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Word Order

In Romániço, the way one determines who does what to whom in a sentence is by the order in which the words appear. In general, the person or thing appearing most immediately before the verb performs the action; the person or thing appearing after the verb is the object or complement.

Jesú constructin mia curauto.   Jesus built my hotrod.
Mia curauto constructin Jesú.   My hotrod built Jesus.
Mi incantin vi.   I put a spell on you.
Vi incantin mi.   You put a spell on me.
Cui occisin S-ro Lunlúmino?   Who killed Mr. Moonlight?
Cui S-ro Lunlúmino occisin?   Who did Mr. Moonlight kill?

One can also use je to mark the object of a sentence, in which case the object can appear before the verb as well as after:

Je mia curauto Jesú constructin.   My hotrod Jesus built.
Je vi mi incantin.   On you I put a spell.

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