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==Syntax== | ==Syntax== | ||
Buerkaans follows the standard Germanic SVO word order, but it can become muddled when more than one verb is involved. Word order is not as free as in German, due to the lack of case-marking, but sentences can still be switched around in a few cases. | |||
===The V2 Rule=== | |||
A sentence in Buerkaans always follows the V2-rule, which dictates that the verb must always come after the subject of the sentence. | |||
* Correct: ''Hy gaar te de maarkt'' - He goes to the market | |||
* Incorrect: ''Hy te de maarkt gaar'' - He to the market goes | |||
The only instance when this rule is ignored is when a phrase is made into a question. | |||
* Correct: ''Gaar hy te de maarkt?'' - Is he going to the market? (lit. Goes he to the market?) | |||
* Incorect: ''Hy gaar te de maarkt?'' - He goes to the market? | |||
===Multiple Verbs=== | |||
* ''Hee, ik is Darthme, ën ik heet de germanise gimaktspraak gimakt!'' - Hello, I'm Darthme, and I have made the Germanic conlang Buerkaans! | |||
==Samples== | ==Samples== | ||