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Acehnese: Kamoe buet nyoe dilee kamoe peulheueh.
We work(n.) this first we finish
'We are going to finish this work first.'
[v]. Subject between verb and agent in passive:
Indonesian: Sudah diambil sepotong ikan-mu oleh kucing.
PERF 3-take one piece fish-2 by cat
The cat has taken a piece of your fish.'
Acehnese: Ka ji-cok sikrek eungkot-kah le mie.
PERF 3-take one piece fish-2y by cat
The cat has taken a piece of your fish.'
Taking the SVO word order that was established in 3.1
as the basis, we assume that the basic structure of Acehnese
sentences consists of two major constituents: subject and
predicate.
3.3.1 Subject.
In reality, not all sentences in Acehnese have
subjects. Most sentences in long conversations and stories
are without subjects. In such conversations and stories, the
subject is omitted after it is introduced at the beginning.
If another subject taking the same pronominal clitics (which
are used on the verb or adjective) intervenes, it is
reintroduced again. If for some reasons it should be
preceded by the "subject focus" di, for example for focus or