saltare

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The verb saltare in its intransitive use selects the auxiliary essere 'BE' in compund tenses if the process is bounded (i.e., telic) (e.g., i ragazzi sono saltati in piedi, 'the boys are jumped in foot', 'the boys have stood up' (lit. 'have jumped up'). It selects instead the auxiliary avere 'HAVE' if the process is unbounded, i.e., atelic, the past participle reverting to the unmarked masculine singular form (e.g., i ragazzi hanno saltato sul letto, 'the boys have jumped on the bed').

This verb also allows a transitive structure.

Coding frame

Simplex Verb form

Examples

(372)
I bambini saltano tutto il giorno sul letto.
i
ART.DEF.M.PL
bambin-i
child-M.PL
salta-no
jump-PRS.3PL
tutt-o
all-M.SG
il
ART.DEF.M.SG
giorn-o
day-M.SG
su-l
on-ART.DEF.M.SG
lett-o
bed-M.SG
‘The children jump on the bed all day long.’
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(373)
Mario saltò la siepe.
Mario
Mario
salt-ò
jump-PST.3SG
la
ART.DEF.F.SG
siep-e
hedge-F.SG
‘Mario jumped over the hedge.’
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(591)
Mario è saltato in piedi.
Mario
Mario
è
be.PRS.3SG
salta-t-o
jump-PP-M.SG
in
in
pied-i
foot-M.PL
‘Mario jumped to his feet.’
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(744)
Maria è saltata in piedi.
Maria
Mary
è
be.PRS.3SG
salta-t-a
jump-PP-F.SG
in
in
pied-i
foot-M.PL
‘Mary jumped to her feet.’
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Verb meaning , Microroles , Coding sets and Argument types

# JUMP Coding set Argument type
1 jumper V.subj S

Alternations

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Alternation name Occurs Examples
U
Object Omission more info
N n
C
Passive more info
M y
(590)
L'ostacolo venne saltato con facilità da Mario.
‘The obstacle was easily jumped over by Mario.’
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C
Conative more info
N y
C
Reflexive Passive more info
N y
U
Locative Alternation more info
N n
C
Anticausative (coded) more info
N y
C
Indirect/Dative Reflexive more info
N y
U
Oblique Subject more info
N n
C
Middle Reflexive more info
N y
C
Direct Reciprocal Reflexive more info
N y
U
Anticausative (uncoded) more info
N n
C
Impersonal Reflexive more info
R y
(592)
Si salta per allenarsi.
‘One jumps/We/You/They (indef.) jump for training.’
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(593)
Si è saltato sul letto per ore.
‘One/We/You/They (indef.) jumped on the bed for hours.’
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(594)
Si è saltati in piedi.
‘One/We/You/They (indef.) jumped to one’s/our/your/their feet.’
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U
Causative more info
R n
(595)
Marco lascia sempre saltare Marta sul letto.
‘Mark always lets Martha jump on his bed.’
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(596)
Marco la lascia sempre saltare.
‘Mark always lets her jump.’
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C
Direct Reflexive more info
N y
C
Impersonal of Reflexives more info
N y
C
Impersonal Passive more info
N y
U
Body part possessor alternation more info
N n
U
Possessor-Attribute Alternation more info
N n
U
Applicative more info
N n
C
Indirect Reciprocal Reflexive more info
N y