otorvatʹ (оторвать)

Coding frame

Simplex Verb form

Maša otorvala pugovicu ot rubaxi.

Maša

Mary

oto-rva-l-a

PFV-tear-PST-F.SG

pugovicu

button.ACC

from

rubax-i

shirt-GEN

‘Mary tore a button off the shirt.’

On otorval vetku ot dereva.

oto-rva-l

PFV-tear-PST.M.SG

vetku

twig.ACC

from

dereva

tree.GEN

‘He tore a twig off the tree.’

#	TEAR	Coding set	Argument type
1	tearer	NP-nom & V.subj	A
2	torn thing	NP-acc	P
3	tearing source	ot+NP-gen	X

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Alternation name	Occurs	Comment	Coded?	Derived Coding frame	Examples
C Prefixal Source-promoting alternation more info	RRegularly	Alternation involves different prefixation: obo-rvatʹ	y	1-nom obV'.subj[1] 3-acc
C Reflexive Anticausative more info	RRegularly		y	2-nom V'sja.subj[2] (ot+3-gen)
U Instrumental subject alternation more info	NNever		n
C Prefixal Goal-Instrumental alternation more info	NNever		y
C Semantic reflexive more info	NNever		y
C Participial Passive more info	RRegularly		y	2-nom passV'.subj[2] (ot+3-gen) (1-instr)
U Comitative alternation more info	NNever		n
U Accusative-Genitive alternation more info	NNever		n
C Reflexive Reciprocal more info	NNever		y
U Object deletion more info	NNever		n
U Cognate object alternation more info	NNever		n
C Reflexive Middle more info	RRegularly		y	2-nom V'sja.subj[2] (ot+3-gen)	(107) Èta tkanʹ legko rvëtsja. ‘This cloth tears easily.’ ★
C Reflexive Passive more info	RRegularly	requires the imperfective counterpart, otryvat'	y	2-nom V'sja.subj[2] (ot+3-gen) (1-instr)
U Negative Accusative-Genitive alternation more info	RRegularly		n	1-nom negV'.subj[1] 2-gen (ot+3-gen)
C Reflexive Middle (impersonal) more info	NNever		y

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