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SVO
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svo СВО
English
Etymology 1
Initialism.
Adjective
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en subject-verb-object en linguistics of a language en subject–verb–object [word order]: employing a system of syntax where the subject of a sentence precedes the verb, which is then followed by the object.
en SOV<id:subject-object-verb> OSV<id:object-subject-verb> VSO<id:verb-subject-object> VOS<id:verb-object-subject>
en English is an SVO language.
en Gessica Puccini Lang Belta: the Belter language from SYFY/Amazon’s The Expanse Lingoblog https://www.lingoblog.dk/en/lang-belta-the-belter-language-from-syfy-amazons-the-expanse/ 2021-10-05 As for word order, Lang Belta is an SVO language, i.e. subject-verb-object https://web.archive.org/web/20260520041529/https://www.lingoblog.dk/en/lang-belta-the-belter-language-from-syfy-amazons-the-expanse/ 20 May 2026
Translations
German: de SVO, de SPO subject-predicate-object
See also
en absolutive accusative active anastrophe ergative fluid-S nominative OSV OVS split-S SOV VOS VSO
Etymology 2
An English transliteration from the Russian ru СВО, specifically referring to the invasion of Ukraine.
Noun
en special military operation.
en SMO
Further reading
subject–verb–object word order
Anagrams
en osv OSV OVS OVs SOV VOS VOs VSO Vos sov
en 3-letter abbreviations
en History of Ukraine History of Russia War Nationalism