‘resemble’
| Argument frame: | X (resemble) Y |
| Stimulus sentence: | (M. is P.'s grandfather) P. resembles M . |
| Predicate label Ru: | быть похожим |
| Argument frame Ru: | X (быть похожим) на Y (-а) |
| Stimulus sentence Ru: | (М. — дедушка П.) П. похож на М . |
Abaza apš
| Valency pattern: ABS_IO |
| X: ABS |
| Y: IO |
| Locus: Y |
| wará | s-aχš’á | w-l-apš-ṗ |
| you. m | 1 sg . io -sister | 2 sg . m . abs -3 sg . f . io -similar- npst . dcl |
| ‘You resemble my sister.’ | ||
Aghul uχšar + ‘be’
| Valency pattern: ABS_DAT |
| X: ABS |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| aslan | meʜemed.i-s | uχšar | a-a |
| pn | pn - dat | similar | { in }be- prs |
| ‘Aslan resembles Muhammad.’ | |||
| Note: Non-verbal predicate. | |||
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic damə
| Valency pattern: SBJ_al |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: al |
| Locus: Y |
| +avvo | yala | bədmay=əl | +al | savun-u |
| dem 3. m | boy( m ) | resemble. prog =3 m | on | grandfather( m )- p .3 m |
| ‘This boy resembles his grandfather.’ | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese parecer-se
| Valency pattern: SBJ_com |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: com |
| Locus: Y |
| Pedro | se | parec-e | com | Miguel |
| pn ( m ) | refl | look_like-3 sg . prs | with | pn ( m ) |
| ‘Pedro resembles Miguel.’ | ||||
Catalan assemblar-se
| Valency pattern: SBJ_a |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: a |
| Locus: Y |
| en | Pere | s'assembla | a | en | Marc |
| def . sg . m | pn ( m ) | refl .3 sg -look.like-3 sg . prs . ind | to | def . sg . m | pn ( m ) |
| ‘Pere resembles Marc.’ | |||||
| Note: Cf. "en Pere s'hi assembla" | |||||
Czech podobat se
| Valency pattern: NOM_DAT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Petr | se | podobá | dědečk-ovi |
| pn ( m )[ nom . sg ] | refl . acc | resemble( ipfv ). prs .3 sg | grandfather( m )- dat . sg |
| ‘Petr resembles his grandfather.’ | |||
Danish ligne
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Peter | ligne-r | Marie |
| pn | resemble- prs | pn |
| ‘Peter resembles Marie.’ | ||
Dutch lijken
| Valency pattern: SBJ_op |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: op |
| Locus: Y |
| Piet | lijk-t | op | Marie |
| pn (С) | resemble-3 sg | on | pn (С) |
| ‘Piet resembles Marie.’ | |||
Estonian meenutama
| Valency pattern: NOM_PART |
| X: NOM |
| Y: PART |
| Locus: Y |
| Peeter | meenuta-b | Madis-t |
| pn . sg . nom | resemble- prs .3 sg | pn - sg . part |
| ‘Peeter resembles Madis.’ | ||
Finnish näköinen + COP
| Valency pattern: NOM_GEN |
| X: NOM |
| Y: GEN |
| Locus: Y |
| Pekka | on | Mati-n | / | hänen | näköinen |
| pn . nom | be. prs .3 sg | pn - gen | / | he. gen | similar.looking |
| ‘Pekka resembles Matti / him.’ | |||||
| Note: Non-verbal predicate. | |||||
Forest Enets ŋa
| Valency pattern: NOM_OBLdez |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBLdez |
| Locus: Y |
| modʲi | kasa-jʔ | ɛse-da | dʲez | ŋa |
| i | man- nom . sg .1 sg | father- obl . sg .3 sg | in_the_direction | be( ipfv ).3 sg . s |
| ‘My friend resembles his father’. | ||||
German ähnlich sein
| Valency pattern: NOM_DAT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Karl | ist | sein-em | Vater | ähnlich |
| pn [ nom . sg ] | be. prs .3 sg | his- m . dat . sg | father[ dat . sg ] | similar |
| ‘Karl resembles his father.’ | ||||
| Note: Non-verbal predicate. | ||||
Italian somigliare
| Valency pattern: SBJ_a |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: a |
| Locus: Y |
| Leo | somigli-a | a | Maria |
| pn ( m ) | look_like-3 sg . prs | to | pn ( f ) |
| ‘Leo resembles Maria.’ | |||
Kazakh uqsa
| Valency pattern: NOM_DAT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Petya | Mixail-ɣa | uqsa-ydï |
| pn | pn - dat | be_similar- prs 2.3 sg |
| ‘Petya resembles Michael.’ | ||
Kazym Khanty maŋǝn tăjti
| Valency pattern: NA |
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| petˊa-j-en | śat'śaś-ǝλ | maŋǝn | tăj-ǝλ |
| pn - ep - poss .2 sg | grandfather- poss .3 sg | outlook | have- npst [3 sg ] |
| ‘Petja resembles his grandfather.’ | |||
| Note: Not included in the database because Y is expressed as an NP-internal modifier. | |||
