Sentence structures
This page collects useful Toaq sentence structures.
Basic
| Structure | Example | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| Verb–Subject | Hıaı nhána. | They laugh. |
| Verb–Subject–Object | Dem jí cíoq. | I press the button. |
| Polarity, tense, aspect | Bu pu chum nuo nháo. | She wasn't sleeping. |
| Fronted subject | Líq nä suım hóa kúe. Líq nä suım hó kúe. |
The woman, she sorts the books. |
| Fronted object | Kúe nä suım líq hóa. Kúe nä suım líq máq. |
The books, the woman sorts them. |
| Early adverb | Kaqsı jîm jí máq. Keoı tî chíekua jí súq. |
I briefly look at it. I in the classroom talk to you. |
| Late adverb | Kaqsı jí máq jîm. Keoı jí súq tî chíekua. |
I look at it briefly. I talk to you in the classroom. |
| Fronted adverb | Jîm nä kaqsı jí máq. Tî chíekua nä keoı jí súq. |
Briefly, I look at it. In the classroom, I talk to you. |
| Topic–comment | Háq bï jaq noqgı máq. | As for the food, it's very delicious. |
Connecting thoughts
| Structure | Example | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| X and Y | Fa jí jéarıaq rú jea jí báq haq. | I go to the market and I buy food. |
| X but Y | Fa jí jéarıaq kéo nheje poa máq. | I go to the market, but it turns out to be closed. |
| X, so Y | Bo jí sía haq tíu fa jí jéarıaq. | I have no food, so I go to the market. |
| X for reason Y | Fa jí jéarıaq kûı, ꝡä chuqkuaı jí. | I go to the market, because I'm hungry. |
| X in order to Y | Fa jí jéarıaq zûo, ꝡä deq haohàqbaı jí. | I go to the market, in order to be able to cook. |
| X, causing Y | Fa jí jéarıaq câ, ꝡä seakuaı jí. | I go to the market, causing me to be tired. |
| X, caused by Y | Seakuaı jí bocâ, ꝡä luı fa jí jéarıaq. | I'm tired, because I went to the market. |
| X Y-ing Z | Fa jí jéarıaq hêaq sá cea. | I go to the market carrying some bags. |
| If X then Y | Shê, ꝡä kıachaq níchaq, nä poa jéarıaq. | If today is Monday, the market is closed. |
| If X were true then Y | Âo, ꝡä kıachaq níchaq, nä poa jéarıaq. | If today were Monday, the market would be closed. |