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Every word is pronounced exactly as it is written.
Almost every letter and letter-combination indicates always the same sound.


### (3) Regular stress accent

Root words are stressed on the syllable that is before the last consonant of the word, f.ex.
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'I',
**tu**
'you' (singular),
**he**
**hi**
'he, she, it',
**vi**
'we',
**yu**
'you' (plural),
**di**
**de**
'they'.

The possessive pronouns are:
**mi se**
**mi's**
'my',
**tu se**
**tu's**
'your',
**he se**
**hi's**
'his or her',
**vi se**
**vi's**
'our',
**yu se**
**yu's**
'your',
**di se**
**de's**
'their'.

The interrogative pronouns are:
**vat**
'what',
**hu**
'who',
**hu se**
**hu's**
'whose'.


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| 1st | _I, me_ | _we, us_ |
| | **tu** | **yu** |
| 2nd | _you_ | _you all_ |
| | **he** | **di** |
| | **hi** | **de** |
| 3rd | _he/she, him/her_ | _they, them_ |

### Basic sentence structures
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Example 4. A complex but structurally clear sentence.

mi se frende hav yam un pai.
mi's frende hav yam un pai.
me 's friend ASPECT eat one pie
'My friend has eaten a pie.'

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Pandunia words can be ambiguous because they often have more meanings compared to English.

**he love mau.**
**hi love mau.**
– He loves cats. / She loved a cat. / He/she will love the cat.

But actually the meaning is clear in the real context:

**pre tri nen, mi have du mau e un vaf. mi have plus un fem ben. he love mau!**
**pre tri nen, mi have du mau e un vaf. mi have plus un fem ben. hi love mau!**
– Three years ago, I had two cats and a dog. I also had a daughter. _She loved the cats!_

### Time
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**un nove love**
– a new love
**de gud pai**
**da gud pai**
– the good pie

To modify a verb, put adverbs before it.
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**mi gud (li) vize tu.**
– I see you well.
**tu vize li love he.**
**tu vize li love hi.**
– You seemingly love him/her.

Modifiers are compared with
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**tu vize no vize mi?**
– Do you see me?
**tu vize mi, ha?**
**tu vize mi, he?**
– You see me, eh?

To ask a content question, write a normal sentence and replace the word in question with
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– Which man do you love?
**vat man ye love tu?**
– Which man loves you?
**tu love he hau muche?**
**tu love hi hau muche?**
– How much do you love him?

### Commands

To state a command, leave out the subject and start the sentence with the verb.

**yam de pai!**
**yam da pai!**
– Eat that pie!
**vize de mau!**
**vize da mau!**
– Look at that cat!

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