‘like’
| Argument frame: | X (like) Y |
| Stimulus sentence: | P. likes this shirt . |
| Predicate label Ru: | нравиться |
| Argument frame Ru: | X -у (нравиться) Y |
| Stimulus sentence Ru: | П. нравится эта рубашка . |
Abaza gʷapχa
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| murád | arə́j | as | j-gʷapχ-ə́j-d |
| pn | prox | def +shirt | 3 sg . m . erg -like- prs - dcl |
| ‘Murad likes this shirt.’ | |||
Aghul begemiš-tːi + ‘be’
| Valency pattern: DAT_ABS |
| X: DAT |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: X |
| aslan.a-s | me | berʜem | begemiš-tːi | a |
| pn - dat | demm | shirt | <like>- adv | { in }be: prs |
| ‘Aslan likes this shirt.’ | ||||
| Note: Non-verbal predicate. | ||||
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic xoš atə
| Valency pattern: BARE_men |
| X: BARE |
| Y: men |
| Locus: XY |
| +Ašur | xoš-u | bitay=əla | mən | d-a | +sudra |
| pn | happiness( f )- p .3 m | come. prog =3 f | from | obl - dem 1. sg | shirt( f ) |
| ‘Ashur likes this shirt.’ | |||||
Brazilian Portuguese gostar
| Valency pattern: SBJ_de |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: de |
| Locus: Y |
| Pedro | gost-a | dess-a | camisa |
| pn ( m ) | like-3 sg . prs | of+ dem . med - f | shirt( f ) |
| ‘Pedro likes this shirt.’ | |||
Catalan agradar
| Valency pattern: DAT_SBJ |
| X: DAT |
| Y: SBJ |
| Locus: X |
| al | Pere | li | agrad-a | aquesta | samarreta |
| to. def . sg . m | pn ( m ) | 3 sg . dat | like-3 sg . prs . ind | this. sg - f | shirt( f ) |
| ‘Pere likes this shirt.’ | |||||
Czech líbit se
| Valency pattern: DAT_NOM |
| X: DAT |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| Petr-ovi | se | líbí | ta | košil-e |
| pn ( m )- dat . sg | refl . acc | like( ipfv ). prs .3 sg | this. f . nom . sg | shirt( f )- nom . sg |
| ‘Petr likes this shirt.’ | ||||
Danish kunne lide
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Peter | kan | godt | lide | de-n | skjorte |
| pn | can. prs | well | like. inf | dem - c . sg | shirt( c ) |
| ‘Peter likes this shirt.’ | |||||
Dutch mooi vinden
| Valency pattern: NA |
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| Piet | vind-t | het | hemd | mooi |
| pn ( c ) | find-3 sg | art . def . n | shirt( n ) | beautiful |
| ‘Piet likes the shirt.’ | ||||
| Note: Not included in the database because this translation is semantically inaccurate. | ||||
Estonian meeldima
| Valency pattern: ALL_NOM |
| X: ALL |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| Peetri-le | meeldi-b | see | särk |
| pn - all | appeal_to- prs .3 sg | dem | shirt. sg . nom |
| ‘Peeter likes this shirt.’ | |||
Finnish pitää
| Valency pattern: NOM_ELA |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ELA |
| Locus: Y |
| Pekka | pit-ää | tä-stä | paida-sta |
| pn . nom | like- prs .3 sg | this- ela | shirt- ela |
| ‘Pekka likes this shirt.’ | |||
Forest Enets kɔmita
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| modʲi | kasa-jʔ | tʃike | lubaxa | kɔmita-za |
| i | man- nom . sg .1 sg | this | cloth | like( ipfv )-3 sg . so sg |
| ‘My friend likes this shirt’. | ||||
German gefallen
| Valency pattern: DAT_NOM |
| X: DAT |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| Karl | gefäll-t | das | Hemd |
| pn [ dat . sg ] | please- prs .3 sg | def . n . nom . sg | shirt[ nom . sg ] |
| ‘Karl likes this shirt.’ | |||
Italian piacere
| Valency pattern: a_SBJ |
| X: a |
| Y: SBJ |
| Locus: X |
| a | Leo | piac-e | quest-a | camici-a |
| to | pn ( m ) | like-3 sg . prs | this- sg . f | shirt- sg . f |
| ‘Leo likes this shirt.’ | ||||
Kazakh una
| Valency pattern: DAT_NOM |
| X: DAT |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| Petya-ɣa | bul | žeyde | una-ydï |
| pn - dat | this | shirt | like- prs 2.3 sg |
| ‘Petya likes this shirt.’ | |||
Kazym Khanty mǫstǝti
| Valency pattern: DAT_NOM |
| X: DAT |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| Pet’a-j-en-a | mǫst-əλ | śi | jɛrnas-λ |
| pn - ep - poss .2 sg - dat | like- npst [3 sg ] | foc | shirt- poss .3 sg |
| ‘Petja likes this shirt.’ | |||
Latin placeo
| Valency pattern: DAT_NOM |
| X: DAT |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| non | place-t | mi | cen-a | quae | bil-em | move-t |
