ASK FOR core meaning

Typical context	The boy asked his parents for money.
Microroles	asker, askee, requested thing, ask for causer

Verb forms 38

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	bitten	1-nom V.subj[1] (2-acc) um+3-acc	3
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	ǃʼhoeʼa	1 V 2 ng+3	3
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	nakt	1-erg 2-abs 3-abs V.agt[1].obj[3]	3
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	minta	1 V 2	2
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	nkā-nána	V 1 jiʔį̄+2 jiʔį̄+3	3
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	motomeru	1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	3
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	táuméí	1-nom 2-acc 3-acc V	3
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	se:sogu su-ru	1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	3
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	wémés	1-erg 2-abs (3-obl) und[2].V.act[1]	3
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	k'áat (2)	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 ti'+3 1	3
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	gay-a-t	V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1	2
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	chiedere	1 > V.subj[1] > 2 (a+3)	3
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	motome-ru	1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V	3
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	nââ	1 > V 2 taa+3	3
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	nêgé	1 > V 2 xù+3	3
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	ejet-	1-nom 2-acc 3-acc V	3
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	χndɾel	1-nom 2-nomdat 3-abl V.subj[1]	3
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	harziyowal	1-erg 2-poss 3-abs abs[3].V	3
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	biðja (1)	1-nom V.agr[1] (2-acc) um+3-acc	3
Ainu	Asia	isolate	ko-tak	1 2 3 subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	yào	1 > (PREP+2 > ) V > 3	3
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	nagihin	1 V 2 3	3
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	yanggi ganarrany	1-erg 2-abs 3-dat subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	yoguhada	1-nom 2-acc 3-abl V	3
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	ndodmawaad	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	ndodang	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	ndodmaaged	1 subjS[1].V.objII[2] 2	2
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	mintha	1 2-loc 3-acc V	3
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	ask	1-nom > V.subj[1] ( > 2-acc) > for+3	3
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	dáani	1 > 2 > V > 3+la	3
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	saʾala	V.subj[1] 1-nom (2-acc) 3-acc	3
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	taa	1 2 und[2].act[1].V	2
Even	Asia	Tungusic	ulgim-	1-nom 2-acc 3-all V.subj[1]	3
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	prositʹ	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc (u+3-gen)	3
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	si⁷-aq⁰ (S-si-aq-pl)	1 (2-abl) (3-transl) subj[1].V	3
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	ngillatun	V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 3 1	3
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	a’awa	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	to̩ro̩	1 V 2 ní+3	3

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