Second level sentences consists of a subject & verb or an object & verb. Subjects will be marked with a final "-t" and objects will be marked with the final "-n." The "-n" closes out (ends) the object word or phrase.
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Efvt heces. |
The dog sees. (it sees) |
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Canet lētkes. |
John runs. |
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Canet lētkv? |
Does John run? |
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Estonko? |
How are you? How goes it? What’s happening ? |
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Cepvnēt pohes. |
A boy hears. |
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Naken yvhikvnkv? |
What did s/he sing (-vnk- recently )? |
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Noricetonko? |
She's cooking, isn't she? "o" indicates rhetorical question |
Second level sentences may consist of an object & verb.
Objects will be marked but with an "--n." Efvn heces. S/he sees a dog.
(She, he and it are built into the verb)
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Efvn hecv? |
Does s/he see a dog? |
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Efvn hecetskv? |
Do you see the dog? |
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Efvt hecv? |
Does the dog see? (the dog, does it see?) |
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Efvt heces. |
The dog sees, (does see). |
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Cepvnē n pohv? |
Does s/he hear the boy? |
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Cepvnēn pohvnkv? |
Did s/he hear the boy (in recent days)? |
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Ehe, cepvnēn pohvnks. |
Yes, we recently heard the boy. |
Third level (full form) sentences contain a subject, object and verb.
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Canet efvn heces. |
John sees a dog. (John, he sees) |
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Canet efv hvtkēn heces. |
John sees the white dog. |
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Melet efvn heces. |
Mary sees the dog. (Mary, she sees) |
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Efvt Melen heces. |
The dog sees Mary. (The dog, it sees) |
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Efv hvtkēt Melen heces. |
The white dog sees Mary. |
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Efvt Melen pohvnks |
The dog heard Mary (recently). |