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===Constituent order=== | ===Constituent order=== | ||
Moshurian uses an '''OSV'''(object-subject-verb) sentence structure. | Moshurian uses an '''OSV'''(object-subject-verb) sentence structure. | ||
===Cases=== | |||
Moshurian has three noun cases: the '''nominative''', the '''accusative''' and the '''genitive'''. The nominative is not indicated, while the accusative is indicated with a ''-géd/-éd'' suffix for all nouns but pronouns and the suffix ''-e'' for pronouns. The genitive case is indicated with the | |||
prefix ''ta-/tay-''. | |||
{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"; | |||
! colspan=2 | | |||
! Nominative !! Accusative !! Genitive | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=2 | Noun | |||
! Consonant-ending/starting | |||
| rowspan=4 | - | |||
| ''-éd'' | |||
| ''ta-'' | |||
|- | |||
! Vowel-ending/starting | |||
| ''-géd'' | |||
| ''tay-'' | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=2 | Pronoun | |||
! Consonant-ending/starting | |||
| rowspan=2 | ''-e'' | |||
| ''ta-'' | |||
|- | |||
! Vowel-ending/starting | |||
| ''tay-''<ref>In this case, the only time this specific prefix is used is when a pronoun begins with an ''a-''.</ref> | |||
|} | |||
===Tenses=== | ===Tenses=== | ||
In Moshurian, there are four main tenses- the present, the future, the far future and the simple past. To indicate that a phrase is in a certain tense, an ''indicator'' is used just before the object, e.g. '''''öş''' gersetigéd kestolék''(I built a house). | In Moshurian, there are four main tenses- the present, the future, the far future and the simple past. To indicate that a phrase is in a certain tense, an ''indicator'' is used just before the object, e.g. '''''öş''' gersetigéd kestolék''(I built a house). | ||