Word Order
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Word Order
Ruvian sentence structure and word order
Ruvian uses a fixed word order. The standard sentence structure is Subject–Verb–Object (SVO). However, yes/no questions use Object–Subject–Verb (OSV) instead.
1. Standard word order (SVO)
Ordinary statements must follow the Subject–Verb–Object order.
Position | Function |
|---|---|
1st | Subject |
2nd | Verb |
3rd | Object |
The subject performs the action, the verb expresses the action, and the object receives the action.
Structure: Subject + Verb + Object
All ordinary statements must follow this order.
2. Yes/no questions (OSV)
Yes/no questions use Object–Subject–Verb order instead of the standard SVO structure.
Position | Function |
|---|---|
1st | Object |
2nd | Subject |
3rd | Verb |
Structure: Object + Subject + Verb
This inversion is mandatory for yes/no questions and distinguishes them from ordinary statements.
3. Mandatory word order
Ruvian word order is not freely interchangeable.
Statements must use SVO.
Yes/no questions must use OSV.
These rules apply regardless of the gender, number or grammatical person of the nouns involved.
Summary: Ruvian is an SVO language, with OSV word order exclusively used for yes/no questions.