BivalTyp

‘be content’

Argument frame: X (be content) wit Y X (be content) with
Stimulus sentence: (P.’s son does well at school.) P. is OK/content/satisfied with his son .
Predicate label Ru: быть довольным
Argument frame Ru: X (быть довольным) Y -ом
Stimulus sentence Ru: (Сын П. хорошо учится в школе). П. доволен своим сыном .

Abaza [zə-]raz

Valency pattern: ABS_BEN
X: ABS
Y: BEN
Locus: Y
sará awə́j sə-l-zə́-raz-ṗ
i dist 1 sg . abs -3 sg . f . io - ben -content- npst . dcl
‘I am content with her.’

Adyghe (West Circassian) fe-raze

Valency pattern: ABS_BEN
X: ABS
Y: BEN
Locus: Y
wə-s-fe-mə-raze-me, qə-s-fe-ʁe-ʁʷ
2 sg . abs -1 sg . io - ben - neg -satisfied- cond csl -1 sg . io - ben - caus -forgive( imp )
‘If you are not satisfied with me, forgive me.’

Aghul rezi-di + ‘be’

Valency pattern: ABS_SUPER
X: ABS
Y: SUPER
Locus: Y
aslan uč.i-n gada.ji-l rezi-di a
pn self- gen son- super content- adv { in }be: prs
‘Aslan is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Akhvakh (Northern) razi bik’uruƛa

Valency pattern: NOM_LOC
X: NOM
Y: LOC
Locus: Y
pataħi wašo-ge razi gudi
pn boy- loc agreed m . cop
‘Patahi is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Andi (Zilo) razi

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPER
X: NOM
Y: SUPER
Locus: Y
ali razi enʃːu-w=ɡu woʃu-ʔa
pn [ m ][ nom ] contented rfl . obl . m - m ( gen )= emph boy. obl - super
‘Ali is pleased with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Arabic (Jewish Baghdadi) rwḥ

Valency pattern: SBJ_men
X: SBJ
Y: men
Locus: Y
Abrahām mǝrtāḥ mǝn-ǝbn-u
pn be_content. ptcp . ms from-son- poss .3 ms
‘Abraham is content with his son.’

Arabic (Northern Syrian) kayyaf

Valency pattern: SBJ_3ala
X: SBJ
Y: 3ala
Locus: Y
Aḥmad mkayyəf ʕal əbn-u
pn be_content. ptcp . m . sg on son- poss .3 m
‘Ahmad is content with his son.’

Arabic (South Levantine, Nazareth) b.s.ṭ

Valency pattern: SBJ_bi
X: SBJ
Y: bi
Locus: Y
Shadi mabṣūṭ bi-ʾibn-o
pn happy. ptcp .3 m . sg in-son- poss .3 m . sg
‘Shadi is happy with his son.’

Arabic (standard) saʕīdun

Valency pattern: NOM_biGEN
X: NOM
Y: biGEN
Locus: Y
Badr-un saʕīd-u-n bi=bn-i=hi
pn - nom happy- nom - indef by=son- gen = p .3 m . sg
‘Badr is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Archi raˁzi

Valency pattern: NOM_SUP.EL
X: NOM
Y: SUP.EL
Locus: Y
paša raˁzi-ši w-i žu-n-uwwu laha-tːi-š
pn agree- advz 1-be self. m - gen -1. ptcl child- sup - el
‘Pasha is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate (stative).

Armenian (Eastern) goh linel

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Petros-ə goh ē ir tγayic’
pn [ nom ]- def content cop : prs :3 sg his son: abl
‘Petros is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic avə +razi

Valency pattern: SBJ_bi
X: SBJ
Y: bi
Locus: Y
+Ašur +razi=lə bi brun-u
pn willing=3 m with son( m )- p .3 m
‘Ashur is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate, avə is 'to be'.

Avar razijab buk’una

Valency pattern: NOM_EL
X: NOM
Y: EL
Locus: Y
ʕali žindir-go was-as-dasa razija-w w-ugo
pn refl . gen -self son- m . obl - el glad- m m - cop
‘Ali is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Azerbaijani razı-COP

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Aslan oğlu-ndan razı-dır
pn son. poss 3- abl agreeing- cop 3
‘Aslan is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Bafut dórə̂tə̀

Valency pattern: SBJ_ni
X: SBJ
Y: ni
Locus: Y
àmbɛ́ à dórə̂tə̀ nᵼ̀ mú m̀bàŋnᵼ̀ jì
pn sm be_happy with1 child male his
‘Ambe is satisfied with his son.’

