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Syntax refers to the way languages order words to create meaning. For example, English grammar dictates that the standard way to order the main components of a sentence is subject-verb-(object) (SV[O]). For this reason, a sentence like, "I love you" is grammatical because all of the components are in the right order: "I," the subject, comes first, followed by the transitive verb "love," with the direct object pronoun "you" coming in last-hence SVO.
Latin, however, has a different basic word order-rather than SVO, the Latin components generally come in the order SOV, although it's nonetheless important to note that Latin syntax, or word order, is freer than English's, for reasons beyond the scope of this question.
Because of Latin's syntax, the sentence Ego te amo(literally "I you love.") is more natural-feeling than the literal translation from English into Latin, Ego amo te.
This natural order for sentences with pronouns in Latin is reflected in most modern Romance languages:
Je t'aime. = I you love. (French)
Eu te amo. = I you love. (Brazilian Portuguese)
Yo te amo. = I you love. (Spanish)
Etc.
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