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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Dependent clauses have this special word order: Subject - Indirect Object - Direct Object - Instrument - Verb. | |||
Relative clauses have their own, to come soon. | |||
===Word Order=== | |||
The standard word order is different for different sentence types. | The standard word order is different for different sentence types. | ||
*Declarative: Subject - Instrument - Verb - Indirect Object - Direct Object | *Declarative: Subject - Instrument - Verb - Indirect Object - Direct Object | ||
*Interrogative: Instrument - Verb - Subject - Indirect Object - Direct Object | *Interrogative: Instrument - Verb - Subject - Indirect Object - Direct Object | ||
*Exclamatory: Subject - Instrument - Verb - Indirect Object - Direct Object | *Exclamatory: Subject - Instrument - Verb - Indirect Object - Direct Object | ||
===Comparisons=== | ===Comparisons=== | ||
Comparative forms use the particle "ðann" followed by the noun(s) being compared to. Depending on that noun's case will determine which noun is first making the comparison. For example: | Comparative forms use the particle "ðann" followed by the noun(s) being compared to. Depending on that noun's case will determine which noun is first making the comparison. For example: | ||