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Syntax
EXAMPLES (DELETE After reading) - Noun phrase: | hiji kuda hideung tlilu kuda hideung |
| one SL black horse three PL black horse |
| "a black horse" "three black horses" |
Verb phrase:
| tuang sangu Anjeuna masihan sangu ka abdi |
| eat rice 3.SG give rice to 1.SG |
| "eat rice" "he/she gives me rice" |
Prepositional phrase:
| di bumi abdi di bumi abdi nu anyar |
| at house 1.SG at house 1.SG new |
| "at my house" "at my new house" |
Declarative sentence 1: (transitive)
| Abdi tuang sangu di bumi abdi |
| 1.SG eat rice at house 1.SG. |
| "I eat rice at my house" |
Declarative Sentence 2: (intransitive)
| Dadang atos bobo |
| 3 PST sleep |
| Dadang slept. |
Yes/no questions:
| Tos tuang? |
| PST eat |
| Did you eat? |
| Bade ngojay? |
| FUT swim |
| Do you want to swim? |
Content questions:
| Saha nu atos bobo? |
| who RP PST sleep |
| "Who slept?" |
| Saha nu nyumputkeun boneka? |
| who RP hide doll |
| Who hid the doll? |
| Anjeun keur ningalian naon? |
| 2.SG PRS see what? |
| What are you looking at? |
| Manehna bade kamana? |
| 3.SG FUT where |
| Where is he going? |
Noun phrase:
| bumi abdi |
| house POSS 1 |
| my house |
Verb phrase:
| Ujang nuju maca buku |
| 3.SG PRS read book.SG |
| Ujang is reading a book |
Prepositional phrase:
| Anjeuna nembe uih ti sakola |
| 3.SG PST return PREP.from school |
| He just returned from school |
Word order:
| Abdi neunggeul anjeun. Subject-Verb-Object |
| 1 hit 2 |
| "I hit you." |
Yes/no questions:
| Resep film na? |
| Like movie this? |
| Do you like the movie? |
Content questions:
| Manehna nulis naon? |
| 3.SG write what |
| What did he/she write? |