gehen

Language: German (Standard)

Contributors: Martin Haspelmath and Luisa Baumann

Simplex verb

Verb meaning: GO [go]

Basic coding frame

Schema: 1-nom V.subj[1] LOC2

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 goer NP-nom V.subj S
2 going goal LOC L
Examples for basic coding frame:
(109)

Er geht zum Rathaus.
er
3SG.M.NOM
geh-t
go-3SG.PRS
zu-m
to-DEF.DAT
Rathaus
town.hall
He goes to the town hall.

(110)

Er geht sonntags in die Kirche.
er
3SG.M.NOM
geh-t
go-3SG.PRS
sonntags
every.sunday
in
in
die
DEF.F.ACC
Kirche
church(ACC)
He goes to church on Sundays.

(111)

Er geht nach Amerika.
er
3SG.M.NOM
geh-t
go-3SG.PRS
nach
to
Amerika
America(ACC)
He goes to America.

Alternations

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