Example Sentence Breakdown
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Example Sentence Breakdown
This page shows a full Aruvic sentence using subject, negation, tense, verb, object, and modifiers.
English Sentence
“The old captain will not sail the big ship through rough water.”
Aruvic Sentence
Kapita aldai ura vo nava nav mako vask.
Sentence Parts
kapita = captain
aldai = old / veteran
ura = not / negation
vo = future particle
nava = to sail / to go
nav = ship
mako = big / heavy
vask = rough water
IGT Block
Kapita
kapita
aldai
aldai
ura
ura
vo
vo
nava
nava
nav
nav
mako
mako
vask.
vask
Word count mismatch between sentence and gloss line
‘“The old captain will not sail the big ship through rough water.”’
Notes
This sentence follows the normal Aruvic pattern:
Subject + Modifier + Negation + Tense + Verb + Object + Modifier + Route/Condition
The noun comes before its adjective, and the verb remains unchanged while ura and vo handle negation and future tense.