Examples
(80)
Qaṭaʿa lwaladu lḫubza bissikkīni.
qaṭaʿa
cut.PRF.3SG.M
l-walad-u
ART-boy.M-NOM
l-ḫubz-a
ART-bread.M-ACC
bi-s-sikkīn-i
with-ART-knife.M-GEN
‘The boy cut the bread with the knife.’
(81)
Qaṭṭaʿa ṭṭiflu yadahu bissikkīni.
qaṭṭaʿa
cut.II.INT.PRF.3SG.M
ṭ-ṭifl-u
ART-child.M-NOM
yad-a-hu
hand.F-ACC-3SG.M
bi-s-sikkīn-i
with-ART-knife.M-GEN
‘The child cut into his hand deeply with the knife.’
Verb meaning , Microroles , Coding sets and Argument types
# | CUT | Coding set | Argument type |
---|---|---|---|
1 | cutter | V.subj NP-nom | A |
2 | cut thing | NP-acc | P |
3 | cutting instrument | bi+NP | I |
Alternations
Alternation name | Occurs | Comment | Coded? | Derived Coding frame | Examples |
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C
|
NNever | y | |||
C
|
–No data | y | |||
U
|
NNever | n | |||
C
|
–No data | y | |||
C
|
NNever | y | |||
U
|
NNever | n | |||
C
|
NNever | y | |||
C
|
NNever | derivation available from stem II 'cut into pieces' (see ex. 83) | y | ||
C
|
NNever | y | |||
C
|
NNever | y | |||
C
|
RRegularly | y |
|
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C
|
NNever | y | |||
U
|
NNever | n | |||
U
|
NNever | n | |||
C
|
NNever | y | |||
U
|
NNever | n | |||
C
|
RRegularly | y |
|
||
C
|
NNever | y | |||
U
|
NNever | n | |||
U
|
NNever | n | |||
U
|
NNever | n | |||
U
|
NNever | n | |||
C
|
NNever | y | |||
U
|
NNever | n |