Word Order

• Declensions indicate the relationships between subjects, objects, and verbs. Thus, although there is a standard order, the word order can be changed in Latin for emphasis or special effect.
• Subject or question word stands first.
• Adjectives may precede or follow the noun.
• Adverbs precede the verb.
• The indirect object precedes the direct object.
• Verbs stand at the end of clauses.
• The verb "to be" usually stands in the same place as in English.
• The preposition "in" can appear in between the adjective and the noun. Eg. medio in caelo in the middle of the sky
• When the preposition "cum" is used to describe "how" something was done, it often follows the adjective. Eg. magna cum celeritas with great speed