English is an SVO language because the subject comes first, followed by the verb and then the object.
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Svo
Synonyms for "svo" (2 found)
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Noun(1 words)
Related words (1)
Noun(1 words)
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Translations
2 translations across 1 languages.
German
2 entries- SPO adj (Translations)
- SVO adj (Translations)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
Most languages in the world follow the SOV word order, but major languages follow the SVO word order.
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English is an SVO language.
Source: wiktionary
As for word order, Lang Belta is an SVO language, i.e. subject-verb-object
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