LIKE core meaning

Typical context	The boy liked his new toy.
Microroles	liker, liked entity, like causer

Verb forms 48

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Language	region	family	Verb form	Basic Coding frame	arg_count
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	mögen	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc	2
German	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	gefallen	1-dat V.subj[2] 2-nom	2
Emai	Africa	Niger-Congo	ẹghẹn	1 > V > 2	2
Nǀǀng	Africa	Tuu	tsʼaanʼa	1 V 2	2
Chintang	Asia	Tibeto-Burman	khaŋma les	1-erg 2-abs V.agt[1].obj[2]	2
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	suka	1 V 2	2
Jakarta Indonesian	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	seneng	1 V 2	2
Zenzontepec Chatino	Americas	Otomanguean	y-a-toǫ-tīʔ	V 1 jiʔį̄+2	2
Japanese (standard)	Asia	Japonic	ki-ni-iru	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Bora	Americas	Witotoan	ímillé	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	ski-da	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Mitsukaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	ki-ni er-u	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Nen	Southeast Asia & Australia	Morehead	mñteba wakaes	1-erg 2-abs und[2].V.act[1]	2
Yucatec Maya	Americas	Maya	uts ti' ich	sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1	2
Sliammon	Americas	Salish	ʔəy-sxʷ	V.obj[1].sbj[2] 1	2
Italian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Romance	piacere	a+1 > V.subj[2] > 2	2
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	suki=da	1-nom 2-nom V	2
Hokkaido Japanese	Asia	Japonic	ki=ni ir-u	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Xârâcùù	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	xwèrii	1 > V 2	2
Evenki	Asia	Altaic	ajav-	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	dur gal	1-nom 2-nomdat V.subj[1]	2
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	havanel	1-nom 2-nomdat V.subj[1]	2
Eastern Armenian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	siɾel	1-nom 2-nomdat V.subj[1]	2
Bezhta	Europe (and Indo-European)	Nakh-Daghestanian	yat'al	1-lat 2-abs abs[2].V	2
Icelandic	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	líka	1-dat V.agr[2] 2-nom	2
Ainu	Asia	isolate	eramasu(y)	1 2 subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Ainu	Asia	isolate	omap	1 2 subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Mandarin Chinese	Asia	Sino-Tibetan	xǐhuān	1 > V > 2	2
Balinese	Southeast Asia & Australia	Austronesian	nemenin	1 V 2	2
Jaminjung	Southeast Asia & Australia	Mirndi	ngunthug ganangu (1)	1-erg 2-abs subj[1].obj[2].V	2
Korean	Asia	Isolate/Koreanic	johda	1-nom 2-nom V	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	mdaagwendang	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	bshigendang	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Ojibwe	Americas	Algonquian	bgishgenmaad	1 subjA[1].V.objI[2] 2	2
Sri Lanka Malay	Asia	Austronesian	suuka	1 2-dat V	2
English	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	like	1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc	2
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	lafi	1 > V > 2+la	2
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	kanu	1 > 2 > V	2
Mandinka	Africa	Mande	díyaa	1 > V > 2+ye	2
Modern Standard Arabic	Africa	Semitic	ʾaḥabba	V.subj[1] 1-nom 2-acc	2
Hoocąk	Americas	Siouan	gipį	1 2 und[2].act[1].V	2
Even	Asia	Tungusic	ajav-	1-nom 2-acc V.subj[1]	2
Russian	Europe (and Indo-European)	Indo-European	nravitʹsja	1-nom V.subj[1] 2-dat	2
Ket	Asia	Yeniseic	aqt⁷-qan⁰ (SANIM.SG-aqta-qan)	1 2-dat subj[1].V	2
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	kümentun	V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 1	2
Mapudungun	Americas	Araucanian	ayün (2)	V.subj[1].obj[2] 2 1	2
Yaqui	Americas	Uto-Aztecan	tu’ure	1-nom 2-acc V	2
Yorùbá	Africa	Niger-Congo	fé̩ràn	1 V 2	2

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