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Although Khunyer is sometimes described as having free word order, different word orders are generally not interchangeable, and the neutral order is not always correct to use. In the following examples, the topic is marked with italics, and the focus (comment) is marked with boldface.<ref>An example of Hendalarskisch's influence is that the key word "apple" (''afát'') in the sentences below is plainly derived from the Hendalarskisch ''Apfel''.</ref> | Although Khunyer is sometimes described as having free word order, different word orders are generally not interchangeable, and the neutral order is not always correct to use. In the following examples, the topic is marked with italics, and the focus (comment) is marked with boldface.<ref>An example of Hendalarskisch's influence is that the key word "apple" (''afát'') in the sentences below is plainly derived from the Hendalarskisch ''Apfel''.</ref> | ||
*István látja az afát. - 'István sees the apple'. Neutral sentence. | *István látja az afát. - 'István sees the apple'. Neutral sentence. | ||
*''István'' '''látja''' az afát. - 'István '''sees''' the apple'. ( | *''István'' '''látja''' az afát. - 'István '''sees''' the apple'. (Salamon may not see the apple.) | ||
*'''István''' látja az ''afát''. - 'It is '''István''' who sees the apple'. (The listener may have thought that someone else saw the apple.) | *'''István''' látja az ''afát''. - 'It is '''István''' who sees the apple'. (The listener may have thought that someone else saw the apple.) | ||
*'''Látja''' István az ''afát''. - 'István '''does''' see the apple'. (The listener may have thought that István didn't see the apple.) | *'''Látja''' István az ''afát''. - 'István '''does''' see the apple'. (The listener may have thought that István didn't see the apple.) | ||