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Rh In expressing dates, the order is year, month, day; thus —

Complements of time, measure, weight, etc., are expressed by the nominative; thus —

Duration of time may be expressed also by the use of the preposition du (during); as —

Or by the accusative case —

CONSTRUCTION.

Of Volapük is very similar to that of English, the order being —

1st. The subject, followed by its modifiers in the order of their importance. 2d. The verb, followed by its qualifiers. 3d. The object, followed by its modifiers. 4th. The direct precedes the indirect object, unless the latter is a single pronoun. 5th. Adverbs of time are placed immediately after the verb. 6th. Except when the conjunction das introduces it, a subordinate clause may either precede or follow the principal clause. 7th. A noun in the possessive case follows the governing noun.

Examples in Construction.