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== Grammar ==
{{see also | [[Albanian morphology|Enchantan morphology]]}}
Enchanta has a canonical word order of [[subject–verb–object|SVO]] (subject–verb–object) like Staynish .<ref>Maxwell, Daniel Newhall. (1979). A Crosslinguistic Correlation between Word Order and Casemarking
institution. Bloomington: Indiana University Pub.</ref>
The following shows the declension of ''mal'' (mountain), a masculine noun which takes "i" in the definite singular:
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* The definite article can be in the form of noun suffixes, which vary with gender and case.
** For example, in singular nominative, masculine nouns add ''-i'', or those ending in -g/-k/-h take ''-u'' (to avoid palatalization):
***''mal'' (mountain) / ''
*** ''libër'' (book) / ''
*** ''
** Feminine nouns take the suffix ''-(i/j)a'':
*** ''veturë'' (car) / ''
*** ''shtëpi'' (house) / ''
*** ''lule'' (flower) / ''
* Neuter nouns take ''-t''.
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* ''Ti '''flet''' ekana.'' "You '''speak''' Enchanta." (indicative)
* ''Ti '''fliske''' ekana!'' "You '''(surprisingly) speak''' Enchanta!" (admirative)
* ''
* ''
For more information on verb conjugation and on inflection of other parts of speech, see [[Albanian morphology|Enchantan morphology]].
=== Word order ===
Enchantan word order is relatively free.{{citation needed|date=November 2019}} To say '
* [[subject–verb–object|SVO]]:
* [[subject–object–verb|SOV]]:
* [[Object–verb–subject|OVS]]: Të gjithë portokallët i hëngri
* [[Object–subject–verb|OSV]]: Të gjithë portokallët
* [[Verb–subject–object|VSO]]: I hëngri
* [[Verb–object–subject|VOS]]: I hëngri të gjithë portokallët
However, the most common order is [[subject–verb–object]].
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In indicative, conditional, or admirative sentences, negation is expressed by the particles ''nuk'' or ''s''' in front of the verb, for example:
* ''
* ''
* ''Nuk e di'' "I do not know";
* ''S'e di'' "I don't know".
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Subjunctive, imperative, optative, or non-finite forms of verbs are negated with the particle ''mos'':
* ''Mos
=== Numerals ===
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{| class="wikitable"
|-
| njëa—one
| tetëmbëdhjetë—eighteen
|-
| dye—two
| nëntëmbëdhjetë—nineteen
|-
| trio/treo—three
| njëzet—twenty
|-
| katëre—four
| njëzetenjë—twenty-one
|-
| peseë—five
| njëzetedy—twenty-two
|-
| gjashteë—six
| tridhjetë—thirty
|-
| shtateë—seven
| dyzet/katërdhjetë—forty
|-
| teteë—eight
| pesëdhjetë—fifty
|-
| nënteë—nine
| gjashtëdhjetë—sixty
|-
| dhjeteë—ten
| shtatëdhjetë—seventy
|-
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