Jugsnorsk: Difference between revisions
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These following examples will serve to illustrate sentence construction in Jugsnorsk. (subject in yellow, verb in blue, object in red). | These following examples will serve to illustrate sentence construction in Jugsnorsk. (subject in yellow, verb in blue, object in red). | ||
:'''''<span style="color:black"><span style="background-color:#fad67d"> | :'''''<span style="color:black"><span style="background-color:#fad67d">mānpǿdī</span> <span style="background-color:#abd5f5">vé</span> <span style="background-color:#ff9090"> 1.500</span> </span>'''''—''The population was 1,500'' | ||
In this example, the word order matches English relatively well, and we see "wą" ("was") in the second position. | In this example, the word order matches English relatively well, and we see "wą" ("was") in the second position. | ||
In this next example, we see it break away from English order, with the verb still occupying V2 position. | In this next example, we see it break away from English order, with the verb still occupying V2 position. | ||
:'''''<span style="color:black"><span style="background-color:#90ff90">árit 2000</span> <span style="background-color:#abd5f5">vé</span> <span style="background-color:#fad67d"> | :'''''<span style="color:black"><span style="background-color:#90ff90">árit 2000</span> <span style="background-color:#abd5f5">vé</span> <span style="background-color:#fad67d">mānpǿdī</span> <span style="background-color:#ff9090">1.500</span></span>'''''—''In 2000, the population was 1,500'' (lit. ''The year 2000 was the population 1,500'') | ||
The prepositional phrase "árit 2000" (in green) counts as a single unit, thus the verb must come after ''2000'' rather than ''árit''. | The prepositional phrase "árit 2000" (in green) counts as a single unit, thus the verb must come after ''2000'' rather than ''árit''. | ||