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It is constructed as follows: the subject is placed at the beginning of the sentence followed by the verb and then come the various complements.

SubjectVerbComplements

Example : I like fruits Me Like Fruit Sa Da JuMo

Is constructed in the same way as the declarative sentence but with the addition of the word [Ze] after the verb.

Subject Verb Ze Complements

Example : I don't like fruits Me Like Not Fruits Sa Da Ze JuMo

It is built in the same way as the declarative sentence but with the addition of the word [Wa] where you want in the sentence.

Subject Verb Complements Wa

Subject Verb Wa Complements

Subject Wa Verb Complements

Wa Subject Verb Complements

Example : Do you like fruits? You Like Fruit ? Se Da JuMo Wa

Exclamatory or imperative sentences are constructed in the same way as the declarative sentence with the addition of the exclamation point at the end of the sentence.

Subject Verb Complements !

Example : Eat your fruits! You Eat Fruit ! Se BuLu JuMo !

Complements must always be at the end of the sentence. Their order, however, is not defined.

Subject Verb Complement of place Complement of time

Subject Verb Complement of time Complement of place

Example : We will leave for the desert in three days Us Leave In Desert In 3 Day SaSi DeNe Ni LiPuNoSo Ni Ti Gu

Example 2 : We will leave in three days in the desert Us Leave In 3 Day In Desert SaSi DeNe Ni Ti Gu Ni LiPuNoSo

The basis of MaCuSi is a short list of syllables translating the most basic concepts possible in order to make them modular.

Words in MaCuSi do not have accents, umlauts, cedillas, hyphens, ligatures, apostrophes, liaisons, or elisions. The letters H, K, Q, Y are used only for proper nouns.

Unlike many languages, there is no gender in MaCuSi. Nouns are therefore neither masculine nor feminine.

There is no plural. The meaning of the sentence is determined by context. In some rare cases, to specify a plural, the noun can be used with the addition of the word [Si].

A fruit, fruits Fruit

Fruits => JuMo, JuMoSi

No agreement for adjectives. They always come after the noun.

A small lemon Lemon Small JuMoXeGiVu No

A big banana Banana Big JuMoXeNu Nu

The article is not necessary in MaCuSi.

They are not very used in MaCuSi.

The verb always appears in its infinitive form.

Proper nouns are written as in their original language.

MaCuSi uses the following Western punctuation marks:

• The period [.] to end a sentence or write an abbreviated word;
• The semicolon [;] to separate clauses of the same type;
• The comma [,] to separate similar elements, an explanation...;
• Le point d'exclamation [!] pour exprimer une exclamation ou un impératif;
• Les points de suspension […] pour indiquer l'incomplétude;
• Colon [:] to present a quote, analysis, or enumeration;
• Quotation marks [« »] [''] to enclose a quote, speech...;
• Parentheses [()] to add an accessory indication.

MaCuSi does not use the question mark, hyphen, brackets, asterisk, or paragraph indentation.

The verb does not match the subject. It will always remain in the infinitive.

SubjectVerb

Example : I eat Me Eating Sa BuLu

The past tense verb is always followed by the term [We] or a specification of the time during which the action takes place.

VerbWe

VerbPrecision on time of action

Example : I was eating a fruit Me Eating Past Fruit Sa BuLu We JuMo

Example : I ate a fruit yesterday Me Eat Fruit Yesterday Sa BuLu JuMo GuZeTa

The future tense verb is always followed by the term [ZeWe] or a specification of the time during which the action takes place.

VerbZeWe

VerbPrecision on time of action

Example : I will eat a fruit Me Eat Future Fruit Sa BuLu ZeWe JuMo

Example : I will eat a fruit tomorrow Me Eat Fruit Tomorrow Sa BuLu JuMo GuZaTa

The conditional tense verb is always followed by the term [Wi] or a specification of the time during which the action takes place.

VerbWi

VerbPrecision on time of action

Example : I would eat a fruit Me Eat Condition Fruit Sa BuLu Wi JuMo

Example 2 : I would eat a fruit if you bought some Me Eat Fruit Condition You Buy Past Fruit Sa BuLu JuMo Wi Se DoJeDuJa We JuMo

The past conditional tense verb is always followed by the terms [We] and [Wi].

VerbWeWi

Example : I would have eaten a fruit Me Eat Past Condition Fruit Sa BuLu We Wi JuMo