A Tentative Syntax of Modern Indoeuropean

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A Tentative Syntax of Modern Indoeuropean
Ridhmēpiwərḗmona
Iterā́ tija
Tebhei dékm̥ qis (=dékmqr̥ t) woqa:
smeustrom neqom klawde prījósm̥
nedhskōrknetim əneu.
Stéleswortija
Sm̥ weghtom nē qid peum;
dwóweghtom trija labhóm wr̥ dha;
tríweghtom galmoupologhom labhóm;
qétwr̥ weghtom solwāns peum bhānins,
enim pénqeweghtom galmom seghtum
moghóm.
Kswéksweghtom
cm̥ jonts
(=kswéksweghtom jom ludhóm),
júwonm̥ medóm médodikm̥
Udbhórowortija
Dhghjesi newom bhrūgtós esmi
prāwnim woghnom
Dwonim (=dwīs) məgsomobhrēunās
epitərunā́s
Nū trinim (=trīs) peqonjom klewtum
skelō
Wétesi kosmei seghtṓr so sperstim
qétwr̥ nim (qəturs) wikét
Edjḗw médodikm tom pénqenim setíjai
Ksweksnim cm̥ jonts (=jom ksweksnim
ludhóm) senom medóm médodikm̥
Winómowortija
Dōwn̥ kleitrom adést pénqewr̥ tis /
pénqeqr̥ pis (=pénqe séstisu)
Numeral adverbs
Iterative adverbs
I’ve told it ten times to you: never close the
computer without first saving (your) files.
With locative value
The first time I did not understand
anything; the second time I catched three
words; the third time I got the topic of the
conversation; the fourth time I understood
whole sentences, and the fifth time I was
able to hold a conversation.
The sixth time I came, I met a young
doctor.
With contingential value
Yesterday I used the new car for the first
time
For the second time (=twice), the
maximum limits have been surpassed.
This is the third time (=three times) now I
have to clean the kitchen
This year this champion has won the
competition for the fourth time (=four
times)
Today I visit this doctor for the fifth time
When I came for the sixth time, I met an
old doctor.
With distributive value
She prepared the database in five times (=in
five sessions)
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