object.


SOV language example 1 example 2 example 3
Hindi वह जाएगी मुझे एक इमारत दिखाई देती है तुमने उसे कलम दे दी
Japanese 彼女が行きます 私は建物を見る あなたは彼にペンを与えた
Korean 그녀가 갈거야. 나는 건물을 본다. 당신은 그에게 펜을 줬다.
Iranian Persian .او خواهد رفت .من یک ساختمان را می بینم .شما به او یک قلم دادید
Standard Arabic .سوف تذهب .مبنى أرى .قلما أعطيته
Turkish O gidecek. Bir bina görüyorum. Ona bir kalem verdin.
SVO language example 1 example 2 example 3
Afrikaans Sy sal gaan. Ek sien 'n gebou. Jy het vir hom 'n pen gegee.
Belarusian Яна пойдзе. Бачу будынак. Ты даў яму ручку.
Bosnian Ona će otići. Vidim zgradu. Dao si mu olovku.
Bulgarian Тя ще тръгне. Виждам сграда. Ти даде му химикалка.
Catalan Ella anirà. Veig un edifici. Li has donat un bolígraf.
Croatian Ona će otići. Vidim zgradu. Dao si mu olovku.
Czech Ona půjde. Vidím budovu. Dal jsi mu pero.
Danish Hun vil gå. Jeg ser en bygning. Du gav ham en kuglepen.
Dutch Ze zal gaan. Ik zie een gebouw. Je gaf hem een pen.
English She will go. I see a building. You gave him a pen.
Esperanto Ŝi iros. Mi vidas konstuaĵon. Vi donis al li plumon.
Finnish Hän tulee menemään. Näen rakennuksen. Annoit hänelle kynän.
French Elle ira. Je vois un bâtiment. Vous lui avez donné un stylo.
Galician Ela irá. Vexo un edificio. Dácheslle un bolígrafo.
German Sie wird gehen. Ich sehe ein Gebäude. Du gabst ihm einen Stift.
Hebrew .היא תלך .אני רואה בניין .נתת לו עט
Hungarian Menni fog. Egy épületet látok. Adtál neki egy tollat.
Icelandic Hún mun fara. Ég byggingu. Þú gafst honum penna.
Italian Lei andrà. Vedo un edificio. Gli hai dato una penna.
Lithuanian Ji eis. Matau pastatą. Tu davei jam rašiklį.
Luxembourgish Si wäert goen. Ech gesinn e Gebai. Dir hutt him e Pen ginn.
Mandarin Chinese 會去。/会去 看到一座建築物。/看到一座建筑物 一支鋼筆。/一支钢笔
Modern Greek Θα πάει. Βλέπω ένα κτίριο. Του έδωσες ένα στυλό.
Norwegian Hun vil gå. Jeg ser en bygning. Du ga ham en penn.
Polish Ona pójdzie. Widzę budynek. Dałeś mu długopis.
Portugese Ela vai. Eu vejo um prédio. Você deu a ele uma caneta.
Romanian Ea va pleca. Văd o clădire. I-ai dat un stilou.
Russian Она пойдет. Я вижу здание. Вы дали ему ручку.
Serbian Она ће ићи. Видим зграду. Дао си му оловку.
Slovak Ona pôjde. Vidím budovu. Dal si mu pero.
Slovenian Odšla bo. Vidím zgradbo. Dal si mu pero.
Spanish Ella irá. Veo un edificio. Le diste una pluma.
Standard Estonian Ta läheb. Ma näen hoonet. Sa andsid talle pastaka.
Standard Latvian Viņa ies. Es redzu ēku. Tu iedevi viņam pildspalvu.
Swedish Hon kommer att gå. Jag ser en byggnad. Du gav honom en penna.
Ukranian Вона піде. Я бачу будівлю. Ти дав йому ручку.
Vietnamese Cô ấy sẽ đi. Tôi thấy một tòa nhà. Bạn đưa cho anh một cây bút.
VSO language example 1 example 2 example 3
Filipino Pupunta siya. Nakikita ko ang isang gusali. Binigyan mo siya ng panulat.
Irish Beidh sí ag dul. Feicim foirgneamh. Thug peann air.
Welsh Bydd hi'n mynd. Gwelaf adeilad. Rhoddodd eich ysgrifbin iddo.
VOS language example 1 example 2 example 3
Malagasy Handeha izy. Nahita tranobe iray aho. Nomenao penina izy.
OSV language example 1 example 2 example 3
OVS language example 1 example 2 example 3

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