Language: Eastern Armenian (standard Eastern Armenian)
Contributors: Victoria Khurshudian and Michael Daniel
References: Daniel et al. 2009.0
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: SIT [sit]
Comment: corpus frequencies: 83866/0/3300 (basic/middle/causative); medial forms are backformations (72)
Schema: 1-nom (LOC2) V.subj[1]
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sitter | NP-nom V.subj | S |
| 2 | sitting place | LOC | L |
| (57) |
Մարդը նստեց (գետնին): Maɾdə nstecʰ (getnin). maɾd-ə man-def nst-ecʰ sit-aor.3sg getn-i-n floor-dat-def The man sat down (on the floor). |
| (58) |
Մարդը նստած էր գետնին: Maɾdə nstac eɾ (getnin). maɾd-ə man-def nst-ac sit-ptcp.res eɾ aux.pst.3sg getn-i-n floor-dat-def The man sat (on the floor). |
| (59) |
Մարդը նստած էր գետնի վրա: Maɾdə nstac eɾ getni vɾa. maɾd-ə man-def nst-ac sit-ptcp.res eɾ aux.pst.3sg getn-i floor-gen vɾa on The man sat on the floor. |
| (143) |
Թոմը նստեց ցանկապատին: Tʰomə nstecʰ cʰankapatin. tʰom-ə Tom-def nst-ecʰ sit-aor.3sg cʰankapat-i-n fence-dat-def Tom sat on the fence. Comment: posture verb: spatial extension by Place |
| (178) |
Վարդանն անզոր նստեց ծալովի աթոռի վրա և ձեռքով մաքրեց ճակատի քրտինքը: Vaɾdann angoɾ nstecʰ calovi atʰori vɾa jev ʒerkʰov makʰɾecʰ čavati kʰɾtinkʰə. vaɾdan-n Vartan-def angoɾ weak nst-ecʰ sit-aor.3sg calovi pliable atʰor-i chair-gen vɾa on jev and ʒerkʰ-ov hand-instr makʰɾ-ecʰ remove-aor.3sg čavat-i front-gen kʰɾtinkʰ-ə sweat-def Vartan limply sank to a folding chair and wiped sweat off his front with his hand. Comment: ‘wipe’: internal genitive Source/Possessor |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
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