Indonesian (standard)
Contributed by Polina Nasledskova (Academia.edu profile ) and Yury Lander
The data were gathered in 2023 from Eva Widyasari. The Russian version of the questionnaire was used for elicitation.
How to cite
Nasledskova, Polina & Yury Lander. 2025. Bivalent patterns in Indonesian (standard).
In: Say, Sergey (ed.). BivalTyp: Typological database of bivalent verbs and their encoding frames.
(Data first published on April 8, 2025;
last revised on April 8, 2025.) (Available online at https://bivaltyp.info ,
Accessed on .)
Basic info
Coordinates: -7.33, 109.72 .
Genealogy (as given in WALS ). Family: Austronesian, genus: Malayo-Sumbawan.
Macro-area: East and Southeast Asia.
Data
Subset examples by valency pattern
Any
NA
EXT_BARE
SBJ_BARE
SBJ_dari
SBJ_dengan
SBJ_di
SBJ_di.dalam
SBJ_ke
SBJ_kepada
SBJ_oleh
SBJ_pada
SBJ_tentang
TR
Subset examples by locus
Any
*
TR
XY
Y
Valency pattern:
SBJ_BARE
X: SBJ
Y: BARE
Locus: Y
Ade
sakit
kepala
pn
sick
head
‘Ade has a headache.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.
Valency pattern:
SBJ_BARE
X: SBJ
Y: BARE
Locus: Y
Ade
sakit
flu
pn
sick
flu
‘Ade has the flu.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Dewi
takut
anjing
pn
be_afraid
dog
‘Dewi is afraid of the dog.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
me-lempar
batu
pn
act
-throw
stone
‘Abdul threw a stone.’
Valency pattern:
NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
Ali
punya
cukup
uang
pn
have
enough
money
‘Ali has enough money.’
Note: Not included in the database because the intended meaning is expressed by a structurally discontinuous combination (predicate + adnominal modifier).
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
Ali
mirip
dengan
Asep
pn
alike
with
pn
‘Ali resembles Asep.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
Ali
percaya
pada
Dewi
pn
believe
for
pn
‘Ali believes Dewi.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ahmad
meng-ambil
buku
pn
act
-take
book
‘Ahmad took a book.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
me-lihat
rumah
pn
act
-see
house
‘Abdul sees a house.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
usia
ber-pengaruh
pada
daya
ingat
age
ber
-influence
for
strength
remember
‘Age influences memory.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
Ali
ber-temu
dengan
Ade
pn
ber
-meet
with
pn
‘Ali encountered Ade.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_ke
X: SBJ
Y: ke
Locus: Y
Asep
masuk
ke
rumah
pn
enter
to
house
‘Asep entered the house.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dari
X: SBJ
Y: dari
Locus: Y
Abdul
menang
dari
Ali
pn
win
from
pn
‘Abdul beat Ali.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dari
X: SBJ
Y: dari
Locus: Y
Ahmad
ke-luar
dari
rumah
pn
to-outside
from
house
‘Ahmad went out of the house.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ade
meng-gembala
sapi
pn
act
-shepherd
cow
‘Ade is driving the cow.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
mem-betot
dahan
pn
act
-pull_out
branch
‘Asep bent the branch.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
Ali
ber-kata
pada
Dewi
pn
ber
-say
for
pn
‘Ali told Dewi.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
me-megang
buku
pn
act
-hold
book
‘Abdul is holding a book.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ahmad
ber-hasil
me-ngejar
Siti
pn
ber
-success
act
-chase
pn
‘Ahmad caught up with Siti.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
me-merah
sapi
pn
act
-milk
cow
‘Asep milked the cow.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
ber-hasil
men-capai
tepian
pn
ber
-success
act
-reach
shore
‘Ali reached the bank.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
me-nyentuh
dinding
pn
act
-touch
wall
‘Abdul touched the wall.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
Ahmad
ber-kelahi
dengan
Ali
pn
ber
-fight
with
pn
‘Ahmad is fighting with Ali.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
Dewi
ber-teman
dengan
Ade
pn
ber
-friend
with
pn
‘Dewi is friends with Ade.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_tentang
X: SBJ
Y: tentang
Locus: Y
Ahmad
ber-pikir
tentang
Siti
pn
ber
-think
about
pn
‘Ahmad is thinking about Siti.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
makan
apel
pn
eat
appl
e
‘Asep ate an apple.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
meng-goreng
ikan
pn
act
-fry
fish
‘Ali fried the fish.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Dewi
me-nunggu
Ade
pn
act
-wait
pn
‘Dewi is waiting for Ade.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
lupa
jalan
yang
lain
pn
forget
road
rel
other
‘Abdul forgot about the other road.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_BARE
X: SBJ
Y: BARE
Locus: Y
daya
ingat
ter-gantung
usia
strength
remember
ter
-depend
age
‘Memory depends on age.’
