Word Order Exercises - Complex Sentences


Arrange the given words in the correct order to make a Dakelh sentence with the given meaning. Check your work by clicking on the black box to reveal the answer. Click again to hide it.

  1. 'et hoowa 'uts'int'oh soo ts'uhoont'i
    We are happy because we are well.
    Soo 'uts'int'oh 'et hoowa ts'uhoont'i.
  2. hoonust'i Sak'unaiditl'oh whust'i
    I like living at Poison Bay.
    Sak'unaiditl'oh whust'i hoonust'i.
  3. 'ut'en ba hoont'i neba sdeslo
    My younger sister likes working for our father.
    Sdeslo neba ba 'ut'en hoont'i.
  4. 'anditdzen hookwa'nusz̲un ligokt̲s̲un tesyilh
    Today I want to eat chicken.
    'Anditdzen ligokt̲s̲un tisyilh hookwa'nusz̲un.
  5. Mary ninz̲un oonust'i Tom
    Mary thinks that I like Tom.
    Mary Tom oonust'i ninz̲un.
  6. 'unna dunene hoonint'i huninz̲un nusz̲un syoh
    Those people think that I think that you like my house.
    'Unna dunene syoh hoonint'i nusz̲un huninz̲un.

Word Order Exercises - Basic


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