What is the format of a sentence in Spanish?

Question

In English, the format of a sentence is

Subject+Verb+Modifiers+Object.

Is it the same for Spanish?

Also, there are 3 types of sentences in English-

Simple Complex Compound

Is it the same for Spanish?

I mean, I know quite a lot of Spanish words, but I don't know how to structure them into a correct sentence.

Please help!

Thanks and regards.

Answer 1

Subject+Verb+Modifiers+Object.

Is it the same for Spanish?

That is maybe the most common one (and I am not even sure of this), but definitely not the only one. Spanish has a much more flexible word order than English. Particularly, verbs that indicate how we are affected by other things and people tend to have a reverse order, with the subject after the verb:

Me gusta eso [subject]

Me duele la pierna [subject]

Although you can also move the subject and say "La pierna me duele",placing more emphasis on your leg than on the pain. Direct and indirect object pronouns must always be next to the verb, though (or attached to it), so you cannot move them freely around.

Other optional adverbial phrases, like "yesterday", can be placed virtually anywhere:

Ayer me dolía la pierna

Me dolía la pierna ayer

Me dolía ayer la pierna

Also, there are 3 types of sentences in English-

Simple Complex Compound

Is it the same for Spanish?

I believe it is the same in virtually all languages. I can't imagine a language without that.