‘obey’
| Argument frame: | X (obey) Y |
| Stimulus sentence: | (M. is a mischievous boy, but) P. always listens to / obeys his mother . |
| Predicate label Ru: | слушаться |
| Argument frame Ru: | X (слушаться) Y -a |
| Stimulus sentence Ru: | (М. хулиган, плохо себя ведет, а) П. слушается маму . |
Abaza [z-]ʒərʕʷ
| Valency pattern: ABS_BEN |
| X: ABS |
| Y: BEN |
| Locus: Y |
| rasúl | j-an | d-lə-z-ʒərʕʷ-ə́j-d |
| pn | 3 sg . m . io -mother | 3 sg . h . abs -3 sg . f . io - ben -listen- prs - dcl |
| ‘Rasul obeys his mother.’ | ||
Aghul ubur lix.a-
| Valency pattern: ERG_SUPER |
| X: ERG |
| Y: SUPER |
| Locus: Y |
| aslan.a | baw.a-l | ubur | lix.a-a |
| pn ( erg ) | mother- super | ear | { super }put. ipf - prs |
| ‘Aslan listens to his mother.’ | |||
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic +šammə
| Valency pattern: SBJ_ka |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: ka |
| Locus: Y |
| yala | +bəšmay=əl | ka | +rabit-u |
| boy( m ) | hear. prog =3 m | to | teacher( f )- p .3 m |
| ‘This boy obeys his mother.’ | |||
Brazilian Portuguese obedecer
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro | obedec-e | sua | mãe |
| pn ( m ) | obey-3 sg . prs | poss .3. f | mother( f ) |
| ‘Pedro obeys his mother.’ | |||
Catalan obeir
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| en | Pere | sempre | obeeix | la | seva | mare |
| def . sg . m | pn ( m ) | always | obey.3 sg . prs . ind | def . sg . f | poss .3. f . sg | mother( f ) |
| ‘Pere always obeys his mother.’ | ||||||
Czech poslouchat
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petr | poslouchá | mamink-u |
| pn ( m )[ nom . sg ] | listen( ipfv ). prs .3 sg | mother( f )- acc . sg |
| ‘Petr listens to his mother.’ | ||
Danish adlyde
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Peter | adlyde-r | altid | sin | mor |
| pn | obey- prs | always | poss . refl . c . sg | mother( c ) |
| ‘Peter always obeys his mother.’ | ||||
Dutch luisteren
| Valency pattern: SBJ_naar |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: naar |
| Locus: Y |
| Piet | luister-t | naar | zijn | moeder |
| pn ( c ) | listen-3 sg | on | poss . c .3 sg | mother( c ) |
| ‘Piet listens to his mother.’ | ||||
Estonian kuuletuma
| Valency pattern: NOM_ALL |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ALL |
| Locus: Y |
| Peeter | kuuletu-b | ema-le |
| pn . sg . nom | obey- prs .3 sg | mother- all |
| ‘Peeter obeys his mother.’ | ||
Finnish totella
| Valency pattern: NOM_PART |
| X: NOM |
| Y: PART |
| Locus: Y |
| Pekka | tottel-ee | äiti-ä-än | aina |
| pn . nom | obey- prs .3 sg | mother- part - poss .3 sg | always |
| ‘Pekka always obeys his mother.’ | |||
Forest Enets dʲuzire
| Valency pattern: NOM_DAT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| modʲi | kasa-jʔ | ɛɛ-xo-da | dʲuzire-ubi |
| i | man- nom . sg .1 sg | mother- dat . sg - obl . sg .3 sg | listen( ipfv )- hab .3 sg . s |
| ‘My friend obeys his mother’. | |||
German gehorchen
| Valency pattern: NOM_DAT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Karl | gehorch-t | sein-er | Mutter |
| pn [ nom . sg ] | obey- prs .3 sg | her- f . dat . sg | mother[ dat . sg ] |
| ‘Karl always listens to his mother.’ | |||
Italian obbedire
| Valency pattern: SBJ_a |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: a |
| Locus: Y |
| Leo | obbedisc-e | alla | mamm-a |
| pn ( m ) | obey-3 sg . prs | to. def . sg . f | mom- sg . f |
| ‘Leo obeys the mom.’ | |||
Kazakh tïnda
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petya | ana-sï-n | tïnda-ydï |
| pn | mother- poss 3- acc | listen- prs 2.3 sg |
| ‘Petya obeys his mother.’ | ||
Kazym Khanty χǫλǝntti
| Valency pattern: NOM_DAT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| ńawrεm | aŋke-λ-a | χǫλǝnt-ǝλ |
| child | mother- poss .3 sg - dat | listen- npst [3 sg ] |
| ‘Petja listens to his mother.’ | ||
Latin pareo
| Valency pattern: NOM_DAT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| non | adeo | pare-b-imus | omni-a | matr-i |
