Laqme: Created page with "This page collects useful Toaq '''sentence structures'''. = Basic = {| class="wikitable" |+ Basic sentence structures |- ! Structure !! Example !! Translation |- | Verb–Subject || {{t|Hıaı nhána.}} || They laugh. |- | Verb–Subject–Object || {{t|Dem jí cíoq.}} || I press the button. |- | Polarity, tense, aspect || {{t|{{green|Bu pu chum}} nuo nháo.}} || She wasn't sleeping. |- | Fronted subject || {{t|Líq {{green|nä}} suım hóa kúe.}}
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Created page with "This page collects useful Toaq '''sentence structures'''. = Basic = {| class="wikitable" |+ Basic sentence structures |- ! Structure !! Example !! Translation |- | Verb–Subject || {{t|Hıaı nhána.}} || They laugh. |- | Verb–Subject–Object || {{t|Dem jí cíoq.}} || I press the button. |- | Polarity, tense, aspect || {{t|{{green|Bu pu chum}} nuo nháo.}} || She wasn't sleeping. |- | Fronted subject || {{t|Líq {{green|nä}} suım hóa kúe.}} {{t|Líq {{green|..."

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This page collects useful Toaq '''sentence structures'''.

= Basic =
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Basic sentence structures
|-
! Structure !! Example !! Translation
|-
| Verb–Subject || {{t|Hıaı nhána.}} || They laugh.
|-
| Verb–Subject–Object || {{t|Dem jí cíoq.}} || I press the button.
|-
| Polarity, tense, aspect || {{t|{{green|Bu pu chum}} nuo nháo.}} || She wasn't sleeping.
|-
| Fronted subject || {{t|Líq {{green|nä}} suım hóa kúe.}} {{t|Líq {{green|nä}} suım hó kúe.}} || The woman, she sorts the books.
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| Fronted object || {{t|Kúe {{green|nä}} suım líq hóa.}} {{t|Kúe {{green|nä}} suım líq máq.}} || The books, the woman sorts them.
|-
| Early adverb || {{t|Kaqsı {{green|jîm}} jí máq.}} {{t|Keoı {{green|tî chíekua}} jí súq.}} || I briefly look at it. I in the classroom talk to you.
|-
| Late adverb || {{t|Kaqsı jí máq {{green|jîm}}.}} {{t|Keoı jí súq {{green|tî chíekua}}.}} || I look at it briefly. I talk to you in the classroom.
|-
| Fronted adverb || {{t|{{green|Jîm nä}} kaqsı jí máq.}} {{t|{{green|Tî chíekua nä}} keoı jí súq.}} || Briefly, I look at it. In the classroom, I talk to you.
|-
| Topic–comment || {{t|Háq {{green|bï}} jaq noqgı máq.}} || As for the food, it's very delicious.
|}

= Connecting thoughts =
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Connecting thoughts
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! Structure !! Example !! Translation
|-
| X and Y || {{t|Fa jí jéarıaq {{green|rú}} jea jí báq haq.}} || I go to the market and I buy food.
|-
| X but Y || {{t|Fa jí jéarıaq {{green|kéo}} nheje poa máq.}} || I go to the market, but it turns out to be closed.
|-
| X, so Y || {{t|Bo jí sía haq {{green|tíu}} fa jí jéarıaq.}} || I have no food, so I go to the market.
|-
| X for reason Y || {{t|Fa jí jéarıaq {{green|kûı, ꝡä}} chuqkuaı jí.}} || I go to the market, because I'm hungry.
|-
| X in order to Y || {{t|Fa jí jéarıaq {{green|zûo, ꝡä}} deq haohàqbaı jí.}} || I go to the market, in order to be able to cook.
|-
| X, causing Y || {{t|Fa jí jéarıaq {{green|câ, ꝡä}} seakuaı jí.}} || I go to the market, causing me to be tired.
|-
| X, caused by Y || {{t|Seakuaı jí {{green|bocâ, ꝡä}} luı fa jí jéarıaq.}} || I'm tired, because I went to the market.
|-
| X Y-ing Z || {{t|Fa jí jéarıaq {{green|hêaq sá cea}}.}} || I go to the market carrying some bags.
|-
| If X then Y || {{t|{{green|Shê, ꝡä}} kıachaq níchaq, {{green|nä}} poa jéarıaq.}} || If today is Monday, the market is closed.
|-
| If X were true then Y || {{t|{{green|Âo, ꝡä}} kıachaq níchaq, {{green|nä}} poa jéarıaq.}} || If today were Monday, the market would be closed.
|}

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