verb–subject–object (Q980)
one in which the most typical sentences arrange their elements in that order, as in “Ate Sam oranges” (Sam ate oranges); the 3rd-most common word order among the world's languages, after SVO and SOV
- verb-subject-object
- VSO
- verb-subject-object language
- VSO language
- verb–subject–object language
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | verb–subject–object |
one in which the most typical sentences arrange their elements in that order, as in “Ate Sam oranges” (Sam ate oranges); the 3rd-most common word order among the world's languages, after SVO and SOV |
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