‘flatter’
| Argument frame: |
X
(flatter)
Y
|
| Stimulus sentence: |
(
P.
tells M. that she is very beautiful.)
P.
is flattering
M
.
|
| Predicate label Ru: |
льстить
|
| Argument frame Ru: |
X
(льстить)
Y
-у
|
| Stimulus sentence Ru: |
(П. говорит М., что она очень красивая).
П.
льстит
М
.
|
Abaza
*
|
Valency pattern:
NA
|
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| * |
|
*
|
| * |
| Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained. |
Aghul
qːele-jar jarʜ.a-
|
Valency pattern:
ERG_DAT
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| aslan.a |
ruš.a-s |
qːele-jar |
jarʜ.a-a |
|
pn
(
erg
)
|
girl-
dat
|
flattery-
pl
|
srike.
ipf
-
prs
|
| ‘Aslan is flattering the girl.’ |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
maxə məšxa
|
Valency pattern:
SBJ_ka
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: ka |
| Locus: Y |
| yala |
mxay=ələ |
məšxa |
ka |
d-e |
brata |
|
boy(
m
)
|
beat.
prog
=3
m
|
fat(
m
)
|
to
|
obl
-
dem
4.
f
|
girl(
f
)
|
| ‘The boy is flattering this girl.’ |
| Note: Non-Urmi speaker. |
Brazilian Portuguese
bajular
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro |
bajul-a |
Maria |
|
pn
(
m
)
|
flatter-3
sg
.
prs
|
pn
(
f
)
|
| ‘Pedro is flattering Maria.’ |
Catalan
afalagar
|
Valency pattern:
SBJ_amb
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: amb |
| Locus: Y |
| en |
Pere |
està |
afalag-ant |
amb |
la |
Maria |
|
def
.
sg
.
m
|
pn
(
m
)
|
be.3
sg
.
prs
.
ind
|
flatter-
ger
|
with
|
def
.
sg
.
f
|
pn
(
f
)
|
| ‘Pere is flattering Maria.’ |
Czech
lichotit
|
Valency pattern:
NOM_DAT
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Petr |
Michal-ovi |
lichotí |
|
pn
(
m
)[
nom
.
sg
]
|
pn
(
m
)-
dat
.
sg
|
flatter(
ipfv
).
prs
.3
sg
|
| ‘Petr is flattering Michal.’ |
Danish
smigre
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Peter |
smigre-r |
Marie |
|
pn
|
flatter-
prs
|
pn
|
| ‘Peter is flattering Marie.’ |
Dutch
vleien
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Piet |
vlei-t |
Marie |
|
pn
(
c
)
|
flatter-3
sg
|
pn
(
c
)
|
| ‘Piet is flattering Marie.’ |
Estonian
meelitama
|
Valency pattern:
NOM_PART
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: PART |
| Locus: Y |
| Peeter |
meelita-b |
Mareti-t |
|
pn
.
sg
.
nom
|
flatter-
prs
.3
sg
|
pn
-
sg
.
part
|
| ‘Peeter is flattering Maret.’ |
Finnish
imarella
|
Valency pattern:
NOM_PART
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: PART |
| Locus: Y |
| Pekka |
imartel-ee |
Lotta-a |
|
pn
.
nom
|
flatter-
prs
.3
sg
|
pn
-
part
|
| ‘Pekka is flattering Lotta.’ |
Forest Enets
naldur
|
Valency pattern:
NOM_DAT
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| modʲi |
kasa-jʔ |
nɛ-xo-da |
nalduŋa |
|
i
|
man-
nom
.
sg
.1
sg
|
woman-
dat
.
sg
-
obl
.
sg
.3
sg
|
fawn(
ipfv
).3
sg
.
s
|
| ‘My friend is fawning to his wife’. |
German
schmeicheln
|
Valency pattern:
NOM_DAT
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Karl |
schmeichel-t |
Marie |
|
pn
[
nom
.
sg
]
|
flatter-
prs
.3
sg
|
pn
[
dat
.
sg
]
|
| ‘Karl is flattering Marie.’ |
Italian
lusingare
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Leo |
lusing-a |
Maria |
|
pn
(
m
)
|
flatter-3
sg
.
prs
|
pn
(
f
)
|
| ‘Leo is flattering Maria.’ |
Kazakh
žaɣïmpazdan
|
Valency pattern:
NOM_DAT
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Petya |
Maša-ɣa |
žaɣïmpazdan-adï |
|
pn
|
pn
-
dat
|
flatter-
prs
2.3
sg
|
| ‘Petya is flattering Masha.’ |
Kazym Khanty
*
|
Valency pattern:
NA
|
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| * |
|
*
|
| * |
| Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained. |
Latin
blandior
|
Valency pattern:
NOM_DAT
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| (Falcidi-us) |
cur |
matr-i |
praeterea |
blandi-tur |
|
pn
(
m
)-
nom
.
