‘wait’
| Argument frame: | X (wait) for Y |
| Stimulus sentence: | (P. and M. have arranged to meet at 2 p.m. at the post office.) P. is waiting for M . |
| Predicate label Ru: | ждать |
| Argument frame Ru: | X (ждать) Y -а (сына) |
| Stimulus sentence Ru: | (П. и М. договорились встретиться в два часа на почте). П. ждет М . |
Abaza [z-]pšə
| Valency pattern: ABS_BEN |
| X: ABS |
| Y: BEN |
| Locus: Y |
| b-s-zə-m-pšə́-n |
| 2 sg . f . abs -1 sg . io - ben - neg -wait- neg . imp |
| ‘Don’t wait for me!’ |
Aghul ʁuz.u-
| Valency pattern: ABS_POST.LAT |
| X: ABS |
| Y: POST.LAT |
| Locus: Y |
| aslan | meʜemed.i-q-tːi | ʁuz.u-naa |
| pn | pn - post - lat | stop. pf - prf |
| ‘Aslan is waiting for Muhammad.’ | ||
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic xaməl
| Valency pattern: SBJ_al |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: al |
| Locus: Y |
| yala | bəxmal=əl | +al | švav-u |
| boy( m ) | wait. prog =3 m | on | neighbour( m )- p .3 m |
| ‘The boy is waiting for his neighbor.’ | |||
Brazilian Portuguese esperar
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro | está | esper-ando | Miguel |
| pn ( m ) | cop _ prog .3 sg . prs | wait- prog | pn ( m ) |
| ‘Pedro is waiting for Miguel.’ | |||
Catalan esperar
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| en | Pere | està | esper-ant | en | Marc |
| def . sg . m | pn ( m ) | be.3 sg . prs . ind | wait- ger | def . sg . m | pn ( m ) |
| ‘Pere is waiting for Marc.’ | |||||
Czech čekat
| Valency pattern: NOM_naACC |
| X: NOM |
| Y: naACC |
| Locus: Y |
| Petr | čeká | na | Michal-a |
| pn ( m )[ nom . sg ] | wait( ipfv ). prs .3 sg | on | pn ( m )- acc . sg |
| ‘Petr is waiting for Michal.’ | |||
Danish vente
| Valency pattern: SBJ_pa |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: pa |
| Locus: Y |
| Peter | vente-r | på | Marie |
| pn | wait- prs | on | pn |
| ‘Peter is waiting for Marie.’ | |||
Dutch wachten
| Valency pattern: SBJ_op |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: op |
| Locus: Y |
| Piet | wacht | op | Marie |
| pn (С) | wait.3 sg | on | pn (С) |
| ‘Piet is waiting for Marie.’ | |||
Estonian ootama
| Valency pattern: NOM_PART |
| X: NOM |
| Y: PART |
| Locus: Y |
| Peeter | oota-b | Mareti-t |
| pn . sg . nom | wait- prs .3 sg | pn - sg . part |
| ‘Peeter is waiting for Maret.’ | ||
Finnish odottaa
| Valency pattern: NOM_PART |
| X: NOM |
| Y: PART |
| Locus: Y |
| Pekka | odott-aa | Matti-a |
| pn . nom | wait- prs .3 sg | pn - part |
| ‘Pekka is waiting for Matti’ | ||
Forest Enets ɔte
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| modʲi | kasa-jʔ | nɛ-da | ɔtee |
| i | man- nom . sg .1 sg | woman- obl . sg .3 sg | wait( ipfv ).3 sg . s |
| ‘My friend is waiting for his wife’. | |||
German warten
| Valency pattern: NOM_aufACC |
| X: NOM |
| Y: aufACC |
| Locus: Y |
| Karl | warte-t | auf | Marie |
| pn [ nom . sg ] | wait- prs .3 sg | on | pn [ acc . sg ] |
| ‘Karl is waiting for Marie.’ | |||
Italian aspettare
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Leo | aspett-a | Maria |
| pn ( m ) | wait-3 sg . prs | pn ( f ) |
| ‘Leo is waiting for Maria.’ | ||
Kazakh tos
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petya | Maša-nï | tos-ïp | tur |
| pn | pn - acc | wait- cvb | stand.3 sg |
| ‘Petya is waiting for Masha.’ | |||
Kazym Khanty λawǝλti
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| pet’a-j-en | maša-j-ǝλ | λawǝλ-λ |
| pn - ep - poss .2 sg | pn - ep - poss .3 sg | wait- npst [3 sg ] |
| ‘Petja is waiting for Maša.’ | ||
Latin maneo
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| qui | nud-us | atque | inerm-is | host-em | mane-a-t |
