Language: Yorùbá (Standard Yoruba)
Contributors: Joseph Atoyebi
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: TEAR [tear]
Comment: This is a transitive verb, but it can be used intransitively under the inchoative-causative alternation. It can also occur in the possessive alternation (external possession), i.e., if the construction expresses a possession.
Schema: 1 V 2
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tearer | Ø | A |
| 2 | torn thing | Ø | P |
| (67) |
Ade ya as̩o̩o̩ Bó̩lá Ade ya as̩o̩o̩ Bó̩lá. Ade Ade ya tear as̩o̩o̩ cloth.POSS Bó̩lá Bola Ade tore Bola's cloth. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
