The basic word order of Kare is
subject–verb–object: Negation is handled with the sentence-final particle ; when negated, the locative copula is replaced by , and the equative copula by . Verbal nouns are formed by raising the last syllable's tone and adding a suffix
-Cà, where C =
l or
r after an oral vowel,
n after a nasal vowel, and is empty after a consonant: > , > .
Pronouns Kare has no
grammatical gender. Its personal pronouns are as follows: To these may be added .
Noun phrases There is a closed class of morphologically invariant adjectives (e.g. , ), which typically precede the noun but may also follow it to indicate a permanent quality, or may be used as nouns in their own right. Determiners ( , , , , ) follow the noun, and are followed by the plural marker : Numerals and quantifiers come at the end, following the (optional) plural marker: Direct genitives are formed by juxtaposition analytic genitives use the particle Relative clauses are formed with a demonstrative followed (not always immediately) by the relative marker
Prepositions All adpositions in Kare precede their complement. There are four primary (pure) prepositions: , , , , Alongside these there are a number of secondary postpositions transparently derived from nouns (often body parts), e.g. > . ==References==