Note: This is a passive construction with an unmarked demoted A.
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ahmad
me-manggil
Siti
pn
act
-call
pn
‘Ahmad called Siti.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
Asep
ber-kenal-an
dengan
Dewi
se-tahun
yang
lalu
pn
ber
-familiar-
nmlz
with
pn
one-year
rel
pass
‘Asep got to know Dewi a year ago.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
me-ngenal
Ade
pn
act
-familiar
pn
‘Ali knows Ade.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
ber-main
gitar
pn
ber
-play
guitar
‘Abdul is playing the guitar.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dari
X: SBJ
Y: dari
Locus: Y
Ahmad
meng-hindar
dari
Ade
pn
act
-dodge
from
pn
‘Ahmad avoids Menachem.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
mem-per-siap-kan
jebakan
tikus
pn
act
-
per
-ready-
trns
trap
mouse
‘Asep made a mousetrap.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Siti
meng-olok-olok
Dewi
pn
act
-mock~
rpl
pn
‘Siti is making fun of Dewi.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
punya
mobil
pn
have
car
‘Ali has a car.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
men-cari
kunci
pn
act
-search
lock
‘Abdul is looking for the keys.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ahmad
menge-cat
pagar
pn
act
-paint
fence
‘Ahmad painted the fence.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
anjing
meng-gigit
Ade
dog
act
-bite
pn
‘A dog bit Ade.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
ke-hilang-an
rumah
pn
nmlz
-vanish-
nmlz
house
‘Asep lost his house.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Dewi
me-nangkap
kucing
pn
act
-catch
cat
‘Dewi is trying to catch the cat.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
me-matah-kan
tongkat
pn
act
-broken-
trns
stick
‘Ali broke a stick.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ahmad
me-nyanjung
Siti
pn
act
-praise
pn
‘Ahmad is flattering Siti.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
Ahmad
cinta
pada
Siti
pn
love
for
pn
‘Ahmad loves Siti.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ade
me-lambai-kan
saputangan
pn
act
-wave-
trns
handkerchief
‘Ade is waving a handkerchief.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
me-mimpi-kan
se-buah
mobil
baru
pn
act
-dream-
trns
one-
cl
:
inan
car
new
‘Abdul is dreaming of a new car.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
men-cuci
cangkir
pn
act
-wash
cup
‘Asep washed the cup.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
me-ngenakan
celana
pn
act
-put_on
trousers
‘Ali put on the trousers.’
Valency pattern:
EXT_BARE
X: EXT
Y: BARE
Locus: XY
benda
ini
nama-nya
kompas
thing
this
name-3
sg
compass
‘This instrument is called a compass.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
meng-hukum
anak-nya
pn
act
-law
child-3
sg
‘Abdul punished his son.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
beruang
me-nyerang
nelayan
bear
act
-attack
fisherman
‘A bear attacked a fisherman.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_BARE
X: SBJ
Y: BARE
Locus: Y
ember
ter-isi
air
bucket
pass
-content
water
‘The bucket filled with water.’
Note: This is a passive construction with an unmarked demoted A.
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ahmad
me-nemu-kan
kunci
pn
act
-find-
trns
lock
‘Ahmad found his keys.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
ke-kurang-an
uang
se-ratus
rupiah
pn
nmlz
-less-
nmlz
money
one-hundred
rupiah
‘Ali is a hundred rupiahs short.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
mem-benci
Ade
pn
act
-hate
pn
‘Asep hates Ade.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Dewi
suka
kemeja
ini
pn
like
shirt
this
‘Dewi likes this shirt.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
me-merlu-kan
uang
pn
act
-need-
trns
money
‘Abdul needs money.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
tembok
me-ngeliling-i
kota
wall
act
-around-
appl
town
‘Walls surround the city.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ahmad
masih
punya
sisa
satu
juta
rupiah
pn
still
have
residue
one
million
rupiah
‘Ahmad has a million rupiahs left.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
men-jawab
guru
pn
act
-answer
teacher
‘Ali answered the teacher.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
mem-buka
toples
pn
act
-open
jar
‘Asep opened a can.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dari
X: SBJ
Y: dari
Locus: Y
kemeja
saya
ber-beda
dari
kemeja
kamu
shirt
i
ber
-difference
from
shirt
you.
sg
‘My shirt is different from yours.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dari
X: SBJ
Y: dari
Locus: Y
Abdul
tertinggal
dari
Ade
pn
fall_behind
from
pn
‘Abdul fell behind Ade.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ahmad
mem-bajak
sawah
pn
act
-plough
paddy_field
‘Ahmad is ploughing the field.’
