Naeng/Sample sentences
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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1. Fi nieth ploch.
DEF sun shine
The sun shines.
2. Fi nieth chmi ploch.
DEF sun PROG shine
The sun is shining.
3. Fi nieth chea ploch.
DEF sun PST shine
The sun shone.
4. Fi nieth per ploch.
DEF sun FUT shine
The sun will shine.
5. Fi nieth fa chmi ploch.
DEF sun PERF PROG shine
The sun has been shining.
6. Fi nieth chmi ploch łăduy.
DEF sun PROG shine again
The sun is shining again.
7. Fi nieth per ploch fnüd nang.
DEF sun FUT shine day tomorrow
The sun will shine tomorrow.
8. Fi nieth ploch mi chpea.
DEF sun shine LOC bright
The sun shines brightly.
9. Fi nieth (moang) chpea ploch.
DEF sun (REL) bright shine
The bright sun shines.
10. Fi nieth chmi hăgep tsmä.
DEF sun PROG emerge now
The sun is rising now.
11. Tsor fi hăngüs chea plătnal.
all DEF person.PL PST shout
All the people shouted.
12. Tăchung fi hăngüs chea plătnal
some DEF person.PL PST shout
Some of the people shouted.
13. Mea fi hăngüs chea plătnal rath roac.
many DEF person.PL PST shout two occurrence
Many of the people shouted twice.
14. Hăngüs (moang) făsü soad plătnal.
person.PL (REL) happy tend_to shout
Happy people often shout.
15. Fi łărsar chea plașets.
DEF kitten PST jump
The kitten jumped up.
16. Fi łărsar chea plașets łof ăbats.
DEF kitten PST jump on DEF table
The kitten jumped onto the table. [also "The kitten jumped on the table"]
17. Fi łăsărsar rie chea seaf fanse.
DEF little_kitten 1SG PST walk hence
My little kitten walked away.
18. Trămäy chmi łăpaw.
rain PROG fall
It's raining.
19. Fi trămäy chmi psuy drel.
DEF rain PROG PST descend come
The rain came down.
20. Fi łărsar chmi tmus mif trămäy.
DEF kitten PROG play in-DEF rain
The kitten is playing in the rain.
21. Fi trămäy fa plasüef.
DEF rain PERF stop
The rain has stopped.
22. Bloy fi trămäy per plasüef.
soon DEF rain FUT stop
Soon the rain will stop.
23. Rie pduth nga fi trămäy per plasüef bloy.
1SG hope COMP DEF rain FUT stop soon
I hope the rain stops soon.
24. Imtriem (moang) șüe chea ftoal ftsüen dunse.
PL-animal (REL) wild PST used_to live here
Once wild animals lived here.
25. Pdeas pdeas is chea rămnoat thifcong.
slow slow 3SG.F PST spin_TRANS gaze
Slowly she looked around.
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Go away! Let's go! You should go. I will be happy to go. He will arrive soon. The baby's ball has rolled away. The two boys are working together. This mist will probably clear away. Lovely flowers are growing everywhere. We should eat more slowly. You have come too soon. You must write more neatly. Directly opposite stands a wonderful palace. Henry's dog is lost. My cat is black. The little girl's doll is broken. I usually sleep soundly. The children ran after Jack. I can play after school. We went to the village for a visit. We arrived at the river. I have been waiting for you. The campers sat around the fire. A little girl with a kitten sat near me. The child waited at the door for her father.