aikainen lintu madon nappaa
Finnish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑi̯nen ˈlintu ˈmɑdon ˈnɑpːɑː/, [ˈɑ̝i̯kɑ̝i̯ne̞n ˈlin̪t̪u ˈmɑ̝do̞n ˈnɑ̝pːɑ̝ː]
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[edit]Usage notes
[edit]The word order here is SOV (subject–object–verb). While the neutral word order in Finnish is SVO, the word order is not fixed; other word orders are also used, and are particularly common in idioms and sayings.
| SUBJECT | OBJECT | VERB | |
| aikainen | lintu | madon | nappaa |
| early | bird | worm | catches |