Bambara wàsa

Valency pattern: DO_SBJ
X: DO
Y: SBJ
Locus: X
dén` ye Sékù wàsa
child\ art pfv . tr pn satisfy
‘Seku is satisfied with the child.’

Bartangi

Valency pattern: NOM_EL
X: NOM
Y: EL
Locus: Y
Ahmed az xu puc xoš
pn el refl son pleasant
‘Ahmed is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate. This is not a DOM pattern. When the copula is overt, it agrees with the X argument.

Belarusian zadavolieny + COP

Valency pattern: NOM_INS
X: NOM
Y: INS
Locus: Y
Alieś zadavolien-y sva-im syn-am
pn [ nom . sg ] content- nom . sg . m one’s- ins . sg . m son- ins . sg
‘Ales is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Budugh qaʕil yıxhar

Valency pattern: NOM_PART
X: NOM
Y: PART
Locus: Y
aslan ug-a duxor-ikir qaʕil i
pn refl - obl son. obl - part content cop
‘Aslan is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Bulgarian dovolen + COP

Valency pattern: SBJ_ot
X: SBJ
Y: ot
Locus: Y
Petăr e dovolen ot svo-ya sin
pn be. prs .3 sg satisfied. m . sg from one’s- def . short . m . sg son
‘Petar is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Catalan estar content

Valency pattern: SBJ_per
X: SBJ
Y: per
Locus: Y
en Pere està content pel seu fill
def . sg . m pn ( m ) be.3 sg . prs . ind glad( m ) for. def . sg . m poss .3. m . sg son( m )
‘Pere is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Chechen reza AGR-u

Valency pattern: ABS_DAT
X: ABS
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Islam shie k’ant-ana reza v-u
pn . abs 3 sg . gen . refl boy- dat satisfied v -be
‘Islam is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Chinese (Mandarin) mǎnyì

Valency pattern: SBJ_dui
X: SBJ
Y: dui
Locus: Y
Zhāngsān duì tā-érzi hěn mǎnyì
pn towards he-son very content
‘Zhangsan is very content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Chirag raˤdi-le

Valency pattern: ABS_SUPER
X: ABS
Y: SUPER
Locus: Y
ʡa̰le cin-na gal-l-i raˤdi-le
pn ( abs ) self. sg - gen boy- obl - super content- adv . prs .3
‘Ali is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Croatian biti zadovoljan

Valency pattern: NOM_INS
X: NOM
Y: INS
Locus: Y
Per-o je zadovoljan svoj-im sin-om
pn - nom . sg be. prs .3 sg content. nom . sg . m one’s- ins . sg . m son- ins . sg
‘Pero is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Czech spokojený + COP

Valency pattern: NOM_sINS
X: NOM
Y: sINS
Locus: Y
Petr je spokojen-ý se sv-ým syn-em
pn ( m )[ nom . sg ] be( ipfv ). prs .3 sg satisfied- m . nom . sg with one's- m . ins . sg son( m )- ins . sg
‘Petr is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Danish være tilfreds

Valency pattern: SBJ_med
X: SBJ
Y: med
Locus: Y
Peter er tilfreds med sin søn
pn be. prs satisfied. c . sg with poss . refl . c . sg son( c )
‘Peter is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Dargwa (Itsari) razi-li ca-B

Valency pattern: ABS_SUPER.LAT
X: ABS
Y: SUPER.LAT
Locus: Y
Islam cin-na durħuˤ-li-j razi-li ca-w
pn ( abs ) self- gen son- obl - super ( lat ) joy- adv cop - m
‘Islam is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Dargwa (Kadar) razi-le ca<CL>i

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPER
X: NOM
Y: SUPER
Locus: Y
meħamad razi-le ca-j cuni-ja urši-li-ke
pn glad- adv cop - m self- gen boy- obl - super
‘Muhammad is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate. The copula does not have the infinitive form.

