Verb–object–subject word order

In linguistic typology, a verb–object–subject or verb–object–agent language, commonly abbreviated VOS or VOA, is one in which most sentences arrange their elements in that order. That would be the equivalent in English to "Ate apples Sam" to mean "Sam ate apples".

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Verb–object–subject word order

In linguistic typology, a verb–object–subject or verb–object–agent language, commonly abbreviated VOS or VOA, is one in which most sentences arrange their elements in that order. That would be the equivalent in English to "Ate apples Sam" to mean "Sam ate apples".

Source: Wikipedia "Verb–object–subject word order" · CC BY-SA 4.0

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