Language/Armenian/Grammar/Word-Order

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Word Order in Armenian

The structure of a simple affirmative Armenian sentence is as follows: noun, main verb, auxiliary verb. Notice how this would sound in English:

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However, in Armenian the word order may change. The the change of word order is accompanied with the change of the logical stress.

Consider the sentence below:

Armenian	English
Ես խոսում եմ։	I am talking.
Խոսում եմ ես։	I am talking (not dancing).
Ես եմ խոսում։	I (and not someone else) am talking.

OR

Armenian	English
Երեխան ծիծաղում է։	The child is laughing.
Ծիծաղում է երեխան։	The child is laughing (not dancing).
Երեխան է ծիծաղում։	The child (and not someone else) is laughing.

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