Free Order
Active | h soo= hu> s h nea=. h soo= s hu> h nea=. h soo= s h nea= hu>. hu> h soo= s h nea=. | S-V-O S-V-O S-O-V V-S-O | particle like transitive ending (Chinese) or nominative ending (Greek) or ergative postpositive (Hindi/Urdu) or accusative prepositive (Hebrew) | The sun reddens the sky. (Due to the sun does the sky redden.) |
Middle | h nea= hu>. hu> h nea=. | O-V V-O | The sky reddens. | |
Passive | h nea= hu> z h soo=. h nea= z hu> h soo=. h nea= z h soo= hu>. hu> h nea= z h soo=. | O-V-S O-V-S O-S-V V-O-S | consistent with middle particle like agentive mark | The sky reddens due to the sun. (The sky is reddened by the sun.) |
Attributive & Predicative
h hu< nea= | the red sky (not other skies) | h hu> nea= | the reddening sky (not other skies) |
h nea= h= hu< | the sky, which is red | h nea= h= hu> | the sky, which reddens |