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Sentence Structure

Sentences consist of words separated by single spaces.
They are verb - subject - object(s), where everything except the verb is optional or can be implied.
The components are differentiated only by their form; the base word remains the same.
Simplest example: lajata nak - the duck is standing. Lajat is a verb with an -a ending, nak is duck.
If the subject is known, it can and should be omitted: lajati - I am standing.
However, it may be described even in the first-person form: lajati nak - I, the duck, am standing. This form has no natural-sounding equivalent in German.
Objects are categorized according to their relationship to the subject and introduced by a suitable preface.
Multiple subjects and objects are linked with e. Properties of the verb come after the verb and are introduced with ra.
Temporal information is given either by the tense of the verb or, more precisely, after ta or te. The order of ra, ta, and te depends on the stress. The former receives the most stress.
Reasons and conclusions are presented as a context of whole sentences. Entire sentences can also be linked with ha (translated with and).
If a sentence follows from the previous one as a separate sentence, eetri is used instead of aäl. This is used primarily in conversations.
Detailed sentences are introduced with ug.
chri. : is an alternative.
Quotation marks can be used in German.
Semicolon
Exclamatory sentences are grammatically freer. Only one verb, adjective, or noun can be used.