Sentence Structure
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Generally, Celestial sentences follow the same order as English sentences--that is, SVO, or Subject, Verb, Object.
Hina
3;F;NOM;NTR
cel-a
romantic.love-SMP.PRS
hij-a.
3.M-ACC.NTR
‘She loves him.’
However, there are certain quirks to Celestial that do not follow the way English is written.
When writing in Celestial, adverbs always come before the verb they are modifying.
Ardon
Ardon
amime<ne>k
arrogant<ADV>
hefkel-e.
speak-SMP.PST
‘Ardon spoke arrogantly.’
'Be' is always dropped before a verb.
Mi
1;NOM;NTR
hefkel-a.
talk-SMP.PRS
‘I'm talking.’
'To' is nearly always dropped after a verb; the exception is when speaking in the formal register.
FORMAL:
Mi-k
1-NOM.FRML
opel-e
go-SMP.PST
det
to
axi
the.F
berisek.
market
‘I went to the market.’
NEUTRAL:
Mi
1;NOM;NTR
opel-e
go-SMP.PST
axi
the.F
berisek.
market
‘I went to the market.’