BivalTyp

‘be fond’

Argument frame: X (be fond) of Y
Stimulus sentence: P. is fond of M .
Predicate label Ru: симпатизировать
Argument frame Ru: X (симпатизировать) Y -у
Stimulus sentence Ru: П. симпатизирует М .

Abaza gʷapχa

Valency pattern: TR
X: ERG
Y: ABS
Locus: TR
b-sə-m-gʷapχá-za-rkʷənə-z b-g’-ʕá-zə-m-g-wa-šə-z-d
2 sg . f . abs -1 sg . erg - neg -like- pst . nfin - cond - pst . nfin 2 sg . abs - neg - cisl -1 sg . erg - neg -carry- ipf - fut - pst . nfin - dcl
‘If I had not liked you, I would not have married you.’

Adyghe (West Circassian) gʷə rjəhə

Valency pattern: NominalPossessor_ABS
X: NominalPossessor
Y: ABS
Locus: X
pŝaŝe-m č̣ʼale-r ə-gʷ r-j-e-hə
girl- obl guy- abs 3 sg . pr -heart loc : cont -3 sg . erg - dyn -carry
‘The girl likes the guy.’
Note: Lit. ‘The girl’s heart carries the guy’.

Aghul begemiš-tːi + ‘be’

Valency pattern: DAT_ABS
X: DAT
Y: ABS
Locus: X
aslan.a-s meʜemed begemiš-tːi a
pn - dat pn <like>- adv { in }be: prs
‘Aslan is fond of Muhammad.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Akhvakh (Northern) rak’waroƛa beχuruƛa

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
pataħi-ƛa madina rak’wa-ro-ƛa j-eχ-e gidi
pn - dat pn heart- obl - dat f -take- seq f . cop
‘Patahi is fond of Madina.’

Andi (Zilo) rok’or-di <j>-iχ.i-j

Valency pattern: AFF_NOM
X: AFF
Y: NOM
Locus: X
pat’imati-<j>o marjam rok’or-di j-iχ.i-j
pn - aff < f > pn [ f ][ nom ] heart- illat f -take. pst - pf
‘Patimat is fond of Mariam.’

Arabic (Jewish Baghdadi) tǝˁǧǝb

Valency pattern: DO_SBJ
X: DO
Y: SBJ
Locus: X
Maryam tǝˁǧǝb-u l-Abrahām
pn please. ipf .3 fs - o .3 ms to- pn
‘Abraham is fond of Maryam.’

Arabic (Northern Syrian) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Arabic (South Levantine, Nazareth) ʿ.ǧ.b

Valency pattern: SBJ_bi
X: SBJ
Y: bi
Locus: Y
Reem muʿǧabe bi-Shadi
pn be_fond. ptcp .3 f . sg in- pn
‘Reem is fond of Shadi.’

Arabic (standard) Ɂaḥabba

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Maryam-u tuḥibbu badr-an
pn - nom love. ipf .3 f pn - acc
‘Maryam likes Badr a lot.’

Archi muši -akːus

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
paša-s marin mu-ši d-akːu-r-ši d-i
pn - dat pn be.good- advz 2-see- ipfv - advz 2-be
‘Pasha is fond of Marina.’

Armenian (Eastern) hamakrel

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Petros-ə hamakrum+ē Mher-i-n
pn [ nom ]- def be_fond: prs :3 sg pn - dat - def
‘Petros is fond of Mher.’

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic +avər gu ləbba

Valency pattern: EXT/REL_SBJ
X: EXT/REL
Y: SBJ
Locus: X
a naša +raba gu ləbb-i +vir=əl
dem 1. sg person( m ) very in heart( m )- p .1 sg enter. res . m =3 m
‘I am fond of this person.’

Avar bercin bixize

Valency pattern: LOC_NOM
X: LOC
Y: NOM
Locus: X
ʕali-da aħmad bercin w-ix-ula
pn - loc pn nice m -see- ipf
‘Ali is fond of Ahmad.’

Azerbaijani rəğbət bəsləmək

Valency pattern: NOM_DATLAT
X: NOM
Y: DATLAT
Locus: Y
Aslan Rǝsul-a rǝğbǝt bǝslǝ-yir
pn pn - dat / lat fondness feed- ipfv (3)
‘Aslan is fond of Rasul.’

Bafut kɔ̀ŋə̂

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
àmbɛ́ à kɔ̀ŋə̂ tʃí m̀bɛ̀ɛ̀ bì
pn sm love sit/stay near pn
‘Ambe loves being near Bih.’
Note: Not included in the database because the translation deviates too far from the stimulus sentence.

Bambara ɲuman` + COP + ɲɛ́sin

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
míiriya ɲuman` bɛ́ Sékù lá k’ à ɲɛ́sin Fántà mà.
thought good\ art be pn in inf 3 sg direct pn to
‘Seku is fond of Fanta.’
Note: Not included in the database because Y is expressed as an NP within a dependent clause.

Bartangi

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Belarusian simpatyzavać

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Alieś simpatyz-uje Alien-je
pn [ nom . sg ] be_fond( ipfv )- prs .3 sg pn - dat . sg
‘Ales is fond of Alena.’

Budugh *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Bulgarian simpatiziram

Valency pattern: SBJ_DAT(na)
X: SBJ
Y: DAT(na)
Locus: Y
Petăr simpatizira na Maria
pn be_fond( ipfv ). prs .3 sg on pn
‘Petar is fond of Maria.’