Dargwa (Kaytag) razil vihara

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPER
X: NOM
Y: SUPER
Locus: Y
Petja cinna urši-l-ži razil v-irh-ar
pn refl . sg . gen son- obl - super content. adv m -be. ipf - evt 3
‘Petja is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Dargwa (Kubachi)

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
atːa razi-l=saw sin-na gal-i
father glad- adv = cop . m (3) refl . obl - gen boy- dat
‘Father is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Dargwa (Tsudakhar) raˤzi-le b-iχ-iz/b-irχ-iz

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPER.ESS
X: NOM
Y: SUPER.ESS
Locus: Y
tːutːeš sune-la uršːi-jaˤ-w razi-le=saj
father refl . obl - gen boy- super - m . ess happy- adv = cop : m (3)
‘The father is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Dargwa (Tsugni) raˤzi-le + COP

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPER.ESS
X: NOM
Y: SUPER.ESS
Locus: Y
durħaˤ-li-ge-w tatːi raˤzi-le=caj
boy- obl - super - m . ess father happy- adv = cop : m (3)
‘The father is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Dutch tevreden zijn

Valency pattern: SBJ_met
X: SBJ
Y: met
Locus: Y
Piet is tevreden met zijn zoon
pn ( c ) cop .3 sg satisfied with poss . c .3 sg son( c )
‘Piet is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Enets (Forest) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

English be ok

Valency pattern: SBJ_with
X: SBJ
Y: with
Locus: Y
Peter is ok with his son.
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Estonian rahul olema

Valency pattern: NOM_COM
X: NOM
Y: COM
Locus: Y
Peeter on oma poja-ga rahul
pn . sg . nom be. prs .3 sg poss . refl son- com content
‘Peeter is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Finnish tyytyväinen + COP

Valency pattern: NOM_ILL
X: NOM
Y: ILL
Locus: Y
Pekka on tyytyväinen poika-ansa
pn . nom be. prs .3 sg content. nom son- ill . poss .3 sg
‘Pekka is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

French être content

Valency pattern: SBJ_de
X: SBJ
Y: de
Locus: Y
Paul est content de son fils
pn ( m ) be. prs .3 sg pleased. sg . m of one’s. sg . m son( m )
‘Paul is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Gascon es content

Valency pattern: SBJ_de
X: SBJ
Y: de
Locus: Y
Pèir es content de son hilh
pn be. prs .3 sg pleased. sg . m of one’s. sg . m son
‘Pèir is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Gban gbíà … lìè

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
Zá̰ gbíà ‶ lȉȅ ȁ nḭ̋ là
pn breast:surface 3 sg ipfv \be_good s/he/it child on
‘Zan is content with his son.’
Note: Not included in the database because X is expressed as an NP-internal modifier.

Georgian k'maq'opil-i ar-i-s (PRS)

Valency pattern: NOM_INS
X: NOM
Y: INS
Locus: Y
p'et're-Ø tavis-i važ-it k'maq'opil-i=a
pn - nom poss - b son- ins satisfied_ ptcp - nom = cop
‘Petre is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

German zufrieden sein

Valency pattern: NOM_mitDAT
X: NOM
Y: mitDAT
Locus: Y
Karl ist mit sein-em Sohn zufrieden
pn [ nom . sg ] be. prs .3 sg with his- m . dat . sg son[ dat . sg ] satisfied
‘Karl is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Hebrew (modern) merutse

Valency pattern: SBJ_mi
X: SBJ
Y: mi
Locus: Y
Pinχas merutse me ha ben ʃel-o
pn satisfied from def son poss -3 sg . m
‘Pinchas is satisfied with his son.’

Hindi saṁtuṣṭ honā

Valency pattern: DIR_ABL
X: DIR
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Pratīk apn-e beṭe se saṁtuṣṭ hɛ
pn ( m ). sg . dir own- m . sg . obl son( m ). sg . obl abl satisfied be. prs .3 sg
‘Prateek is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Indonesian (standard) me-rasa puas

Valency pattern: SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
Ahmad me-rasa puas dengan putra-nya
pn act -feel satisfied with son-3 sg
‘Ahmad is satisfied with his son.’

