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Revision as of 18:41, 23 June 2017
This lesson is about word orders, which can be mainly divided into six types, with small differences inside each type. Here are some examples.
S means subject, O means object, V means verb.
SOV and SVO are the most popular, accounting for about 4/10 each.
There can be more than one order in a language, the listed are just the most common cases.
SOV
| Language | Example sentence 1 |
|---|---|
| Japanese | 私は2つの大きな白い建物を見た。 |
| Korean | 나는 2 개의 큰 하얀 건물을 보았다. |
| Persian | .من دو ساختمان بزرگ سفید دیدم |
| Turkish | Iki büyük beyaz bina gördüm. |
SVO
| Language | Example sentence 1 |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 我看到了两座白色大楼。/我看到了兩座白色大樓。 |
| English | I saw two big white buildings. |
| Esperanto | Mi vidis du grandajn blankajn konstruaĵojn. |
| French | J'ai vu deux grands bâtiments blancs. |
| German | Ich sah zwei große weiße Gebäude. |
| Itanlian | Ho visto due grandi edifici bianchi. |
| Portugese | Eu vi dois grandes edifícios brancos. |
| Russian | Я увидел два больших белых здания. |
| Spanish | Vi dos grandes edificios blancos. |
VSO
| Language | Example sentence 1 |
|---|---|
| Irish | Chonaic mé dhá fhoirgneamh bán mór. |
| Welsh | Gwelais ddau adeilad mawr gwyn. |
VOS
| Language | Example sentence 1 |
|---|---|
| Malagasy | Hitako fa, indro trano fotsy lehibe roa. |
OSV
| Language | Example sentence 1 |
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OVS
| Language | Example sentence 1 |
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