Eastern Armenian (standard Eastern Armenian), Example 159

– Ես թույն եմ ուզում, – ասաց նա:
Jes tʰujn em uzum, asacʰ na.
jes
I.nom
tʰujn
poison
em
aux.1sg
uz-um
want-cvb.ipfv
as-acʰ
say-aor.3sg
na
3sg.nom
I want (to take) poison, he said.
Comment:
‘want’: direct object, but no mediopassive
Type:
Naturalistic written