Questions
The inversed word order (VSO) is often used for the question formation, but not always. The questions are primarily indicated by prosodic means, especially by the intonation, in speech, resp. by the question mark (?) in the script. Examples:
- Petr nemá nové auto. – Peter hasn’t got a new car.
- Petr nemá nové auto? – Hasn’t Peter got a new car?
- (Peter (S) not has (V) new car (O) (?))
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