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Basic
Verbs are always in initial position, adpositional pronouns are always at the end but adverbs come after adpositional pronouns. Conjunctions do not affect word order, nor do clauses separated by a comma. If there is only the subject and a prepositional pronoun is present, the verb does not need to be conjugated and usually isn't, the subject may also be dropped if context allows as the prepositional pronoun fulfils the same purpose but only if the prepositional pronoun refers to the subject.

When describing a subject but a pronoun is not used (verb conjugation states the subject), the adjective goes directly after the verb i.e:
Verb-subject and tense affix adjective
Sénis hérd (initial mutation occurs due to the adjective beginning with a vowel directly following a verb)

Copula Construction
Copula, subject, (adpositional) pronoun

Comparisons:
Equative and comparative (gú and cein respectively) are placed after the first noun and all adjectives associated with it, the second noun then comes directly after gú or cein e.g:
Fása dana cein baun neá-ḃég

[top]Verbs

Verbs are always in initial position. Verbs are conjugated according to tense and subject, due to being a fusional language Dírma uses one affix for both e.g ceap+am think-1SFirst person singular (person)
speaker, signer, etc.; I-PREPresent versus ceap+lan think-1PFirst person plural (person)
we (inclusive or exclusive)-PASPast
action occurred before moment of speech.

[top]Verbal Nouns

[top]Adpositional Pronouns

[top]Cases and Moods

Imperative
Issuing commands (using the b' prefix) on a noun makes the verb for the command not conjugate and come after the noun. If b' is added to the verb, it is not conjugated if it is imperative but the subject comes after and word order is normal again

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