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Welsh is a language with verb-initial word order, the usual word order being verb–subject–object (VSO).. In addition to a verb and a subject, which are obligatory in a canonical clause, Welsh typically organizes additional information as follows:
The first consonant of a word in Welsh may change depending on grammatical context (such as when the grammatical object directly follows the grammatical subject), when preceded by certain words, e.g. i, yn, and a or when the normal word order of a sentence is changed, e.g. Y mae tŷ gennyf, Y mae gennyf dŷ "I have a house".
Welsh grammar reflects the patterns of linguistic structure that permeate the use of the Welsh language. In linguistics grammar refers to the domains of the syntax , and morphology . The following articles contain more information on Welsh:
In languages with V2 word order, such as most Germanic languages except for Modern English, as well as Ingush and Oʼodham, the verb is always the second element in a main clause. The subject precedes the verb by default, but if another word or phrase is put at the front of the clause, the subject is moved to the position immediately after the ...
The canonical word order in Welsh is verb–subject–object (VSO). Colloquial Welsh inclines very strongly towards the use of auxiliaries with its verbs, as in English. The present tense is constructed with bod ('to be') as an auxiliary verb , with the main verb appearing as a verbnoun (used in a way loosely equivalent to an infinitive) after ...
Welsh morphology is the study of the internal structure of the words of the Welsh language and their systematic relationship within the language. This includes the principles by which Welsh words and morphemes arise, their form and derivation.
The same year the gun law took effect, Mr Weatherby, the church groundskeeper, was born. He recalled a childhood where his dad would half-jokingly tell him: "I don't care if you don't like guns ...
The order is verb–subject–object (VSO) in the second half. Compare this to English or French (and possibly Continental Celtic) which are normally subject–verb–object in word order. Welsh: pedwar ar bymtheg a phedwar ugain (Literally) four on fifteen and four twenties. bymtheg is a mutated form of pymtheg, which is pump ("five") plus deg ...