‘understand’
| Argument frame: | X (understand) Y |
| Stimulus sentence: | P. understands French . |
| Predicate label Ru: | понимать#язык# |
| Argument frame Ru: | X (понимать) Y |
| Stimulus sentence Ru: | П. понимает французский язык . |
| Valency pattern: LOCgwene_ABS |
| X: LOCgwene |
| Y: ABS |
| Locus: X |
| fatíma | francúz–bəzŝá | ʕá-l-gʷə.n-ʕʷ-əj-d |
| pn | f rench–language | cisl -3 sg . f . io - loc -understand- prs - dcl |
| ‘Fatima understands French.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: NA |
| X: * |
| Y: * |
| Locus: * |
| aslan | ʡurus | č’al.a-n | ʁawur.di | arx.a-a |
| pn | russian | speech- gen | understanding( in ) | { in }get. ipf - prs |
| ‘Aslan understands Russian.’ | ||||
| Note: Not included in the database because Y is expressed as an NP-internal modifier. | ||||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| brun-i | +ṗarmuy=əl | lišana=ət | suray |
| son( m )- p .1 sg | understand. prog =3 m | language( m )= rel | a ssyrian. pl |
| ‘My son understands the Assyrian language.’ | |||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| modʲi | kasa-jʔ | dʲurak | baza | kamekuɔ-za |
| i | man- nom . sg .1 sg | n enets | language | understand( ipfv )-3 sg . so sg |
| ‘My friend understands the Nenets language’. | ||||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pinχas | mevin | tsarfatit |
| pn | understand[ ptcp . sg . m ] | f rench |
| ‘Pinchas understands French.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Per | forstå-r | fransk |
| pn | understand- prs | f rench |
| ‘Per understands French.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Pet-ja | ponima-et | francuzsk-ij | jazyk |
| pn ( m )- nom . sg | understand( ipfv )- prs .3 sg | f rench- m . acc . sg | language( m )[ acc . sg ] |
| ‘Petja understands French.’ | |||
| Valency pattern: NOM_SUB |
| X: NOM |
| Y: SUB |
| Locus: Y |
| rasul | francuskij | č’ilɨ-χda | gi-jirq’a-r=a |
| pn ( nom ) | french | language. obl - sub | pv -1.understand. ipfv - cvb =be |
| ‘Rasul understands French.’ | |||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Peâtt | fiʹttai | franskk-ǩiõl. |
| pn . sg . nom | understand. prs .3 sg | f rench-language. sg . acc |
| ‘P. understands French.’ | ||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Peter | razume | francosk-i | jezik |
| pn [ nom . sg ] | understand: ipfv . prs .3 sg | f rench- acc . sg . m | language[ acc . sg ] |
| ‘Peter understands French.’ | |||
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Mehmet | Fransız | dil-i-ni | anlı-yor |
| pn | f rench | language- p .3- acc | understand- prs |
| ‘Mehmet understands the French language.’ | |||
| Valency pattern: AFF_NOM |
| X: AFF |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: X |
| he-ge-ʃːu-<b>o | b-atʃ’ː.u-mado | hin-gi-b-ul | roʃol |
| dem - ll - obl - aff < inan 1> | inan 1- pl \understand. pst - prog | dem - ll - inan 1- pl [ nom ] | word[ inan 1]. pl [ nom ] |
| ‘He understands these words.’ | |||