| Here is a list of some common languages and their basic word orders. | ||||
| ARABIC | Verb-Subject-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| BASQUE | Subject-Object-Verb | Post-positions | Noun-Adjective | Genitive-Noun |
| CHINESE | Subject-Verb-Object | Post-positions | Adjective-Noun | Genitive-Noun |
| CZECH | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| DANISH | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Adjective-Noun | Genitive-Noun |
| DUTCH | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| ENGLISH | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Adjective-Noun |
Noun-Genitive Genitive-Noun |
| FARSI | Subject-Object-Verb | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| FINNISH | Subject-Verb-Object | Post-positions | Adjective-Noun | Genitive-Noun |
| FRENCH | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| GERMAN |
Subject-Verb-Object Subject-Object-Verb |
Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| GREEK | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| HUNGARIAN | Subject-Object-Verb | Post-positions | Adjective-Noun | Genitive-Noun |
| ICELANDIC | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| INDONESIAN | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| IRISH | Verb-Subject-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| ITALIAN | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| JAPANESE |
Subject-Object-Verb Object-Subject-Verb |
Post-positions | Adjective-Noun | Genitive-Noun |
| KOREAN | Subject-Object-Verb | Post-positions | Adjective-Noun | Genitive-Noun |
| NORWEGIAN | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Adjective-Noun | Genitive-Noun |
| POLISH | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| PORTUGUESE | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| RUSSIAN | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| SPANISH | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| SWEDISH | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Adjective-Noun | Genitive-Noun |
| THAI | Subject-Verb-Object | Prepositions | Noun-Adjective | Noun-Genitive |
| TURKISH | Subject-Object-Verb | Post-positions | Adjective-Noun | Noun-Genitive |