:Clauses

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In Standard, clauses are constructs of sentences, but may also be an entire sentence itself.

The construct of a clause consists of a 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.

Parts

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.