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Emphasis Word order is frequently modified for focus or emphasis, with the focused word usually placed at the beginning of the clause and followed by a slight pause (a break in intonation): Saya pergi ke pasar kemarin  "I went to the market yesterday" – neutral, or with focus on the subject. Kemarin saya pergi ke pasar  "Yesterday I went to the market" – emphasis on yesterday. Ke pasar saya pergi, kemarin  "To the market I went yesterday" – emphasis on where I went yesterday. Pergi ke pasar, saya, kemarin  "To the market went I yesterday" – emphasis on the process of going to the market. The last two are more likely to be encountered in speech than in writing.