| not | like[ prs . ind ]- act .3 sg | i . dat | dinner( f )- nom . sg | which. nom . sg . f | bile( f )- acc . sg | move[ prs . ind ]- act .3 sg |
| ‘I don't like a dinner which moves the bile.’ | ||||||
| Note: (Pl. Bac. 537) | ||||||
Modern Hebrew ohev
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pinχas | ohev | et | ha | χultsa | ha | z-o |
| pn | love[ ptcp . sg . m ] | do | def | shirt | def | this[ sg ]- f |
| ‘Pinchas likes this shirt.’ | ||||||
Nanai ulə-
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Petia | əj | tətuə-wə | ulə.si-ni |
| pn | this | garment- obl | love. ipfv . npst - p .3 sg |
| ‘Petia likes this shirt.’ | |||
Nivkh maʁod
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Kaskazik | tu | + | lar̥q | + | maʁo-d |
| pn | dem . prox | + | shirt | + | like- ind |
| ‘Kaskazik likes this shirt.’ | |||||
Norwegian Bokmål å like
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Per | like-r | den | skjort-a |
| pn | like- prs | det . f . sg | shirt- def . f . sg |
| ‘Per likes this shirt.’ | |||
Polish podobać się
| Valency pattern: DAT_NOM |
| X: DAT |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| Feliks-owi | podoba | się | ta | koszul-a |
| pn - dat . sg | like: ipfv . prs .3 sg | refl | this. f . nom . sg | shirt- nom . sg |
| ‘Feliks likes this shirt.’ | ||||
Russian nravitʹsja
| Valency pattern: DAT_NOM |
| X: DAT |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| Pet-e | nrav-it-sja | èt-a | rubašk-a |
| pn ( m )- dat . sg | please( ipfv )- prs .3 sg - refl | this- f . nom . sg | shirt( f )- nom . sg |
| ‘Petja likes this shirt.’ | |||
Rutul q’abɨl wuruɁura
| Valency pattern: DAT_NOM |
| X: DAT |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| rasul-u-s | q’abɨl | wu-ruɁu-r=a | mi | uχun |
| pn - obl - dat | like | 3-become. ipfv - cvb =be | this | shirt( nom ) |
| ‘Rasul likes this shirt.’ | ||||
Serbian sviča se
| Valency pattern: DAT_NOM |
| X: DAT |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| Petr-u | se | sviđa | ta | košulj-a |
| pn - dat . sg | refl | нравиться. prs .3 sg | этот. nom . sg . f | рубашка- nom . sg |
| ‘Петру нравится эта рубашка.’ | ||||
Shughni xuš vidow
| Valency pattern: LAT_NOM |
| X: LAT |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| Azim-ard | ik-am | kurtā | xuš |
| pn - lat | em - d 1. sg | shirt | pleasant |
| ‘Azim likes this shirt.’ | |||
| Note: Non-verbal predicate. In this example, the verb 'to be' is non-overt. | |||
Skolt Saami tuʹǩǩeed
| Valency pattern: NOM_LOC |
| X: NOM |
| Y: LOC |
| Locus: Y |
| Peâtt | tuʹǩǩad | tän | pääiʹdest |
| pn . sg . nom | like. prs .3 sg | prox . sg . gen | shirt. sg . loc |
| ‘Pete likes this shirt.’ | |||
Slovenian biti všeč
| Valency pattern: DAT_NOM |
| X: DAT |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| Petr-u | je | všeč | ta | srajc-a |
| pn - dat . sg | be. prs .3 sg | pleasant | this. nom . sg . f | shirt- nom . sg |
| ‘Peter likes this shirt.’ | ||||
| Note: Non-verbal predicate. | ||||
Spanish gustar
| Valency pattern: NDIR.OBJ_SBJ |
| X: NDIR.OBJ |
| Y: SBJ |
| Locus: X |
| a | Pedro | le | gust-a | est-a | camisa |
| ndir . obj | pn [ sg . m ] | he. ndir . obj | like- prs .3 sg | this- f | shirt[ sg . f ] |
| ‘Pedro likes this shirt.’ | |||||
Swedish att gilla
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Björn | gilla-r | den | här | tröja-n |
| pn | like- prs | def . c . sg | this. c . sg | here shirt- def . c . sg |
| ‘Björn likes this shirt.’ | ||||
Turkish beğenmek
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Mehmet | bu | gömleğ-i | beğen-iyor |
| pn | this | shirt- acc | like- prs |
| ‘Mehmet likes this shirt.’ | |||
Ulcha uləsi-
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| əktə | piktə | dāda-ŋgu-ni | tətu-wə-ni | uləs-i-ni |
| female | child | grandmother- poss -3 sg | garment- acc -3 sg | love- prs -3 sg |
| ‘The girl likes her grandma’s gown.’ | ||||
Zilo Andi dʒiʔ.i-j
| Valency pattern: AFF_NOM |
| X: AFF |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| pat’imati-<r>o | dʒiʔ.i-j | ɡurdo |
| pn - aff < inan 2> | like. pst - pf | shirt[ inan 2][ nom ] |
| ‘Patimat likes [this] shirt.’ | ||