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===Syntax=== | ===Syntax=== | ||
====Constituents order==== | |||
The canonical order of complements is Subject-Complement-Object-Verb (SOV). This order is kept for example in negative and interrogative sentences. | |||
Lodeen mostly uses postpositions. | |||
====Head and complement order==== | |||
Adjectives usually appear after nouns and adverbs after verbs. They can appear in front for stylistic/pragmatic reasons, which sometimes lead to different shades of meaning depending on that placement. | |||
====Genitive construction==== | |||
The genitive construction is comprised of a Possessor noun, a Possessed noun, and a genitive pronoun agreeing with the possessor and placed right after it. The unit Possessor noun + genitive pronoun can appear either before or after the Possessed noun. | |||