Language: Bezhta
Contributors: Zaira Khalilova and Bernard Comrie
Complex verb
Verb meaning: SMELL [smell]
Comment: 'to feel smell'; The smelled entity can be expressed as an adnominal possessor modifying mäh 'smell'.
Examples: see at the bottom
Schema: 1-lat V
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | smeller | NP-lat | X |
| (49) |
Kibbal k'imalis mäh biq'eyo. kibba-l girl.OBL-LAT k'ima-li-s cheese-OBL-GEN1 mäh smell(III).ABS b-iq'e-yo III-know-PST The girl smelled the cheese. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (185) |
Kibba öždid k'imalis mäh biq'ello. kibba girl.ERG öždi-d boy.OBL-INSTR k'ima-li-s cheese-OBL-GEN1 mäh smell(III) b-iq'e-l-lo III-know-CAUS-PST The girl made the boy smell the cheese. |