| which. nom . sg | naked- nom . sg . m | and_also | unarmed- nom . sg | enemy( m )- acc . sg | wait- prs . sbjv - act .3 sg |
| ‘That who expected the enemy unarmed and defenceless.’ | |||||
| Note: (Liv. X, 35, 10) | |||||
Modern Hebrew meχake
| Valency pattern: SBJ_le |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: le |
| Locus: Y |
| Pinχas | meχake | le | Menaχem |
| pn | wait[ ptcp . sg . m ] | to | pn |
| ‘Pinchas is waiting for Menachem.’ | |||
Nanai xalači-
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: OBL |
| Locus: TR |
| Petia | Maša-wa | xala.či-ni |
| pn | pn - obl | wait. ipfv . npst - p .3 sg |
| ‘Petia is waiting for Masha.’ | ||
Nivkh ŋarməd
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Kaskazik | Ajsana | + | ŋarmə-d |
| pn | pn | + | wait- ind |
| ‘Kaskazik is waiting for Ajsana.’ | |||
Norwegian Bokmål å vente
| Valency pattern: SBJ_pa |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: pa |
| Locus: Y |
| Per | vente-r | på | Ola |
| pn | wait- prs | on | pn |
| ‘Per is waiting for Ola.’ | |||
Polish czekać
| Valency pattern: NOM_naACC |
| X: NOM |
| Y: naACC |
| Locus: Y |
| Basi-a | czeka | na | kuzynk-ę |
| pn - nom . sg | wait: ipfv . prs .3 sg | on | cousin- acc . sg |
| ‘Basia is waiting for her cousin.’ | |||
Russian ždatʹ
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Pet-ja | žd-et | Maš-u |
| pn ( m )- nom . sg | wait( ipfv )- prs .3 sg | pn ( f )- acc . sg |
| ‘Petja is waiting for Maša.’ | ||
Rutul güzet haɁara
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: ERG |
| Y: NOM |
| Locus: TR |
| rasul-a | ramazan | güzet | haɁa-r=a |
| pn - erg | pn ( nom ) | wait | 1.do. ipfv - cvb =be |
| ‘Rasul is waiting for Ramazan.’ | |||
Serbian čeka
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Petar | čeka | Marij-u |
| pn . nom . sg | ждать. prs .3 sg | pn - acc . sg |
| ‘Петар ждет Марию.’ | ||
Shughni nīstow
| Valency pattern: NOM_PREP.UP |
| X: NOM |
| Y: PREP.UP |
| Locus: Y |
| Azim | pi | Lola | nūs-č |
| pn | prep . up | pn | sit. m - pf |
| ‘Azim is waiting for Lola.’ | |||
Skolt Saami vueʹrdded
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Peâtt | vuârdd | Määʹrj |
| pn . sg . nom | wait. prs .3 sg | pn . sg . acc |
| ‘Pete is waiting for Maria’ | ||
Slovenian čakati
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Аn-a | čaka | sestričn-o |
| pn - nom . sg | wait: ipfv . prs .3 sg | female_cousin- acc . sg |
| ‘Ana is waiting for her cousin.’ | ||
Spanish esperar
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: DO |
| Locus: TR |
| Pedro | esper-a | a | María |
| pn [ sg . m ] | wait- prs .3 sg | dir . obj . anm | pn [ sg . f ] |
| ‘Pedro is waiting for Maria.’ | |||
Swedish att vänta
| Valency pattern: SBJ_pa |
| X: SBJ |
| Y: pa |
| Locus: Y |
| Björn | vänta-r | på | Maja |
| pn | wait- prs | on | pn |
| ‘Björn is waiting for Maja.’ | |||
Turkish beklemek
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| Mehmet | Filiz-i | bekli-yor |
| pn | pn - acc | wait- prs |
| ‘Mehmet is waiting for Filiz.’ | ||
Ulcha xalači-
| Valency pattern: TR |
| X: NOM |
| Y: ACC |
| Locus: TR |
| xusə | piktə | əktə | piktə-wə | xaj-du=nu | xalač-i-ni |
| male | child | female | child- acc | what- dat = q | wait- prs -3 sg |
| ‘The boy is somewhere waiting for the girl.’ | |||||
Zilo Andi tʃ’on
| Valency pattern: NOM_SUPER.LAT |
| X: NOM |
| Y: SUPER.LAT |
| Locus: Y |
| pat’imati | marjam-ʔo | tʃ’on |
| pn [ f ][ nom ] | pn [ f ]- super . lat | stand_waiting. pst ( aor ) |
| ‘Patimat is waiting for Mariam.’ | ||