:Clauses
In Standard, clauses are constructs of sentences, but may also be an entire sentence itself.
The construct of a clause consists of a clause describer, subject, object, verb and postposition. In general, only the subject are required to form a clause, while the other parts of the clause are optional.
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Parts
Clause describer
The clause describer purely describes the purpose of the clause, what type it is, and/or how it relates to a previous clause. This could for instance describe whether the clause is a question or is perhaps a reversal of the previous sentence.
The position of the clause describer is technically before the clause itself and such does not have a position inside the clause and its position can not be moved by prefixes.
Subject
The subject first and foremost describes the person/object taking an action or is the actor in the clause. The subject part may be omitted if another part can stand alone, e.g. if the subject is implicit.
The position of the subject is first in a clause, if a subject is placed elsewhere, the prefix ma- is used.
Examples
- Subject only sentences
- No-subject sentences
Object
The object is the clause describes the person/object being talked to, acted against or otherwise in opposite of the subject. The object clause may be omitted if it is outside the context of the clause or if it is implicit.
The position of the object is second in a clause, if an object is placed elsewhere, the prefix mæ- is used.
Verb
The verb is the action taking by the subject against a plausible object, or sometimes an action simply taken. It describes action. The verb may be omitted if the relation between the subject and object is implicit, such as to be (i).
The position of the verb is third in a clause, if a verb is placed elsewhere, the prefix mi- is used.
Postposition
Known as preposition in English, postposition is the relation between the subject and the object, that the verb cannot describe correctly or entirely. Commonly, the postposition are omitted, as it is implicit.
The postposition is always placed at the end of a clause.
