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== '''Word order''' refers to the orders in which words are structured to from a sentence in a given language . ==
'''Word order''' refers to the orders in which words are structured to from a sentence in a given language.
** Consider the English sentence  : '''''I ate''''' an '''''apple''''' , but first let's remove the article AN for simplicity, so we'rejust left with '''''I ate apple.''''' The basic word order for English is '''SVO ( S'''ubject'''-V'''erb'''-O'''bject ''')'''. if we break down the English sentence '''''I ate apple''''' , we can see that the '''S'''ubject '''''" I "''''' is presented first  followed by the '''V'''erb '''"ate"''' and finally the '''O'''bject '''apple.'''
 
** The Arabic is '''VSO''' language ( '''V'''erb-'''S'''ubject-'''O'''bject) , let's see the same sentence( '''I ate apple''' ) ,'''The Arabic written from right to left.'''
Consider the English sentence  : '''''I ate''''' an '''''apple'''''. First let's remove the article AN for simplicity. We are just left with '''''I ate apple.'''''  
 
The basic word order for English is '''SVO ( S'''ubject'''-V'''erb'''-O'''bject ''')'''.  
 
If we break down the English sentence '''''I ate apple''''', we can see that the '''S'''ubject '''''" I "''''' is presented first  followed by the '''V'''erb '''"ate"''' and finally the '''O'''bject '''apple.'''
 
 
The Arabic is '''VSO''' language ( '''V'''erb-'''S'''ubject-'''O'''bject). Let's see the same sentence ( '''I ate apple''' ). '''The Arabic written from right to left.'''
 
The same sentence in Arabic : '''''Ate I apple.''''' the '''''V'''''erb is the first than '''''S'''''ubject and finilly the '''''O'''''bject..
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The same sentence in Arabic : '''''Ate I apple.''''' the '''''V'''''erb is the first than '''''S'''''ubject and finilly the '''''O'''''bject..

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Word order in Arabic

Word order refers to the orders in which words are structured to from a sentence in a given language.

Consider the English sentence  : I ate an apple. First let's remove the article AN for simplicity. We are just left with I ate apple.

The basic word order for English is SVO ( Subject-Verb-Object ).

If we break down the English sentence I ate apple, we can see that the Subject " I " is presented first followed by the Verb "ate" and finally the Object apple.


The Arabic is VSO language ( Verb-Subject-Object). Let's see the same sentence ( I ate apple ). The Arabic written from right to left.

The same sentence in Arabic : Ate I apple. the Verb is the first than Subject and finilly the Object..

تفاحة انا اكلت
apple I ate
Object Subject Verb
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