‘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 . |
Abaza [zə-]pšʕa
| 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.’ | ||
Aghul aruc.a-
| 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.’ | ||
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic +ṭavvə
| 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.’ | |||
Brazilian Portuguese procurar
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro | está | procur-ando | a-s | chave-s |
| pn ( m ) | cop _ prog .3 sg . prs | seek- prog | def . f - pl | key( f )- pl |
| ‘Pedro is looking for his keys.’ | ||||
Catalan buscar
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| en | Pere | està | busc-ant | les | seves | clau-s |
| def . sg . m | pn ( m ) | be.3 sg . prs . ind | seek- ger | def . pl . f | poss .3. f . pl | key.( f )- pl |
| ‘Pere is looking for his keys.’ | ||||||
Czech hledat
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petr | hledá | klíč-e |
| pn ( m )[ nom . sg ] | look_for( ipfv ). prs .3 sg | key( m )- acc . pl |
| ‘Petr is looking for his keys.’ | ||
Danish lede
| Valency pattern: SBJ_efter |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: efter |
| Locus: Y |
| Peter | lede-r | efter | sin-e | nøgle-r |
| pn | search- prs | after | poss . refl . c - pl | key( c )- pl |
| ‘Peter is looking for his keys.’ | ||||
Dutch zoeken
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Piet | zoek-t | de | sleutel-s |
| pn (С) | look.for-3 sg | art . def . c | key(С)- pl |
| ‘Piet is looking for the keys.’ | |||
Estonian otsima
| Valency pattern: NOM_PART |
| X: NOM |
| Y: PART |
| Locus: Y |
| Peeter | otsi-b | oma | võtme-id |
| pn . sg . nom | search- prs .3 sg | poss . refl | key- pl . part |
| ‘Peeter is searching for his keys.’ | |||
Finnish etsiä
| Valency pattern: NOM_PART |
| X: NOM |
| Y: PART |
| Locus: Y |
| Pekka | etsi-i | avaim-ia-an |
| pn . nom | look.for- prs .3 sg | key- part . pl - poss .3 sg |
| ‘Pekka is looking for his keys.’ | ||
Forest Enets per
| 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’. | |||
German suchen
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Karl | such-t | sein-en | Schlüssel |
| pn [ nom . sg ] | search- prs .3 sg | his- m . acc . sg | key[ acc . sg ] |
| ‘Karl is looking for his key.’ | |||
Italian cercare
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Leo | cerc-a | le | chiav-i |
| pn ( m ) | look_for-3 sg . prs | def . pl . f | key- pl . f |
| ‘Leo is looking for the keys.’ | |||
Kazakh izde
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petya | kіlt | іzde-p | žür |
| pn | key | search- cvb | go.3 sg |
| ‘Petya is looking for keys.’ | |||
Kazym Khanty kǎnti
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| pet’a-j-en | tǒman-λ-aλ | kǎn-ǝλ |
| pn - ep - poss .2 sg | key- pl - poss .3 sg | look_for- npst [3 sg ] |
| ‘Petja is looking for his keys.’ | ||
Latin quaero
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| haed-us | fratr-um | vestigi-a | quaer-it |
| goatling( m )- nom . sg | brother( m )- gen . pl | trace( n )- acc . pl | seek[ prs . ind ]- act .3 sg |
| ‘The goatling searches for the traces of his brothers.’ | |||
| Note: (Man. Astronomica. V, 312) | |||
Modern Hebrew meχapes
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pinχas | meχapes | et | ha | mafteχ-ot | ʃel-o |
| pn | search[ ptcp . sg . m ] | do | def | key- pl | poss -3 sg . m |
| ‘Pinchas is looking for his keys.’ | |||||
Nanai gələgu-
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Petia | anako-wa | gələ-gu-j-ni |
| pn | key- obl | ask- rep - npst - p .3 sg |
| ‘Petia is looking for his keys.’ | ||
Nivkh ŋanɣt
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Kaskazik | pitɣəŋ | + | ŋanɣ-t |
| pn | book | + | look.for- ind |
| ‘Kaskazik is looking for the book.’ | |||
Norwegian Bokmål å lete
| 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.’ | |||
Polish szukać
| Valency pattern: NOM_GEN |
| X: NOM |
| Y: GEN |
| Locus: Y |
| Sylwi-a | szuka | klucz-y |
| pn - nom . sg | look_for: ipfv . prs .3 sg | key- gen . pl |
| ‘Sylwia is looking for her keys.’ | ||
Russian iskatʹ
| 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.’ | ||
Rutul aramiš haɁara
| 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.’ | |||
Serbian traži
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petar | traži | ključ-eve |
| pn . nom . sg | искать. prs .3 sg | ключ- acc . pl |
| ‘Петар ищет ключи.’ | ||
Shughni x̌ikīdow
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Azim | xu | wix̌īӡ-en | x̌ikīr-t |
| pn | refl | key- pl | look.for-3 sg |
| ‘Azim is looking for his keys.’ | |||
Skolt Saami ooccâd
| 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.’ | ||||
Slovenian iskati
| 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.’ | ||
Spanish buscar
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro | busc-a | la-s | llave-s |
| pn [ sg . m ] | look_for- prs .3 sg | art . def . f - pl | key[ sg . f ]- pl |
| ‘Pedro is looking for his keys.’ | |||
Swedish att leta
| 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.’ | ||||
Turkish aramak
| 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’. | ||
Ulcha gələǯu-
| 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.’ | |||
Zilo Andi kusd.i-r
| 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.’ | ||