Irish bí an-shásta

Valency pattern: SBJ_le
X: SBJ
Y: le
Locus: Y
Tá Pól an-shásta le-na mhac.
be. prs pn int -content with- poss .3 sg . m son
‘Pól is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Italian essere contento

Valency pattern: SBJ_di
X: SBJ
Y: di
Locus: Y
Leo è content-o di su-o figli-o
pn ( m ) be.3 sg . prs pleased- sg . m of poss .3 sg - sg . m son- sg . m
‘Leo is pleased with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Karata razi bik’waɬa

Valency pattern: NOM_EL
X: NOM
Y: EL
Locus: Y
ʕali in-š:uw da waša-š:w-agal razi idja
pn refl- m ptcl boy- obl - el content cop
‘Ali is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Kazakh riyza

Valency pattern: NOM_INS
X: NOM
Y: INS
Locus: Y
Petya öz ul-ï-men riyza
pn one’s son- poss 3- ins content
‘Petya is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Khanty (Kazym) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Khoekhoe ǂkhîǂâixa

Valency pattern: SBJ_kha
X: SBJ
Y: kha
Locus: Y
Petru-b ge ǁî-b di ǀgôa-b ǀkha a ǂkhîǂâixa
pn -3 m . sg decl 3-3 m . sg poss son-3 m . sg with aux be_content
‘Peter is content with his son.’
Note: The verb here is a stative verb and has to be used with auxiliaries.

Khwarshi razi gołe

Valency pattern: ABS_SUPER
X: ABS
Y: SUPER
Locus: Y
išu iłi iłi-lo uža-ƛ’o razi gołe
mother dem . an . o . noni dem . an . o . noni - gen 2 son- super content be. prs
‘Mother is satisfied with her daughter.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Komi-Permyak рад

Valency pattern: NOM_ponda
X: NOM
Y: ponda
Locus: Y
Петя рад ас-вас зон понда
pn рад сам- gen . p .3 сын из-за
‘Петя доволен своим сыном.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Komi-Zyrian de̮ve̮l'en

Valency pattern: NOM_INS
X: NOM
Y: INS
Locus: Y
Pet'a de̮ve̮l'en pi-nas
pn content son- ins . p .3 sg
‘Petja is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Kpelle (Guinean) kwèi nɛ̌ɛ

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
Ɲàákwɛì kwèi nɛ̀ɛ́-ì nòŋ bɔ́
pn stomach. loc be_nice- pred 3 sg \child to
‘Nyakwei is content about his child.’
Note: Not included in the database because X is expressed as an NP-internal modifier.

Kryz (Alik) raʕzi xhiyic

Valency pattern: NOM_PART
X: NOM
Y: PART
Locus: Y
terlan ug gada-kar raʕzi-ya
pn refl . m ( gen ) boy- part content- cop . m
‘Terlan is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Kryz (Ismayilli) razi yo

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPEREL
X: NOM
Y: SUPEREL
Locus: Y
aslan ugura qada-ğar razi ye
pn m . refl . gen boy- superel content cop . m
‘Aslan is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Kryz (proper) razi yü

Valency pattern: NOM_SUBEL
X: NOM
Y: SUBEL
Locus: Y
aslan ug duxar-kir razi yi
pn refl . m son. obl - subel agreed cop . m
‘Aslan is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Kumyk razi

Valency pattern: NOM_NOMbulan
X: NOM
Y: NOMbulan
Locus: Y
mahammat ulan-ɨ bulan razi
pn son-3 sg with satisfied
‘Muhammad is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Kurdish (Sorani) râzî bûn

Valency pattern: SBJ.INTR_le
X: SBJ.INTR
Y: le
Locus: Y
Hîwa le kur-eke=î r̂azî-e
pn from boy- def =3 sg . pc content-be. prs .3 sg
‘Hiwa is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish) kêfxweş bûn (intr)

Valency pattern: SBJ.INTR_biOBL
X: SBJ.INTR
Y: biOBL
Locus: Y
zilam bi kur-ê xwe kêfxweş e
man with son- ez . m self happy cop .3 sg
‘The man is happy with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Lak (Quba)

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPEL
X: NOM
Y: SUPEL
Locus: Y
Maħammad raˁzi-nu ur ca-l-a ars-na-j-a
pn satisfied- advbz 1.be. prs .3 p self. obl .1- gen -1. ptcl son- obl - sup - el
‘Mohammad is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Latin contentus + COP

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
ist-a tu-a mediocr-i eloquenti-a content-i sumus
this- abl . sg . f your- abl . sg . f mediocre- abl . sg eloquence( f )- abl . sg satisfied- nom . pl . m be. prs . ind . act .1 pl
‘We are satisfied with this mediocre eloquence of yours.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate. (Cic. De Oratore. I, 133)

Laz memnun-i o-r-in-u

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Käzim-i be(r)e-muš-išen memnun-i Ø-[r]-en-Ø
pn - nom child- poss 3- abl satisfied- nom s 3-[be]- sm - s 3 sg . inact
‘Käzim is content with his child.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate. The adjective is a loanword from Turkish.

