‘try to catch’
| Argument frame: |
X
(try to catch)
Y
|
| Stimulus sentence: |
(The cat sprang out of the house.)
P.
is trying to catch
the cat
.
|
| Predicate label Ru: |
ловить
|
| Argument frame Ru: |
X
(ловить)
Y
(-а)
|
| Stimulus sentence Ru: |
(Кошка выскочила из дома).
П.
ловит
кошку
.
|
Abaza
ʕa-ḳə
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| a-phʷə́spa |
a-cgʷə́ |
ʕá-l-ḳ-əj-d |
|
def
-girl
|
def
-cat
|
cisl
-3
sg
.
f
.
erg
-try_to_catch-
prs
-
dcl
|
| ‘The girl is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Adyghe
qe-wəbətə
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| pŝaŝe-m |
čʼetəwə-r |
q-j-e-wəbətə |
|
девушка-
obl
|
кошка-
abs
|
csl
-3
sg
.
erg
-
dyn
-ловить
|
| ‘Девушка ловит кошку.’ |
Aghul
fac.a-
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| aslan.a |
kitan |
fac.a-a |
|
pn
(
erg
)
|
cat
|
catch.
ipf
-
prs
|
| ‘Aslan is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
davək
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| brata |
bədvak-o=la |
+kaṭu |
|
girl(
f
)
|
seize.
prog
-
p
.3
f
=3
f
|
cat(
f
)
|
| ‘The girl is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Bambara
ɲíni + kà mìnɛ
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Sékù |
bɛ |
ɲíni |
kà |
wùlu` |
mìnɛ |
|
pn
|
ipfv
|
search
|
inf
|
dog\
art
|
catch
|
| ‘Seku is trying to catch the dog.’ |
Brazilian Portuguese
apanhar
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro |
está |
apanh-ando |
o |
gato |
|
pn
(
m
)
|
cop
_
prog
.3
sg
.
prs
|
catch-
prog
|
def
.
m
|
cat(
m
)
|
| ‘Pedro is catching the cat.’ |
Catalan
intentar atrapar
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| en |
Pere |
està |
intent-ant |
atrap-ar |
el |
gat |
|
def
.
sg
.
m
|
pn
(
m
)
|
be.3
sg
.
prs
.
ind
|
try-
ger
|
catch-
inf
|
def
.
sg
.
m
|
cat(
m
)
|
| ‘Pere is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Czech
snažit se ulovit
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petr |
se |
snaží |
ulovi-t |
kočk-u |
|
pn
(
m
)[
nom
.
sg
]
|
refl
.
acc
|
try(
ipfv
).
prs
.3
sg
|
catch(
pfv
)-
inf
|
cat(
f
)-
acc
.
sg
|
| ‘Petr is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Danish
prøve at fange
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Peter |
prøve-r |
at |
fange |
katt-en |
|
pn
|
try-
prs
|
to
|
catch.
inf
|
cat(
c
)-
def
.
sg
|
| ‘Peter is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Dutch
te vangen proberen
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Piet |
probeer-t |
de |
kat |
te |
vang-en |
|
pn
(
c
)
|
try-3
sg
|
art
.
def
.
c
|
cat(С)
|
inf
|
catch-
inf
|
| ‘Piet is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Eastern Maninka
mìna
|
Valency pattern:
NA
|
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| Sékù |
bára |
à |
lá |
wùlu` |
mìna. |
|
pn
|
prf
|
3
sg
|
poss
|
dog\
art
|
catch
|
| ‘Seku has caught his dog.’ |
| Note: Not included in the database because this translation is semantically inaccurate. |
English
try to catch
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Peter |
is |
trying |
to |
catch |
the |
cat. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
Estonian
üritama kinni püüda
|
Valency pattern:
NOM_PART
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: PART |
| Locus: Y |
| Peeter |
ürita-b |
kassi |
kinni |
püüd-a |
|
pn
.
sg
.
nom
|
try-
prs
.3
sg
|
cat.
sg
.
part
|
closed
|
catch-
inf
|
| ‘Peeter is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Finnish
yrittää saada … kiinni
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: GEN~PART~NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| Pekka |
yritt-ää |
saa-da |
kissa-n |
kiinni |
|
pn
.
nom
|
try-
prs
.3
sg
|
get-
inf
|
cat-
gen
|
caught
|
| ‘Pekka is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Forest Enets
nɔɔjru
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| kasa-jʔ |
buzuj |
te-da |
nɔɔjra |
|
man-
nom
.
sg
.1
sg
|
agile
|
reindeer-
obl
.
sg
.3
sg
|
catch(
ipfv
).3
sg
.
s
|
| ‘My friend is trying to catch an agile reindeer’. |
French
attraper
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Paul |
attrape |
son |
chat |
|
pn
(
m
)
|
catch.
prs
.3
sg
|
one’s.
sg
.
