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218 sample sentences for testing conlang syntax (Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20120427054736/http://fiziwig.com/conlang/syntax_tests.html)
218 sample sentences for testing conlang syntax (Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20120427054736/http://fiziwig.com/conlang/syntax_tests.html)
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: ''Fi nieth per ploch fnüd nang.''<br/>DEF sun FUT shine day tomorrow<br/>The sun will shine tomorrow.
: ''Fi nieth per ploch fnüd nang.''<br/>DEF sun FUT shine day tomorrow<br/>The sun will shine tomorrow.
8.  
8.  
: ''Fi nieth ploch mi chpea.''<br/>DEF sun shine LOC bright<br/>The sun shines brightly.
: ''Fi nieth ploch mi chpear.''<br/>DEF sun shine LOC bright<br/>The sun shines brightly.
9.  
9.  
: ''Fi nieth (moang) chpea ploch.''<br/>DEF sun (REL) bright shine<br/>The bright sun shines.
: ''Fi nieth (moang) chpear ploch.''<br/>DEF sun (REL) bright shine<br/>The bright sun shines.
10.  
10.  
: ''Fi nieth chmi hăgep tsmä.''<br/>DEF sun PROG emerge now<br/>The sun is rising now.
: ''Fi nieth chmi hăgep tsmä.''<br/>DEF sun PROG emerge now<br/>The sun is rising now.
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: ''Tsor fi hăngüs chea plătnal.''<br/>all DEF person.PL PST shout<br/>All the people shouted.
: ''Tsor fi hăngüs chea plătnal.''<br/>all DEF person.PL PST shout<br/>All the people shouted.
12.  
12.  
: ''Tăchung fi hăngüs chea plătnal''<br/>some DEF person.PL PST shout<br/>Some of the people shouted.
: ''Tăchung fi hăngüs chea plătnal.''<br/>some DEF person.PL PST shout<br/>Some of the people shouted.
13.  
13.  
: ''Mea fi hăngüs chea plătnal rath roac.''<br/>many DEF person.PL PST shout two occurrence<br/>Many of the people shouted twice.
: ''Mea fi hăngüs chea plătnal rath roac.''<br/>many DEF person.PL PST shout two occurrence<br/>Many of the people shouted twice.
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: ''Fi łărsar chea plașets.''<br/>DEF kitten PST jump<br/>The kitten jumped up.
: ''Fi łărsar chea plașets.''<br/>DEF kitten PST jump<br/>The kitten jumped up.
16.  
16.  
: ''Fi łărsar chea plașets łof ăbats.''<br/>DEF kitten PST jump on DEF table<br/>The kitten jumped onto the table. [also "The kitten jumped ''on'' the table"]
: ''Fi łărsar chea plașets łof ăbar.''<br/>DEF kitten PST jump on DEF table<br/>The kitten jumped onto the table. [also "The kitten jumped ''on'' the table"]
17.  
17.  
: ''Fi łăsărsar rie chea seaf fanse.''<br/>DEF little_kitten 1SG PST walk hence<br/>My little kitten walked away.
: ''Fi łăsărsar rie chea seaf fanse.''<br/>DEF little_kitten 1SG PST walk hence<br/>My little kitten walked away.
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: ''Fi łărsar chmi tmus mif trămäy.''<br/>DEF kitten PROG play in-DEF rain<br/>The kitten is playing in the rain.
: ''Fi łărsar chmi tmus mif trămäy.''<br/>DEF kitten PROG play in-DEF rain<br/>The kitten is playing in the rain.
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21.  
: ''Fi trămäy fa plasüef.''<br/>DEF rain PERF stop<br/>The rain has stopped.
: ''Fi trămäy fa plasüet.''<br/>DEF rain PERF stop<br/>The rain has stopped.
22.  
22.  
: ''Bloy fi trămäy per plasüef.''<br/>soon DEF rain FUT stop<br/>Soon the rain will stop.
: ''Bloy fi trămäy per plasüet.''<br/>soon DEF rain FUT stop<br/>Soon the rain will stop.
23.  
23.  
: ''Rie pduth nga fi trămäy per plasüef bloy.''<br/>1SG hope COMP DEF rain FUT stop soon<br/>I hope the rain stops soon.
: ''Rie pduth nga fi trămäy per plasüet bloy.''<br/>1SG hope COMP DEF rain FUT stop soon<br/>I hope the rain stops soon.
24.  
24.  
: ''Imtriem (moang) șüe chea ftoal ftsüen dunse.''<br/>PL-animal (REL) wild PST used_to live here<br/>Once wild animals lived here.
: ''Imtriem (moang) șüe chea ftoal ftsüen dunse.''<br/>PL-animal (REL) wild PST used_to live here<br/>Once wild animals lived here.
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25.  
: ''Pdeas pdeas is chea rămnoat thifcong.''<br/>slow slow 3SG.F PST spin_TRANS gaze<br/>Slowly she looked around.
: ''Pdeas pdeas ies chea rămnoat thifcor.''<br/>slow slow 3SG.F PST spin_TRANS gaze<br/>Slowly she looked around. (The style here is pretty literary.)


==26 – 50==
==26 – 50==
Go away!
:''Seaf fanse!''
Let's go!
: walk away
You should go.
:Go away!
I will be happy to go.
 
