sahbes

Complex verb

Verb meaning: FRIGHTEN [frighten]

Comment: causative of the (obsolete) verbal root of sahak

Basic coding frame

Schema: sbj[1].V.obj[2] 2 1

# Microrole Coding set Argument type
1 frightener sbj.V A
2 frightenee V.obj P
Examples for basic coding frame:
(7)

Le báalamo' tu sahbesah le wíiniko'.
le
DEM
báalam-o'
jaguar-D2
t-u
PRFV-SBJ.3
sah-bes-ah
fear-CAUS-CMPL
le
DEM
wíinik-o'
man-D2
The jaguar frightened the man.

Alternations

Alternation Derived coding frame Occurs Comment # Ex.