Word Order (Orde das
palabras)
The most common word-order is Subject-Verb-Object, though
other are also possible.
Examples:
Subject-Verb-Object
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A miña veciña levou o coche ó taller.
My neighbour took her car to the garage.
-
Os paxaros escondéronse entre as pólas da árbore.
The birds hid among the branches of the tree.
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O tren chegou con moito retraso.
The train arrived with much delay.
Object-Verb-Subject
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Este peixe comprouno teu irmán na praza.
Your brother bought this fish in the market.
(litterally: This fish bought it your
brother in the market.)
Verb-Subject-Object
-
¿Xa trouxo María os nosos regalos?
Has María already brought our presents?
(litterally: Already brought María our presents?)
Adverbial elements can appear at the beginning of the utterance:
-
Onte fomos de excursión pola montaña.
Yesterday we went on a trip to the mountain.
-
Naquel armario está a roupa de inverno.
In that wardrobe are the winter clothes.
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