Latin imitor
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| lampadi-as | arde-nt-es | imita-tur | fac-es |
| comet( m )- nom . sg | burn- prs . ptcp . act - acc . pl | imitate[ prs . ind ]- mid .3 sg | torch( f )- acc . pl |
| ‘The comet resembles burning torches.’ | |||
| Note: (Plin. NH II, 90). Lampadias is a type of comet. | |||
Modern Hebrew dome
| Valency pattern: SBJ_le |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: le |
| Locus: Y |
| Pinχas | dome | le | Menaχem |
| pn | similar | to | pn |
| ‘Pinchas resembles Menachem.’ | |||
Nanai bi-
| Valency pattern: NOM_mat |
| X: NOM |
| Y: mat |
| Locus: Y |
| Petia | Vasia=mat | bi |
| pn | pn =like | be. npst |
| ‘Petia resembles Vasia.’ | ||
| Note: Non-verbal predicate. | ||
Nivkh vоcid
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Kaskazik | Largun | + | bоci-d |
| pn | pn | + | resemble- ind |
| ‘Kaskazik resembles Largun.’ | |||
Norwegian Bokmål å ligne
| Valency pattern: SBJ_pa |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: pa |
| Locus: Y |
| Per | ligne-r | på | Ola |
| pn | resemble- prs | on | pn |
| ‘Per resembles Ola.’ | |||
Polish podobny + COP
| Valency pattern: NOM_doGEN |
| X: NOM |
| Y: doGEN |
| Locus: Y |
| Ann-a | podobn-a | jest | do | Magd-y |
| pn ( f )- nom . sg | similar- f . nom . sg | be[ prs .3 sg ] | at | pn - gen . sg |
| ‘Anna resembles Magda.’ | ||||
| Note: Non-verbal predicate. | ||||
Russian poxož + COP
| Valency pattern: NOM_naACC |
| X: NOM |
| Y: naACC |
| Locus: Y |
| Pet-ja | poxož | na | Maš-u |
| pn ( m )- nom . sg | similar[ pred . m . sg ] | on | pn ( f )- acc . sg |
| ‘Petja resembles Maša.’ | |||
| Note: Non-verbal predicate. | |||
Rutul kikara
| Valency pattern: NOM_INTER |
| X: NOM |
| Y: INTER |
| Locus: Y |
| rasul | k-ika-r=a | ramazan-ɨ-k |
| pn ( nom ) | pv -1.be.similar. ipfv - cvb =be | pn - obl - inter |
| ‘Rasul resembles Ramazan.’ | ||
Serbian liči
| Valency pattern: NOM_naACC |
| X: NOM |
| Y: naACC |
| Locus: Y |
| Petar | liči | na | Marij-u |
| pn . nom . sg | быть_похожим. prs .3 sg | на | pn - acc . sg |
| ‘Петар похож на Марию.’ | |||
Shughni mūnand vidow
| Valency pattern: NOM_EQ |
| X: NOM |
| Y: EQ |
| Locus: Y |
| Ahmat | tar | xu | bob | mūnand |
| pn | eq | refl | grandfather | similar |
| ‘Ahmat resembles his grandfather.’ | ||||
| Note: Non-verbal predicate. In this example, the verb 'to be' is non-overt. | ||||
Skolt Saami leeʹd
| Valency pattern: NOM_GENvuakka |
| X: NOM |
| Y: GENvuakka |
| Locus: Y |
| päʹrnn | lij | ääʹjj-es | vuâkka |
| boy. sg . nom | be. prs .3 sg | grandfather. sg . gen - poss .3 sg | like |
| ‘The boy resembles his grandfather.’ | |||
Slovenian biti podoben
| Valency pattern: NOM_DAT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| An-a | je | podobn-a | Katarin-i |
| pn - nom . sg | be. prs .3 sg | similar- nom . sg . f | pn - dat . sg |
| ‘Ana resembles Katarina.’ | |||
| Note: Non-verbal predicate. | |||
Spanish parecerse
| Valency pattern: SBJ_NDIR.OBJ |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: NDIR.OBJ |
| Locus: Y |
| Pedro | se | parec-e | a | María |
| pn [ sg . m ] | refl .3 sg | resemble- prs .3 sg | ndir . obj | pn [ sg . f ] |
| ‘Pedro resembles Maria.’ | ||||
Swedish att likna
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Björn | likna-r | Mikael |
| pn | resemble- prs | pn |
| ‘Björn resembles Mikael.’ | ||
Turkish benzemek
| Valency pattern: NOM_DAT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: DAT |
| Locus: Y |
| Mehmet | dede-si | Kemal-e | benzi-yor |
| pn | grandfather- p .3 | pn - dat | be_similar- prs |
| ‘Mehmet resembles his grandfather Kemal.’ | |||
Ulcha bi-
| Valency pattern: NOM_CMPR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: CMPR |
| Locus: Y |
| əj | xusə | piktə | dām-bi=məčilə | bī-n |
| this | male | child | grandfather- refl . sg = cmpr | be. prs -3 sg |
| ‘This boy resembles his grandfather.’ | ||||
| Note: Non-verbal predicate. | ||||
Zilo Andi a<w>ɬin
| Valency pattern: NOM_AFF |
| X: NOM |
| Y: AFF |
| Locus: Y |
| ali | a<w>ɬin | muħammadi-<w>o |
| pn [ m ][ nom ] | resemblant< m > | pn - aff < m > |
| ‘Ali resembles Muhammad.’ | ||
| Note: Non-verbal predicate. | ||