The nominative is placed at the beginning of the sentence and the verb at the end: the remaining elements are placed according to the cadence (_cadentia_) of the sentence; e.g., _Pedro va Nagasaqi de xutrai xita iqi iqi ni tçuite juan vo coroita_ 'Peter killed John because of an argument that took place in Nagasaki.' In certain sentences of serious import a substitute verb (_verbum suppositum_) is placed after the verb, but this is rare; e.g., _tare mo canavanu futari no qimi ni tçucǒru coto va_ (84)[175] 'no one can serve two masters.' In this sentence the substitute verb is _tçucǒru coto va_. _Core ni iote tanomi tatematçuru itçumo virgen_ [_Core ni iotte_ ...] (84) 'therefore I pray to the ever virgin [Mary].' Clauses (_orationes_) in the absolute or permissive subjunctive, infinitive, conditional, and causative are always placed before clauses that are in the indicative or imperative, even if it does not make sense {169} in Latin or any other European language; e.g., _achi cara tomeraruru tomo; tomaru na_ 'do not stay, even if they want you to remain,' _sore vo qiitareba, fara vo tatete modotta_ 'when he heard that, he came back very angry,' _taxicani uqetamotta ni iotte coso, móxi ague maraxitare_ 'I listened carefully, and then I spoke,' _faiǒ gozatta raba vo mexi vo xinjô mono vo_ 'if you had come earlier, I would have offered you food.' When there are two verbs in the same sentence, the first will (62 be in the gerund form and the other will be in the tense that is required by the sense of the sentence; e.g., _core vo totte giqi ni mi ga comono ni vataxe_ 'take this and give it to my servant at once.' When there are two or more clauses which have the same subject or tense, only the last verb will be in the tense that is required by the sense of the sentence. The other verbs will be in the root form, while still others will be in the gerund in _e_ form; e.g., _tovazunba cotaiezu, voxe raba tçuxxinde qiqi_ [_tovazũba_ ... _vôxe_ ... _qiqe_] (85v)[176] 'if they don't ask don't answer: if they speak listen carefully,' _Deus no vo coto vo macoto ni uqe, go voqite mo camavaide, sono mama inferno ni vochita_ 'he did not believe in God, and he did not respect His precepts; therefore, he fell into Hell.' Verbs are always placed in the third person to indicate honor. No one honors himself except the king when he is speaking of himself; e.g., _iorocobi ni voboximesu_ 'I am enjoying it very much.' When there are many adjectives in a sentence, they will all be in the adverbial form except the last; e.g., _qe nangǒ, iro curô, icanimo utçucuxij mono_ [_qe nagǒ_ ...][177] 'a very beautiful person with long, black hair.'