Valency pattern:
NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
tangan
saya
ber-bau
bensin
hand
i
ber
-smell
gasoline
‘My hands smell of gasoline.’
Note: Not included in the database because Y is expressed as an NP-internal modifier.
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
me-nyeberang-i
jalan
pn
act
-other_side-
appl
road
‘Asep crossed the road.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
me-nyanyi-kan
se-buah
lagu
yang
indah
pn
act
-sing-
trns
one-
cl
:
inan
song
rel
beautiful
‘Ali sang a beautiful song.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
me-nulis
surat
pn
act
-write
letter
‘Abdul wrote a letter.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ahmad
me-minum
susu
pn
act
-drink
milk
‘Ahmad drank the milk.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
me-lebur
se-potong
timah
pn
act
-melt
one-piece
tin
‘Asep melted a piece of lead.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
ikat
pinggang
ini
cocok
dengan
gaun
saya
rope
waist
this
match
with
dress
i
‘This belt goes well with my dress.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
me-ninggal-kan
kota
ke-lahir-an-nya
pn
act
-leave-
trns
town
nmlz
-born-
nmlz
-3
sg
‘Ali left his native city.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
karpet
me-lapisi
seluruh
lantai
carpet
act
-cover
all
floor
‘The carpet covers the whole floor.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
meng-ingat
rumah-nya
dengan
baik
pn
act
-remember
house-3
sg
with
good
‘Pinchas remembers the house well.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Siti
mem-bantu
Dewi
pn
act
-help
pn
‘Siti helped Menachem.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ahmad
me-maham-i
bahasa
Prancis
pn
act
-understand-
appl
language
f
rance
‘Ahmad understands French.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
petir
me-nyambar
rumah
bolt
act
-strike
house
‘Lightning struck the house.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_BARE
X: SBJ
Y: BARE
Locus: Y
Asep
tidak
sengaja
ter-gores
alat
cukur
pn
neg
purposely
pass
-scratch
tool
shave
‘Asep cut himself with a razor.’
Note: This is a passive construction with an unmarked demoted A.
Valency pattern:
SBJ_di
X: SBJ
Y: di
Locus: Y
gelas
me-nempel
di
meja
glass
act
-stick
loc
table
‘The glass got stuck to the table.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dari
X: SBJ
Y: dari
Locus: Y
Abdul
kalah
dari
Ade
pn
lose
from
pn
‘Abdul lost to Ade.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
Ahmad
gembira
dengan
surat
itu
pn
happy
with
letter
that
‘Ahmad was glad about the letter.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
Dewi
ber-cakap-cakap
dengan
Ade
pn
ber
-talk~
rpl
with
pn
‘Dewi is speaking with Ade.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Siti
me-lahir-kan
anak
laki-laki
pn
act
-born-
trns
child
male~
rpl
‘Siti gave birth to a son.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
men-jatuh-kan
gelas
pn
act
-fall-
trns
glass
‘Asep dropped the glass.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
me-mimpin
desa
kami
pn
act
-lead
village
we.
excl
‘Ali runs our town.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
Ahmad
rindu
pada
Siti
pn
yearn
for
pn
‘Ahmad misses Siti.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
me-ngikut-i
Ade
pn
act
-join-
appl
pn
‘Abdul follows Ade.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dari
X: SBJ
Y: dari
Locus: Y
Asep
turun
dari
kuda
pn
descend
from
horse
‘Asep got down from the horse.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
men-dengar-kan
radio
pn
act
-listen-
trns
radio
‘Ali is listening to radio.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
Ade
patuh
pada
ibu
pn
obedient
for
mother
‘Ade always listens to his mother.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ahmad
men-dengar
musik
pn
act
-listen
music
‘Ahmad hears the music.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
madu
ber-campur
dengan
susu
honey
ber
-mixed
with
milk
‘The honey got mixed with milk.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
me-mandang-i
awan
pn
act
-look-
appl
cloud
‘Asep is looking at the clouds.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
me-lepas-kan
kemeja-nya
pn
act
-free-
trns
shirt-3
sg
‘Ali took off his shirt.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_tentang
X: SBJ
Y: tentang
Locus: Y
Ahmad
ber-mimpi
tentang
Siti
pn
ber
-dream
about
pn
‘Ahmad dreams about Miriam.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
Ahmad
setuju
dengan
Siti
pn
agree
with
pn
‘Ahmad agreed with Siti.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
Abdul
ber-tengkar
dengan
Ade
pn
ber
-quarrel
with
pn
‘Abdul had a quarrel with Ade.’
