Examples
(43)
Maɾdə najecʰ tʁajin.
maɾd-ə
man-def
naj-ecʰ
look-aor.3sg
tʁa-ji-n
boy-dat-def
‘The man looked at the boy.’
(116)
Aɾamjanə kuzenaɾ inkʰn el gnal najel, bajcʰ culanum eɾ hagnvel.
aɾamjan-ə
Aramyan-def
k-uzen-aɾ
fut-want-sbjv.pst.3sg
inkʰ-n
self-def
el
part
gn-al
go-inf
naj-el
look-inf
bajcʰ
but
culan-um
be.lazy-cvb.ipfv
eɾ
aux.pst.3sg
hagn-v-el
dress-med-inf
‘Aramian would go to see himself, but he didn't feel like dressing.’
(141)
Isk χanə čʰi el štapum mtnel palat, baɾʒɾanum e aštaɾakneɾicʰ meki sanduʁkʰneɾov veɾ u hasnelov veɾǯinneɾin najum neɾkʰev.
isk
but
χan-ə
khan-def
čʰi
neg.aux.3sg
el
part
štap-um
hurry-cvb.ipfv
mtn-el
enter-inf
palat
room
baɾʒɾan-um
rise-cvb.ipfv
e
aux.3sg
aštaɾak-neɾ-icʰ
tower-pl-abl
mek-i
one-gen
sanduʁkʰ-neɾ-ov
stairs-pl-instr
veɾ
up
u
and
hasn-el-ov
arrive-inf-instr
veɾǯin-neɾ-i-n
last-pl-dat-def
naj-um
look-cvb.ipfv
neɾkʰev
down
‘But the khan was not even in a hurry to enter the rooms, he goes up one of the stairs of the tower and, after achieving the last steps, looks down.’
Verb meaning , Microroles , Coding sets and Argument types
| # | LOOK AT | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | looker | NP-nom V.subj | S |
| 2 | looked at entity | NP-dat | X |