He will arrive soon.
: ''Seaf bang!''
: walk 1PL.INC
: Let's go!
 
: ''Łen fteal seaf.''
: 2SG.M should walk
: You should go.
 
: ''Rie pe poar seaf.''
: 1SG FUT like_to go
: I will be happy to go.
 
: ''Ien pe drel bloy.''
: 3SG.M FUT come soon
: He will arrive soon.
 
 
The baby's ball has rolled away.
The baby's ball has rolled away.
The two boys are working together.
The two boys are working together.
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Directly opposite stands a wonderful palace.
Directly opposite stands a wonderful palace.
Henry's dog is lost.
Henry's dog is lost.
My cat is black.
 
: Łar rie cdos.
: My cat is black.
 
The little girl's doll is broken.
The little girl's doll is broken.
I usually sleep soundly.
I usually sleep soundly.
The children ran after Jack.
 
I can play after school.
: ''Fi imchäth chea hoth łăbie Tsäc.''
: DEF PL-child PST run follow Jack
: The children ran after Jack.
 
: Rie tsămfe tmus łăbie ngith tar-siet.
: 1SG situationally_can play follow time school
: I can play after school.
 
We went to the village for a visit.
We went to the village for a visit.
We arrived at the river.
 
: ''Tsa chea tsăwi ey yoch.''
: 1PL.EXC PST reach side river
: We arrived at the river.
 
 
I have been waiting for you.
I have been waiting for you.
The campers sat around the fire.
The campers sat around the fire.
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==126 - 150==
==126 - 150==
The sound of the drums grew louder and louder.
Do you like summer or winter better?
That boy will have a wonderful trip.
They popped corn, and then sat around the fire and ate it.
They won the first two games, but lost the last one.
Take this note, carry it to your mother; and wait for an answer.
I awoke early, dressed hastily, and went down to breakfast.
Aha! I have caught you!
This string is too short!
Oh, dear! the wind has blown my hat away!
Alas! that news is sad indeed!
Whew! that cold wind freezes my nose!
Are you warm enough now?
They heard the warning too late.
We are a brave people, and love our country.
All the children came except Mary.
Jack seized a handful of pebbles and threw them into the lake.
This cottage stood on a low hill, at some distance from the village.
On a fine summer evening, the two old people were sitting outside the door of their cottage.
Our bird's name is Jacko.
The river knows the way to the sea.
The boat sails away, like a bird on the wing.
They looked cautiously about, but saw nothing.
The little house had three rooms, a sitting room, a bedroom, and a tiny kitchen.
We visited my uncle's village, the largest village in the world.
==151 - 175==
==151 - 175==
We learn something new each day.
The market begins five minutes earlier this week.
Did you find the distance too great?
Hurry, children.
Madam, I will obey your command.
Here under this tree they gave their guests a splendid feast.
In winter I get up at night, and dress by yellow candlelight.
Tell the last part of that story again.
Be quick or you will be too late.
Will you go with us or wait here?
She was always, shabby, often ragged, and on cold days very uncomfortable.
Think first and then act.
I stood, a little mite of a girl, upon a chair by the window, and watched the falling snowflakes.
Show the guests these shells, my son, and tell them their strange history.
Be satisfied with nothing but your best.
We consider them our faithful friends.
We will make this place our home.
The squirrels make their nests warm and snug with soft moss and leaves.
The little girl made the doll's dress herself.
I hurt myself.
She was talking to herself.
He proved himself trustworthy.
We could see ourselves in the water.
Do it yourself.
I feel ashamed of myself.
==176 - 200==
==176 - 200==
Sit here by yourself.
The dress of the little princess was embroidered with roses, the national flower of the Country.
They wore red caps, the symbol of liberty.
With him as our protector, we fear no danger.
All her finery, lace, ribbons, and feathers, was packed away in a trunk.
Light he thought her, like a feather.
Every spring and fall our cousins pay us a long visit.
In our climate the grass remains green all winter.
The boy who brought the book has gone.
These are the flowers that you ordered.
I have lost the book that you gave me.
The fisherman who owned the boat now demanded payment.
Come when you are called.
I shall stay at home if it rains.
When he saw me, he stopped.
Do not laugh at me because I seem so absent minded.
I shall lend you the books that you need.
Come early next Monday if you can.
If you come early, wait in the hall.
I had a younger brother whose name was Antonio.
Gnomes are little men who live under the ground.
He is loved by everybody, because he has a gentle disposition.
Hold the horse while I run and get my cap.
I have found the ring I lost.
Play and I will sing.
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==201 - 218==
That is the funniest story I ever heard.
She is taller than her brother.
They are no wiser than we.
Light travels faster than sound.
We have more time than they.
She has more friends than enemies.
He was very poor, and with his wife and five children lived in a little low cabin of logs and stones.
When the wind blew, the traveler wrapped his mantle more closely around him.
I am sure that we can go.
We went back to the place where we saw the roses.
"This tree is fifty feet high," said the gardener.
I think that this train leaves five minutes earlier today.
My opinion is that the governor will grant him a pardon.
Why he has left the city is a mystery.
The house stands where three roads meet.
He has far more money than brains.
Evidently that gate is never opened, for the long grass and the great hemlocks grow close against it.
I met a little cottage girl; she was eight years old, she said.
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