m
|
cat(
m
)
|
| ‘Paul is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Georgian
Ø-i-č'er-s (PRS)
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| p'et're-Ø |
k'at'a-s |
Ø-i-č'er-s |
|
pn
-
nom
|
cat-
dat
|
do
3-
ver
:
s
-catch-
s
3
sg
|
| ‘Petre is trying to catch the cat.’ |
German
zu fangen versuchen
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Karl |
versuch-t, |
die |
Katze |
zu |
fangen |
|
pn
[
nom
.
sg
]
|
try-
prs
.
sg
|
def
.
f
.
acc
.
sg
|
cat[
acc
.
sg
]
|
to
|
catch.
inf
|
| ‘Karl is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Irish
iarr breith
|
Valency pattern:
SBJ_ar
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: ar |
| Locus: Y |
| Tá |
Pól |
ag |
iarraidh |
breith |
air |
an |
gcat. |
|
be.
prs
|
pn
|
at
|
try.
nmlz
|
catch
|
on
|
def
|
cat
|
| ‘Pól is trying to catch the cat.’ |
| Note: The verb is nominalized as part of the progressive construction. |
Italian
cercare de catturare
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Leo |
cerc-a |
di |
cattur-are |
il |
gatt-o |
|
pn
(
m
)
|
look_for-3
sg
.
prs
|
of
|
catch-
inf
|
def
.
sg
.
m
|
cat-
sg
.
m
|
| ‘Leo is catching the cat.’ |
Kalderash Romani
astarəl
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| o |
Murš-a |
astar-əl |
la |
myc-a |
|
art
.
m
.
dir
.
sg
|
pn
-
nom
.
sg
|
catch-
prs
.3
sg
|
def
.
f
.
obl
|
cat-
acc
.
sg
|
| ‘Murša is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Kazakh
awla
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petya |
mïsïq-tï |
awla-p |
žür |
|
pn
|
cat-
acc
|
catch-
cvb
|
go.3
sg
|
| ‘Petya is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Kazym Khanty
katǝλti
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| pet’a-j-en |
kǎt’i-j-ǝλ |
katλ-əλ |
|
pn
-
ep
-
poss
.2
sg
|
cat-
ep
-
poss
.3
sg
|
try_to_catch-
npst
[3
sg
]
|
| ‘Petja is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Khwarshi
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| šamil-i |
b-aqaχ-χo |
k'it'u |
|
pn
-
erg
|
iii
-ловить-
prs
|
кот(
iii
)
|
| ‘Шамиль ловит кошку.’ |
Kina Rutul
χowɨrq’ara
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| rasul-a |
get |
χo-w-ɨrq’-a-r=a |
|
pn
-
erg
|
cat(
nom
)
|
pv
-3-catch.
ipfv
-
cvb
=be
|
| ‘Rasul is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Latin
capto
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| (ille |
qui) |
pavid-um-que |
lepor-em |
capta-t |
|
that.
nom
.
sg
.
m
|
which.
nom
.
sg
.
m
|
fearsome-
acc
.
sg
-and
|
hair(
m
)-
acc
.
sg
|
catch[
prs
.
ind
]-
act
.3
sg
|
| ‘... (one who) catches a trembling hare.’ |
| Note: (Hor. Ep. 2, 36) |
Mandarin Chinese
shì zhe qù zhuā
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Zhāngsān |
shì |
zhe |
qù |
zhuā |
nè-zhī |
máo |
|
pn
|
try
|
dur
|
go
|
catch
|
that-
clf
|
cat
|
| ‘Zhangsan is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Mingrelian
Ø-č'op-un-s (PRS)
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| čelo-Ø |
k'at'u-s |
Ø-č'op-un-s. |
|
pn
-
nom
|
cat-
dat
|
do
3-catch-
sm
-
s
3
sg
|
| ‘Chelo is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Modern Hebrew
menas-e litpos
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pinχas |
menas-e |
litpos |
et |
ha |
χatul |
|
pn
|
try[
ptcp
]-
sg
.
m
|
catch[
inf
]
|
do
|
def
|
cat
|
| ‘Pinchas is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Nanai
ǯapajča-
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Petia |
kəksə-wa |
ǯapa-jča-j-ni |
|
pn
|
cat-
obl
|
take-
des
-
npst
-
p
.3
sg
|
| ‘Petia is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Nivkh
pоjmd
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Kaskazik |
kəsk |
pоjm-d |
|
pn
|
cat
|
try.to.catch-
ind
|
| ‘Kaskazik is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Northern Mansi
puwi
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| pājel |
puw-i |
kati |
|
pn
|
try_to_catch-
npst
.3
sg
|
cat
|
| ‘Pasha is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Northern Yukaghir
taŋуdу=
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Sǝmiǝn |
lа̄mǝ-d-uo-lǝ |
tаŋu-du-nu-m |
|
pn
|
dog-
gen
-baby-
acc
|
chase-
mult
-
ipf
-
tr
.3
sg
|
| ‘Semien is chasing a puppy.’ |
Norwegian Bokmål
å prøve å fange
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Per |
prøve-r |
å |
fange |
katt-en |
|
pn
|
try-
prs
|
inf
|
catch
|
cat-
def
.
