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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. (The style here is pretty literary.)
: ''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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==201 - 218==
==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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