Lezgian (Yargun) razi + COP

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPEL
X: NOM
Y: SUPEL
Locus: Y
Sahib viç-i-n xiçça-laa razi ya
pn self- obl - gen son. obl - supel satisfied cop
‎‎‎‘Sahib is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Macedonian zadovolen + COP

Valency pattern: SBJ_od
X: SBJ
Y: od
Locus: Y
Petar e zadovolen od svoj-ot sin
pn be( ipfv ). prs .3 sg satisfied. m . sg from one’s. m . sg - art . m . sg son( m ). sg
‘Petar is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Maltese COP + kuntent

Valency pattern: SBJ_bi
X: SBJ
Y: bi
Locus: Y
Ġwanni kuntent b ibnu
pn content with2 son. poss . m .3 sg
‘Ġwanni is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Maninka (Eastern) sɛ́wa

Valency pattern: SBJ_la
X: SBJ
Y: la
Locus: Y
Sékù sɛ́wa-nin à dénkɛ` lá.
pn rejoice- ptcp . res 3 sg son\ art at
‘Seku is satisfied with his son.’

Mano gé lī

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
ŋ̄ gé lɛ́ɛ̀ lī ī píé
1 sg stomach 3 sg . ipfv become.beautiful: ipfv 2 sg to
‘I am glad about you.’
Note: Not included in the database because X is expressed as an NP-internal modifier.

Mansi (Northern) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Mehweb raˤzile le-

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPER.EL
X: NOM
Y: SUPER.EL
Locus: Y
Islam raˤzi-le le-w sune-la-l urši-li-če-la
pn pleased- advz be- m self. obl - gen - emph boy- obl - super - el
‘Islam is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Mingrelian šurirʒγel-i Ø-o-r-en-Ø (PRS)

Valency pattern: NOM_INS
X: NOM
Y: INS
Locus: Y
čelo-Ø šurirʒγel-(i) Ø-(o)-r-e(n)-Ø muš sk'ua-t(i)
pn - nom satisfied-( nom ) s 3-( ver : sup )-be- sm - s 3 sg . inact refl . poss child- ins
‘Chelo is content with his child.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate (participle). The verb phrase is a recent borrowing from Georgian.

Nanai agdanasi-

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Petia piktə-ǯi-i agda-nasi-ni
pn child- ins - p .3 sg rejoice- att . npst - p .3 sg
‘Petia is satisfied with his son.’

Nivkh *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Norwegian Bokmål å være fornøyd

Valency pattern: SBJ_med
X: SBJ
Y: med
Locus: Y
Per er fornøyd med sønn-en sin
pn be. prs satisfied with son- def . m . sg poss . refl . m . sg
‘Per is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Oromo (West Central) itti k'uufa

Valency pattern: NOM_LOC
X: NOM
Y: LOC
Locus: Y
obsaa-n ilma isaa-tti k'uuf-a
pn - nom son. abs 3 sg . m . poss - loc be_satisfied-3 sg . m . ipfv
‘Obsa is satisfied with his son.’

Persian rāżī būdan

Valency pattern: NOM_azNOM
X: NOM
Y: azNOM
Locus: Y
ahmad az pesar-aš rāżī-ast
pn from son- encl .3 sg content- cop .3 sg
‘Ahmad is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Polish zadowolony + COP

Valency pattern: NOM_zGEN
X: NOM
Y: zGEN
Locus: Y
Dariusz by-ł zadowolon-y z syn-a
pn [ nom . sg ] be\ pst - pst [ m .3 sg ] satisfied- m . nom . sg from son- gen . sg
‘Dariusz was satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Portuguese (Brazilian) estar satisfeito

Valency pattern: SBJ_com
X: SBJ
Y: com
Locus: Y
Pedro está satisfeit-o com seu filho
pn ( m ) cop _ prog .3 sg . prs pleased- m with poss .3. m son( m )
‘Pedro is pleased with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Romani (Kalderash) mišto

Valency pattern: DAT_pala
X: DAT
Y: pala
Locus: XY
le Murš-ahkə mišto pala pehk-o śav
art . m . obl pn - dat . sg well for one’s- m . dir . sg son[ nom . sg ]
‘Murša is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Romanian a fi mulțumit