m
.
sg
|
| ‘Per is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Polish
łapać
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| dziewczynk-a |
łapie |
kot-a |
|
girl-
nom
.
sg
|
catch:
ipfv
.
prs
.3
sg
|
cat-
acc
.
sg
|
| ‘The girl is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Russian
lovitʹ
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Pet-ja |
lov-it |
košk-u |
|
pn
(
m
)-
nom
.
sg
|
try_to_catch(
ipfv
)-
prs
.3
sg
|
cat(
f
)-
acc
.
sg
|
| ‘Petja is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Serbian
juriti
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petar |
juri |
mačk-u |
|
pn
.
nom
.
sg
|
try.to.catch.
prs
.3
sg
|
cat-
acc
.
sg
|
| ‘Petar is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Shughni
anǰīvdow
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Ahmed |
pīš |
anǰīv-d |
|
pn
|
cat
|
catch-3
sg
|
| ‘Ahmed is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Skolt Saami
*
|
Valency pattern:
NA
|
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| Peâtt |
strääžž, |
što |
tääʹvteʹ-čč-i |
kaazz |
|
pn
.
sg
.
nom
|
try.
prs
.3
sg
|
comp
|
grab-
cond
-3
sg
|
cat.
sg
.
acc
|
| ‘Pete is trying to catch the cat.’ |
| Note: Not included in the database because Y is expressed as an NP within a dependent clause. |
Slovak
snažiť sa chytiť
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Peter |
sa |
snaží |
chyti-ť |
mačk-u |
|
pn
(
m
)[
nom
.
sg
]
|
refl
.
acc
|
try(
ipfv
).
prs
.3
sg
|
catch(
pfv
)-
inf
|
cat(
f
)-
acc
.
sg
|
| ‘Peter is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Slovenian
loviti
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| deklic-a |
lovi |
mačk-o |
|
girl-
nom
.
sg
|
try_to_catch:
ipfv
.
prs
.3
sg
|
cat-
acc
.
sg
|
| ‘The girl is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Sorani Kurdish
girtin
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Hîwa |
xerîk-e |
piʂîle-ke |
de-gir-ê |
|
pn
|
busy-be.
prs
.3
sg
|
cat-
def
|
ind
-catch.
prs
-3
sg
|
| ‘Hiwa is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Spanish
tratar de coger
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro |
trat-a |
de |
coge-r |
a=l |
gato |
|
pn
[
sg
.
m
]
|
try-
prs
.3
sg
|
from
|
grasp-
inf
|
dir
.
obj
.
anm
=
art
.
def
.
sg
.
m
|
cat[
sg
.
m
]
|
| ‘Pedro is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Swedish
att försöka fånga
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Björn |
försök-er |
fånga |
katt-en |
|
pn
|
try-
prs
|
catch.
inf
|
cat-
def
.
c
.
sg
|
| ‘Björn is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Tagalog
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ACT |
| Y: UND |
| Locus: TR |
| S<in>u~subuk-an-g |
huli-hin |
ni |
Pedro |
ang |
pusa |
|
<
pv
>
ipfv
~try-
lin
|
catch-
pv
.
nonreal
.
pfv
|
pers
.
gen
|
pn
|
subj
|
cat
|
| ‘Pedro is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Telugu
paṭṭukovadāniki prayatniṁcu
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| pravīṇ |
pilli-ni |
paṭṭukōvaḍāni-ki |
prayatnistunnāḍu |
|
pn
(
m
).
sg
.
nom
|
cat(
n
).
sg
.
obl
-
acc
|
take_hold.
vn
.
obl
-
dat
|
try.
dur
.3
sg
.
m
|
| ‘Praveen is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Turkish
yakalamak
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Mehmet |
kedi-yi |
yakalı-yor |
|
pn
|
cat-
acc
|
catch-
prs
|
| ‘Mehmet is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Ulcha
*
|
Valency pattern:
NA
|
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| * |
|
*
|
| * |
| Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained. |
Uzbek
ušlab olmoq
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petya |
mušuk-ni |
ušla-b |
ol-moqči |
|
pn
|
cat-
acc
|
catch-
cvb
|
take-
fut
.3
sg
|
| ‘Petja is trying to catch the cat.’ |
West Central Oromo
k'abuuf jaala
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: NOM |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: TR |
| gurbaa-n |
adurr-ittii |
k'abuu-f |
jaal-aa |
dʒir-a |
|
boy-
nom
|
cat-
def
.
abs
|
catch.
inf
-to
|
try-
prog
|
aux
-3
sg
.
m
.
npst
|
| ‘The boy is trying to catch the cat.’ |
Zilo Andi
<b>-itʃː.i-r
|
Valency pattern:
TR
|
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| ali-di |
ɡedu |
b-itʃː.i-r |
|
pn
-
erg
|
cat[
an
][
nom
]
|
an
-catch.
pst
-
prog
|
| ‘Ali is catching the cat.’ |
