Example Sentence Breakdown
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Example Sentence Breakdown
This page shows a full Velari sentence with tense, aspect, subject, object, and indirect object.
English Sentence
“The companion gave a gift to the child yesterday.”
Velari Sentence
Tau vedai seni ve divane rumi sa.
Sentence Parts
tau = past particle
vedai = gave / gave completely
seni = companion
ve divane = the gift, direct object
rumi sa = to the child
IGT Block
Tau
tau
vedai
vedai
seni
seni
ve
ve
divane
divane
rumi
rumi
sa.
sa
Word count mismatch between sentence and gloss line
‘“The companion gave a gift to the child.”’
Notes
The sentence follows Velari’s normal order:
Tense Particle + Verb + Subject + Object + Indirect Object
Velari uses ve before the direct object and sa after the indirect object to show direction or location.