sg
|
why
|
mother(
f
)-
dat
.
sg
|
besides
|
flatter[
prs
.
ind
]-
mid
.3
sg
|
| ‘Besides, why does he (Falcidius) flatter his mother in this way?’ |
| Note: (Cic. Pro Flacco, 92) |
Modern Hebrew
maχmi
|
Valency pattern:
SBJ_le
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: le |
| Locus: Y |
| Pinχas |
maχmi |
le |
Menaχem |
|
pn
|
flatter[
ptcp
.
sg
.
m
]
|
to
|
pn
|
| ‘Pinchas is flattering Menachem.’ |
Nanai
ojban-
|
Valency pattern:
NA
|
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| Petia |
Maša-ǯi |
ojban-ǯi-ni |
|
pn
|
pn
-
ins
|
fawn-
npst
-
p
.3
sg
|
| ‘Petia is fawning on Masha.’ |
| Note: Not included in the database because this translation is semantically inaccurate. |
Nivkh
*
|
Valency pattern:
NA
|
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| * |
|
*
|
| * |
| Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained. |
Norwegian Bokmål
å smigre
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Per |
smigre-r |
Kari |
|
pn
|
flatter-
prs
|
pn
|
| ‘Per is flattering Kari.’ |
Polish
pochlebiać
|
Valency pattern:
NOM_DAT
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Sylwi-a |
pochlebia |
Anni-e |
|
pn
-
nom
.
sg
|
flatter:
ipfv
.
prs
.3
sg
|
pn
-
dat
.
sg
|
| ‘Sylwia is flattering Anna.’ |
Russian
lʹstitʹ
|
Valency pattern:
NOM_DAT
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Pet-ja |
lʹst-it |
Maš-e |
|
pn
(
m
)-
nom
.
sg
|
flatter(
ipfv
)-
prs
.3
sg
|
pn
(
f
)-
dat
.
sg
|
| ‘Petja is flattering Maša.’ |
Rutul
rirzara
|
Valency pattern:
NA
|
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| rasul-a |
samira |
r-irz-a-r=a |
|
pn
-
erg
|
pn
(
nom
)
|
2-praise.
ipfv
-
cvb
=be
|
| ‘Rasul is flattering Samira.’ |
| Note: Not included in the database because this translation is semantically inaccurate. |
Serbian
laska
|
Valency pattern:
NOM_DAT
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Petar |
laska |
Marij-i |
|
pn
.
nom
.
sg
|
льстить.
prs
.3
sg
|
pn
-
dat
.
sg
|
| ‘Петар льстит Марии.’ |
Shughni
*
|
Valency pattern:
NA
|
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
|
|
|
| Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained. |
Skolt Saami
kuärggted
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Peâtt |
kuärggat |
Määʹrj |
|
pn
.
sg
.
nom
|
flatter.
prs
.3
sg
|
pn
.
sg
.
acc
|
| ‘Pete is flattering Maria’ |
Slovenian
se dobrika
|
Valency pattern:
NOM_DAT
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Katarin-a |
se |
dobrika |
An-i |
|
pn
-
nom
.
sg
|
rfl
|
flatter:
ipfv
.
prs
.3
sg
|
pn
-
dat
.
sg
|
| ‘Katarina is flattering Ana.’ |
Spanish
lisonjear
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro |
lisonje-a |
a |
María |
|
pn
[
sg
.
m
]
|
flatter-
prs
.3
sg
|
dir
.
obj
.
anm
|
pn
[
sg
.
f
]
|
| ‘Pedro is flattering Maria.’ |
Swedish
att smickra
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Björn |
smickra-r |
Maja |
|
pn
|
flatter-
prs
|
pn
|
| ‘Björn is flattering Maja.’ |
Turkish
pohpohlamak
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Mehmet |
Filiz-i |
pohpohlu-yor |
|
pn
|
pn
-
acc
|
flatter-
prs
|
| Mehmet is flattering Filiz. |
Ulcha
*
|
Valency pattern:
NA
|
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| * |
|
*
|
| * |
| Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained. |
Zilo Andi
*
|
Valency pattern:
NA
|
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| pat’imati-di |
marjam |
j-etsːiqχ-o |
|
pn
-
erg
|
pn
[
f
][
nom
]
|
f
-praise-
hab
|
| ‘Patimat praises Mariam.’ |
| Note: Not included in the database because this translation is semantically inaccurate. |
