Grammar rules

Simpli has about 12 core rules. No conjugation, no gender, no cases.

1. Word order

Subject – Verb – Object. Examples: mi sii yu, wi iit rais.

2. No verb conjugation

Verbs never change. Express time with words: yesterde, now, tumoro. mi go, el go, dey go.

3. Negation

Put no before the verb: mi no go, el no sii.

4. Questions

Start with wat, hu, wer, wen, wai, hou. Example: wat yu nem?

5. Plural

Optional. Use numbers or meni when needed: tu buk, meni haus.

6. Articles

Optional. No required “a” or “the”; use only when clarity needs it.

7. Adjectives

Before the noun, never change form: big haus, red buk.

8. Possession

Noun + possessor: haus mi = my house, buk yu = your book.

9. Prepositions

Use: in, on, at, from, to, wit, for. in haus, from London.

10. Connectors

and, or, but, becos, so. mi and yu, el no go becos raen.

11. Compounds

Join words with a hyphen when useful: sun-lait, fast-tren, wata-food.

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