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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.