Word order
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Word ordner
The basic word order is Subject-Verb-Object.
‘The cat sees the dog.’
There is no distingtion between adjectives and adverbs, so they are both called modifiers. Modifiers follow the noun or verb the modify.
‘The small cat sees the big dog.’
Cardinal numbers or quantifiers follow the noun they discribe. If there are other modifiers then they follow the quantifier.
‘Three cats see many big dogs.’
Possesive pronouns normally follow the adjectives. They can come befor the adjectives for emphasis.
‘This is my big stone.’
‘We (just) see HIS big stons.’
Prepositions that discribe the position of a noun follow the modifiers (if present) of the noun. (Stationary prepositions use the Genitive3)
‘The cat sees the big dog in the house.’
Prepositions that discribe the place an action happens most often follow the verb of the phrase. The Preposition can also be placed at the beginning of the phrase. (The preposition ima is always at the beginning.)
‘I eat eggs at home.’
‘You do not live in Germany.’