Valency pattern: NOM_de
X: NOM
Y: de
Locus: Y
Petru este mulțumit de fiu-l său
pn be. prs .3 sg satisfied[ m ] of son- def . dir refl . poss
‘Petru is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Russian dovolen + COP

Valency pattern: NOM_INS
X: NOM
Y: INS
Locus: Y
Pet-ja dovolen svo-im syn-om
pn ( m )- nom . sg content[ pred . m . sg ] one’s- m . ins . sg son( m )- ins . sg
‘Petja is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Rutul (Kina) raazi jiɁi

Valency pattern: NOM_SUP
X: NOM
Y: SUP
Locus: Y
rasul raazi jiɁi ǯu-du duxar-ɨ
pn ( nom ) delighted 1.С op self. m . obl - attr son- obl ( sup )
‘Rasul is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Rutul (Mukhad) razi jišin

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPEREL
X: NOM
Y: SUPEREL
Locus: Y
murad džuˤ-dı duχar-ııla razi jiʔi
pn refl . h . obl - attr son. obl - superel content m . cop
‘Murad is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Rutul (Myukhrek)

Valency pattern: NOM_COM
X: NOM
Y: COM
Locus: Y
mırad dju-d duxvaru-xhvan rağzi yiʔi
pn refl . obl - attr son. obl - com content m . cop
‘Murad is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Rutul (Shin-Borch) rağzı yişin

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPEREL
X: NOM
Y: SUPEREL
Locus: Y
murad duxar-ııla rağzı i
pn son. obl - superel agree ( m ) cop
‘Murad is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Rutul (Shinaz) raʁzi h-iši-n

Valency pattern: NOM_EL
X: NOM
Y: EL
Locus: Y
basir raʁzi j džu-dɨ duχar-ɨla
pn content m . cop refl . obl - attr son. obl - el
‘Basir is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Saami (Skolt) leeʹd miõllstes

Valency pattern: NOM_GENdiott
X: NOM
Y: GENdiott
Locus: Y
Peâtt lij miõllstes pääʹrn-es diõtt
pn . sg . nom be. prs .3 sg content son. sg . gen - poss .3 sg because.of
‘Pete is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Sagada razi joƚ

Valency pattern: ABS_SUPER
X: ABS
Y: SUPER
Locus: Y
ʕali razi joƚ žo-ƛ’
pn content cop son. obl - super
‘Ali is proud with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Serbian biti zadovoljan

Valency pattern: NOM_INS
X: NOM
Y: INS
Locus: Y
Petar je zadovoljan svoj-im sin-om
pn . nom . sg be. prs .3 sg content. nom . sg . m one’s- ins . sg . m son- ins . sg
‘Petar is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Shughni rozi vidow

Valency pattern: NOM.NO.CL_EL
X: NOM.NO.CL
Y: EL
Locus: Y
Ahmed as xu puc rozi
pn el refl son contented
‘Ahmed is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate. In this example, the verb ‘to be’ is non-overt.

Slovak spokojný + COP

Valency pattern: NOM_sINS
X: NOM
Y: sINS
Locus: Y
Peter je so svoj-ím syn-om spokojn-ý
pn ( m )[ nom . sg ] be( ipfv ). prs .3 sg with one's- m . ins . sg son( m )- ins . sg satisfied- m . nom . sg
‘Peter is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Slovenian biti zadovoljen

Valency pattern: NOM_zINS
X: NOM
Y: zINS
Locus: Y
Peter je zadovoljen s sin-om
pn [ nom . sg ] be. prs .3 sg content[ nom . sg . m ] with son- ins . sg
‘Peter is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Spanish estar contento

Valency pattern: SBJ_con
X: SBJ
Y: con
Locus: Y
Pedro está content-o con su hijo
pn [ sg . m ] be_ prog . prs .3 sg content- sg . m with one’s[ sg . m ] son[ sg . m ]
‘Pedro is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Svan x-a-žax (PRS)

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
maizer-s miča gezal-Ø x-a-žax
pn - dat poss 3 child- nom io 3- ver : sup -name
‘Maizer is proud of his child.’

