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Lesson 2 - Directions

Phrases

What is it?

A basic sentence structure is a clause which is not a question and has no sub phrases. It shows you the typical order of words as they would appear in a normal sentence.

The Rules

The basic word order is:

S = Subject (the do'er)
V = Verb (the action)
IO = Indirect Object (and to whom)
DO = Direct Object (what/who is 'actioned')

Examples

S	V	IO	DO
Jeg	giver	hende	blomsterne
[lit: I	give	her	the flowers]

If you were to use a preposition as til (to) the two objects would swap places just as in English:

S	V	DO	Prep	IO
Jeg	giver	blomsterne	til	hende
[lit: I	give	the flowers	to	her]

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