Language Structure Problems
Sardinian
Examine these Sardinian sentences and their translations. What can you tell about the Sardinian verbal construction? Lay out as much of it as you can. What form(s) is/are missing?
- Dego faeddo su Sardu. -- I speak Sardinian.
- Sa pudda narat. -- The hen says (something).
- Tue mandicas sa petha. -- You eat meat.
- Nois mandicamus pane. -- We eat bread.
- Isco. -- I know
- Issa mandicat sa pudda. -- She eats the hen.
- Issos mandicant. -- They eat
- Pedru samunat sa machina. -- Peter washes the car.
- Faeddas. -- You speak.
- Isso faeddat s'ingresu. -- He speaks English.