Swedish att vara nöjd

Valency pattern: SBJ_med
X: SBJ
Y: med
Locus: Y
Björn är nöjd med sin son
pn be. prs satisfied. indf . n . sg with poss . refl . c . sg son
‘Björn is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Tabasaran (Kandyk)

Valency pattern: ABS_SUPER
X: ABS
Y: SUPER
Locus: Y
maˁhaˁmad balʔ-in razi vu
pn ( abs ) boy- super satisfied cop ( prs )
‘Mahamad is satisfied with (his) son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Tagalog kuntento

Valency pattern: SBJNV_CAUSE
X: SBJNV
Y: CAUSE
Locus: XY
kuntento si Pedro dahil sa kaniya-ng anak
content pers . subj pn because.of dat 3. sg . dat - lin son
‘Pedro is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate (adjective).

Telugu saṁtuṣṭi + COP

Valency pattern: DAT_ante
X: DAT
Y: ante
Locus: XY
pravīṇ-ki atani koḍuku aṁṭē saṁtuṣṭi
pn ( m ). sg . obl - dat that_man( m ). sg . obl son( n ). sg . nom that_is satisfaction( n ). sg . nom
‘Praveen is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Tsakhur raziyra ıхhay

Valency pattern: NOM_SUPEREL
X: NOM
Y: SUPEREL
Locus: Y
murad duхay-le raziy-ra vo-r
pn son. obl - superel content- adv . h cop - h
‘Murad is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Tswana kgotsofalela

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Mpho o-kgotsofal-ets-e ngw-ana wa-gagwe
prn (1) s i :cl1-be.satisfied- appl . prf - fv sg -child(1) cl1. gen -cl1. pro
‘Mpho is satisfied with his son.’

Turkish memnun olmak

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Mehmet oğl-u-ndan memnun
pn son- p .3- abl pleased
‘Mehmet is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Turoyo raḏyo + COP

Valency pattern: SBJ_m
X: SBJ
Y: m
Locus: Y
Gabriyel raḏyo yo m-u abro
pn content( m ) cop .3 sg from- art . m son
‘Gabriyel is content with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Twi bodwo

Valency pattern: SBJ_ho
X: SBJ
Y: ho
Locus: Y
Kofi bodwo-o ne ba no ho
pn be_satisfied- pst 3 sg . poss son def inner_self
‘Kofi is satisfied with his son.’
Note: The word "ho" functions as a nominal head. Since it is grammaticalized and appears in combinations with specific verbs, it is tentatively interpreted as an argument-encoding device.

Udi irəzi

Valency pattern: ABS_ABL
X: ABS
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Rafael iz ğar-axun irəzi=ne
pn self. gen son- abl content=3 sg
‘Rafael is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Udmurt danjaśki̮ni̮

Valency pattern: NOM_INS
X: NOM
Y: INS
Locus: Y
Pet'a pi-jen-i̮z danjaśk-je
pn . nom son- ins - poss .3 sg be_proud- prs .3 sg
‘Petja is content with his son.’

Ukrainian zadovolenyj + COP

Valency pattern: NOM_INS
X: NOM
Y: INS
Locus: Y
Petr-o zadovolen-yj syn-om
pn ( m )- nom . sg content- nom . m . sg son( m )- ins . sg
‘Petro is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Ulcha *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Uzbek mamnun emoq

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Petya o’z-i-niŋ o’ɣl-i-ga mamnun
pn own- poss .3 sg - gen son- poss .3 sg - dat glad
‘Petja is satisfied with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate, emoq is 'to be'.

Wolof bég

Valency pattern: SBJ_ci
X: SBJ
Y: ci
Locus: Y
sama doom dafa-y liggéey b-u baax ca ekkool b-a bég naa ci moom
poss :1 sg child( j ) f oc v .s i :3 sg - incpl work cl b - rel be.good loc . dist school( b ) cl b - def . dist be.satisfied prf .s i :1 sg loc 3 sg
‘My child does well at school, I am satisfied with him.’

Yukaghir (Northern) puŋuol=

Valency pattern: NOM_ABL
X: NOM
Y: ABL
Locus: Y
Sǝmiǝn tudǝ uo-ɣаt mǝ puŋ-uo-nˈ
pn 3 sg . poss child- abl aff glad- stat - intr .3 sg
‘Semien is satisfied with his son.’

Zazaki

Valency pattern: SBJ.INTR_ra.PSTP
X: SBJ.INTR
Y: ra.PSTP
Locus: Y
a lad͡z-e xo=ra wɛʃ=a
3 sg . f . abs son- ez . m refl =from fine= cop .3 sg . f
‘She is content with her son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.