BEAT core meaning

Typical context	The boy beat the snake with a stick.
Microroles	beater, beatee, beating instrument, beat beneficiary, beat causer

Verb forms 41

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	lù	1 V 2	2
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	nà	1 V 2	2
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	schlagen	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	gbe (2)	1 > V > 2	2
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	ǀkxʼaike	1 V 2	2
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	ǂamʼa	1 V 2	2
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	thatt	1-erg 2-abs 3-erg V.agt[1].obj[2]	3
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	ten	1-erg 2-abs 3-erg V.agt[1].obj[2]	3
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	pukul	1 V 2	2
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	nka-ʔni	V 1 jiʔį̄+2 jiʔį̄+3	3
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	tataku	1-nom (2-instr) 3-acc V	3
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	wádɨ́rɨhcó	1-nom 2-acc (3-loc/instr) V	3
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	buttadag-u	1-nom 2-acc (3-instr) V	3
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	gms	1-erg 2-abs (3-abl) und[2].V.act[1]	3
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	p'uch	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1 (yéetel+3)	3
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	sapʼ-a-t	V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1	2
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	colpire	1 > V.subj[1] > 2 (con+3)	3
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	tatak-u	1-nom 2-acc (3-instr) V	3
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	fîgai	1 > V 2 (ngê+3)	3
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	iktu-	1-nom 2-acc 3-instr V	3
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	cecel	1-nom 2-nomdat (3-instr) V.subj[1]	3
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	yäƛ'elal	1-erg 2-lat 3-abs abs[3].V	3
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	lemja	1-nom V.agr[1] 2-acc (með+3-dat)	3
Ainu	Asia	isolate	kik-kik	1 2 (3+ani) subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	pāidǎ	1 > V > 2	2
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	nglempagin	1 V 2 aji+3	3
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	wanywany ganima	1-erg 2-abs subj[1].obj[2].V 3-instr	3
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	ttaerida	1-nom 2-acc 3-instr V	3
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	bkitewaad	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	bkitehang	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	puukul	1 2-acc 3-abl V	3
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	beat	1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc ( > with+3)	3
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	búsa (1)	1 > 2 > V > 3+la	3
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	ḍaraba	V.subj[1] 1-nom 2-acc (bi+3)	3
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	hojį	1 2 und[2].act[1].V	2
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	hirojį	1 2 (3) und[2].act[1].V	3
Even	Asia	Tungusic	pavul-	1-nom 2-acc 3-instr V.subj[1]	3
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	bitʹ	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc (3-instr)	3
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	had⁷-do⁰ (S-had-O-do-pl)	1 2 (3-instr) subj[1].obj[2].V	3
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	trawawtrawawtun	V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 1 3+mew	3
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	tasta	1-nom 2-acc V	2

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