‘look for’
| Argument frame: | X (look for) Y |
| Stimulus sentence: | P. is looking for his keys . |
| Predicate label Ru: | искать |
| Argument frame Ru: | X (искать) Y (-а) |
| Stimulus sentence Ru: | П. ищет ключи . |
| Valency pattern: ABS_BEN |
| X: ABS |
| Y: BEN |
| Locus: Y |
| á-č’ḳʷən | a-c̣apχaṭə́ga | d-a-zə́-pšʕ-əj-d |
| def -boy | def -key | 3 sg . h . abs -3 sg . n . io - ben -look_for- prs - dcl |
| ‘The boy is looking for the key.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: ABS_POST.LAT |
| X: ABS |
| Y: POST.LAT |
| Locus: Y |
| aslan | güleg-ar.i-q-tːi | aruc.a-a |
| pn | key- pl - post - lat | walk. ipf - prs |
| ‘Aslan is looking for his keys.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: SBJ_bar |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: bar |
| Locus: Y |
| baxta | +ṭavvuy=la | +bar | kdilə |
| woman( f ) | seek. prog =3 f | after | key( m ). pl |
| ‘The woman is looking for her keys.’ | |||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| modʲi | kasa-jʔ | poga-da | peŋa |
| i | man- nom . sg .1 sg | fishing_net- obl . sg .3 sg | look_for( ipfv ).3 sg . s |
| ‘My friend is looking for his fishing net’. | |||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pinχas | meχapes | et | ha | maftex-ot | ʃel-o |
| pn | search[ ptcp . sg . m ] | do | def | key- pl | poss -3 sg . m |
| ‘Pinchas is looking for his keys.’ | |||||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Petia | anako-wa | gələ-gu-j-ni |
| pn | ключ- obl | просить- rep - npst - p .3 sg |
| ‘Петя ищет ключи.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: SBJ_etter |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: etter |
| Locus: Y |
| Per | lete-r | etter | nøkl-ene |
| pn | seek- prs | after | key- def . pl |
| ‘Per is looking for his keys.’ | |||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Pet-ja | išč-et | ključ-i |
| pn ( m )- nom . sg | look_for( ipfv )- prs .3 sg | key( m )- acc . pl |
| ‘Petja is looking for his keys.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| rasul-a | güleg-mar | aramiš | haɁa-r=a |
| pn - erg | key- pl ( nom ) | seek | npl .do. pfv - cvb =be |
| ‘Rasul is looking for his keys.’ | |||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Peâtt | lij | oocc-men | suu | lokkčouddj-id |
| pn . sg . nom | be. prs .3 sg | seek- prog . ptcp | 3 sg . gen | key- pl . acc |
| ‘Pete is looking for his keys.’ | ||||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| An-a | išče | ključ-e |
| pn - nom . sg | look_for: ipfv . prs .3 sg | key- acc . pl |
| ‘Ana is looking for her keys.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: SBJ_efter |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: efter |
| Locus: Y |
| Björn | leta-r | efter | sina | nyckl-ar |
| pn | seek- prs | after | poss . refl . pl | key- pl |
| ‘Björn is looking for his keys.’ | ||||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Mehmet | anahtar-lar-ı | arı-yor |
| pn | key- pl - acc | search- prs |
| ‘Mehmet is looking for his keys’. | ||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| xusə | piktə | aŋaqo-wa | gələ-ǯ-i-ni |
| male | child | key- acc | search- rep - prs -3 sg |
| ‘The boy is looking for his key.’ | |||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| pat’imati-di | kusd.i-r | rek’ulol |
| pn - erg | search. pst - prog | key[ inan 2]. pl [ nom ] |
| ‘Patimat is looking for the keys.’ | ||