Valency pattern:
EXT_BARE
X: EXT
Y: BARE
Locus: XY
cangkir
ini
harga-nya
seratus
rupiah
cup
this
cost-3
sg
one_hundred
rupiah
‘This cup costs one hundred rupiahs.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
me-nembak
burung
pn
act
-shoot
bird
‘Asep shot at the bird.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
me-nuang-kan
gula
pn
act
-pour-
trns
sugar
‘Ali poured the sugar.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
ke-hilang-an
kunci
pn
nmlz
-lost-
nmlz
lock
‘Abdul lost his keys.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_di.dalam
X: SBJ
Y: di.dalam
Locus: Y
batang
kayu
tenggelam
di
dalam
air
trunk
wood
drown
loc
inside
water
‘The log sank in the water.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ahmad
mem-bunuh
Ade
pn
act
-kill
pn
‘Ahmad killed Ade.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
me-mukul
Ali
pn
act
-strike
pn
‘Asep hit Ali.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ahmad
men-cium
Siti
pn
act
-kiss
pn
‘Ahmad kissed Siti.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
mem-baca
buku
yang
menarik
pn
act
-read
book
rel
interesting
‘Abdul read an interesting book.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
meng-goyang-kan
jari-jari-nya
pn
act
-shaky-
trns
finger~
pl
-3
sg
‘Asep moved his finger.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_kepada
X: SBJ
Y: kepada
Locus: Y
Ali
hormat
kepada
Dewi
pn
respect
for2
pn
‘Ali respects Dewi.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
Ade
me-rasa
jijik
pada
piring-piring
kotor
pn
act
-feel
disgusting
for
dish~
pl
dirty
‘Ade is squeamish about dirty dishes.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
Ahmad
me-rasa
puas
dengan
putra-nya
pn
act
-feel
satisfied
with
son-3
sg
‘Ahmad is satisfied with his son.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
Ahmad
jatuh
cinta
pada
Siti
pn
fall
love
for
pn
‘Ahmad fell in love with Siti.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_kepada
X: SBJ
Y: kepada
Locus: Y
Ahmad
percaya
kepada
Siti
pn
believe
for2
pn
‘Ahmad trusts Siti.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_kepada
X: SBJ
Y: kepada
Locus: Y
Abdul
kasih-an
kepada
ibu-nya
pn
pity-
nmlz
for2
mother-3
sg
‘Abdul sympathises with his mother.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
Ade
iri
pada
Ali
pn
jealous
for
pn
‘Ade envies Ali.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
Asep
marah
pada
Dewi
pn
angry
for
pn
‘Asep is angry with Dewi.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
Ahmad
ter-kejut
dengan
hadiah
ini
pn
pass
-shocked
with
gift
this
‘Ahmad was surprised at this gift.’
Note: This is a passive construction.
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
sangat
suka
the
pn
very
like
tea
‘Abdul loves tea.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ali
me-nikmat-i
teh
panas
pn
act
-pleasure-
appl
tea
hot
‘Ali enjoys hot tea.’
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Dewi
ingin
ponsel
baru
pn
want
cellphone
new
‘Dewi wants a new mobile phone.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
Ahmad
marah
pada
Ade
pn
angry
for
pn
‘Ahmad holds a grudge against Ade.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_oleh
X: SBJ
Y: oleh
Locus: Y
Abdul
ter-singgung
oleh
Dewi
pn
pass
-hurt
by
pn
‘Abdul took offence at Dewi.’
Note: This is a passive construction.
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Asep
mem-buat
Dewi
sangat
jengkel
pn
act
-do
pn
very
angry
‘Asep greatly upset Dewi.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
Ali
ter-kagum-kagum
pada
kota
ini
pn
suplat
-amazed~
rpl
for
town
this
‘Ali was impressed by this town.’
Valency pattern:
NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
Ahmad
men-cemooh
Ade
pn
act
-insult
pn
‘Ahmad despises Ade.’
Note: Not included in the database because this translation is semantically inaccurate.
Valency pattern:
TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Abdul
jengkel
gara-gara
putra-nya
pn
angry
misfortune~
rpl
son-3
sg
‘Abdul got upset with his son.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
Asep
lagi-lagi
marah
pada
putri-nya
pn
still~
rpl
angry
for
daughter-3
sg
‘Asep is getting irritated with his daughter again.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_pada
X: SBJ
Y: pada
Locus: Y
Ahmad
ber-simpati
pada
Siti
pn
ber
-sympathy
for
pn
‘Ahmad is fond of Siti.’
Valency pattern:
SBJ_dengan
X: SBJ
Y: dengan
Locus: Y
Ali
me-rasa
minder
dengan
tinggi
badan-nya
pn
act
-feel
inferior
with
tall
body-3
sg
‘Ali is embarrassed about his height.’