| not | so_much | obey- fut . ind - act .1 pl | all- acc . pl . n | mother( f )- dat . sg |
| ‘We won't obey the mother in everything.’ | ||||
| Note: (Stat. Ach. I, 660) | ||||
Modern Hebrew makʃiv
| Valency pattern: SBJ_le |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: le |
| Locus: Y |
| Pinχas | tamid | makʃiv | le | ima | ʃel-o |
| pn | always | listen[ ptcp . sg . m ] | to | mother | poss -3 sg . m |
| ‘Pinchas always listens to his mother.’ | |||||
Nanai dosiǯa-
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Petia | əni-mbi | doseǯa-j-ni |
| pn | mother- p . refl . sg | listen- npst - p .3 sg |
| ‘Petia obeys his mother.’ | ||
Nivkh məd
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Ajsana | əmk | + | mə-d |
| pn | mother | + | listen- ind |
| ‘Ajsana obeys his mother.’ | |||
Norwegian Bokmål å adlyde
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Per | adlyde-r | mamma-en | sin |
| pn | obey- prs | mother- def . m . sg | poss . refl . f . sg |
| ‘Per obeys his mother.’ | |||
Polish słuchać się
| Valency pattern: NOM_GEN |
| X: NOM |
| Y: GEN |
| Locus: Y |
| Ann-a | słucha | się | mam-y |
| pn - nom . sg | listen: ipfv . prs .3 sg | refl | mummy- gen . sg |
| ‘Anna obeys her mother.’ | |||
Russian slušatʹsja
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Pet-ja | sluša-et-sja | mam-u |
| pn ( m )- nom . sg | listen( ipfv )- prs .3 sg - refl | mum( f )- acc . sg |
| ‘Petja listens to his mother.’ | ||
Rutul ubɨr qassara
| Valency pattern: ERG_SUB |
| X: ERG |
| Y: SUB |
| Locus: Y |
| islam-a | nin-ɨ-χda | ubɨr | q-ass-a=r-a |
| pn - erg | mother- obl - sub | ear | pv -1.listen. ipfv - cvb =be- pst |
| ‘Islam always obeys his mother.’ | |||
Serbian sluša
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petar | sluša | mam-u |
| pn . nom . sg | слушать. prs .3 sg | мама- acc . sg |
| ‘Петар слушается маму.’ | ||
Shughni niɣix̌tow
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Lola | xu | nān | niɣůɣ̌-d |
| pn | refl | mother | listen-3 sg |
| ‘Lola obeys his mother.’ | |||
Skolt Saami jäkktõõllâd
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Peâtt | pâi | jäkktââll | suu | jieʹnn |
| pn . sg . nom | always | obey. prs .3 sg | 3 sg . gen | mother. sg . acc |
| ‘Pete always obeys his mother.’ | ||||
Slovenian ubogati
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| An-a | uboga | mam-o |
| pn - nom . sg | obey: ipfv . prs .3 sg | mother- acc . sg |
| ‘Ana obeys her mother.’ | ||
Spanish obedecer
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro | obedec-e | a | la | madre |
| pn [ sg . m ] | obey- prs .3 sg | dir . obj . anm | art . def . sg . f | mother[ sg . f ] |
| ‘Pedro obeys his mother.’ | ||||
Swedish att lyda
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Björn | lyd-er | alltid | sin | mamma |
| pn | obey- prs | always | poss . refl . c . sg | mother |
| ‘Björn always listens to his mother.’ | ||||
Turkish *
| Valency pattern: NA |
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| Mehmet | anne-si-nin | söz-ü-nü | dinli-yor |
| pn | mother- p .3- gen | word- p .3- acc | listen- prs |
| ‘Mehmet obeys his mother.’ | |||
| Note: Not included in the database because Y is expressed as an NP-internal modifier. | |||
Ulcha dosoǯi-
| Valency pattern: NA |
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| xusə | piktə | ən-bi | xəsə-wə-n | dosoǯ-i-ni |
| male | child | mother- refl . sg | word- acc -3 sg | listen- prs -3 sg |
| ‘The boy listens to his mother (lit. his mother’s words).’ | ||||
| Note: Not included in the database because this translation is semantically inaccurate and Y is expressed as an NP-internal modifier. | ||||
Zilo Andi antʃː.i
| Valency pattern: NOM_SUPER.LAT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: SUPER.LAT |
| Locus: Y |
| ali | baba-ʔo | antʃː.i |
| pn [ m ][ nom ] | mother- super . lat | listen. pst ( aor ) |
| ‘Ali obeys his mother.’ | ||