Catalan ser carinyós

Valency pattern: SBJ_amb
X: SBJ
Y: amb
Locus: Y
en Pere és carinyós amb en Marc
def . sg . m pn ( m ) be.3 sg . prs . ind affectionate( m ) with def . sg . m pn ( m )
‘Pere is fond of Marc.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Chechen *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Chinese (Mandarin) xǐhuan

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Zhāngsān hěn xǐhuan Lǐsì
pn very like pn
‘Zhangsan is fond of Lisi.’

Chirag raˤdile b-uχi

Valency pattern: ABS_SUPER
X: ABS
Y: SUPER
Locus: Y
ʡa̰le rasul-l-i raˤdi-le uχ-ub-le
pn ( abs ) pn - obl - super content- adv ( m . sg )become: pf - aor - res . prs .3
‘Ali is fond of Rasul.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Croatian biti naklonjen

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Per-o je naklonjen Miš-i
pn - nom . sg be. prs .3 sg fond pn - dat . sg
‘Pero is fond of Mišo.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Czech mít rád

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Petr má rád Michal-a
ppn ( m )[ nom . sg ] have( ipfv ). prs .3 sg glad pn ( m )- acc . sg
‘Petr is fond of Michal.’

Danish holde

Valency pattern: SBJ_af
X: SBJ
Y: af
Locus: Y
Peter holde-r af Marie
pn be_fond- prs of pn
‘Peter is fond of Marie.’

Dargwa (Itsari) ʕaˤħ-ka-B-ircː-araj

Valency pattern: SUPER.LAT_ABS
X: SUPER.LAT
Y: ABS
Locus: X
Islam-li-j Nadir ʕaˤħ-k-eːrcː-ar
pn - obl - super ( lat ) pn ( abs ) good- down -( m ) lv . ipfv - prs . hab
‘Islam is fond of Nadir.’

Dargwa (Kadar) ʡaˤħ-CL-iz-es / ʡaˤħ-CL-ilz-es

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
meħamad-i-s ʡaˤħ-r-ilz-an ʡaˤšura
pn - obl - dat good- f -stand. ipfv - th pn
‘Muhammad is fond of Ashura.’

Dargwa (Kaytag) ʕaˁhkabic:ara

Valency pattern: DATLAT_NOM
X: DATLAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
Petja-j ʕaˁhkaric:-ur Maša
pn - datlat f .please. pf - aor (3) pn
‘Petja is fond of Masha.’

Dargwa (Kubachi)

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
gal-i jusːe pakta ka-j-icː-ul=saw
boy- dat girl beautiful donw - f -get. ipfv - prog . cnv = cop . m (3)
‘The boy is fond of the girl.’

Dargwa (Tsudakhar) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Dargwa (Tsugni) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Dutch aardig vinden

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
Piet vind-t Marie aardig
pn ( c ) find-3 sg pn ( c ) pretty
‘Piet is fond of Marie.’
Note: Not included in the database because this translation is semantically inaccurate.

Enets (Forest) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

English be fond

Valency pattern: SBJ_of
X: SBJ
Y: of
Locus: Y
Peter is fond of Mary.
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Estonian kiindunud olema

Valency pattern: NOM_ILL
X: NOM
Y: ILL
Locus: Y
Peeter on Mareti-sse kiindu-nud
pn . sg . nom be. prs .3 sg pn - ill become_fond- act . pst . ptcp
‘Peeter is fond of Maret.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Finnish tykätä

Valency pattern: NOM_ELA
X: NOM
Y: ELA
Locus: Y
Pekka tykkä-ä Mati-sta
pn . nom like- prs .3 sg pn - ela
‘Pekka is fond of Matti.’

French apprécier

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Paul apprecie Marie
pn ( m ) appreciate. prs .3 sg pn ( f )
‘Paul appreciates Marie.’

Gascon se'n aven

Valency pattern: SBJ_dab
X: SBJ
Y: dab
Locus: Y
Pèir se’n aven dab Maria
pn refl =of.it have. prs .3 pl with pn
‘Pèir gets on well with Maria.’

Gban gbí sȁkȁ ta̋kȁ

Valency pattern: SBJ_ye
X: SBJ
Y: ye
Locus: Y
Zá̰ ∅ gbí sȁkȁ tà-kȁ Mɔ̰̈bì yɛ̋
pn 3 sg breast pretty ipfv \walk‑ caus pn with
‘Zan thinks well of Monbi.’

Georgian Ø-giž-d-eb-a (PRS)

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT.SUPERESS/SUPERLAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT.SUPERESS/SUPERLAT
Locus: Y
p'et're-Ø mašo-ze Ø-giž-d-eb-a
pn - nom pn - pstp : superess / superlat s 3-go_crazy- intr - sm - s 3 sg . inact
‘Petre is fond of Masho.’
Note: The translation is approximate.

German mögen

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Karl mag Marie sehr
pn [ nom . sg ] like. prs .3 sg pn [ acc . sg ] very
‘Karl is very fond of Marie.’

Hebrew (modern) meχabev

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Pinχas meχabev et Menaχem
pn like[ ptcp . sg . m ] do pn
‘Pinchas is fond of Menachem.’

Hindi pasaṁd honā

Valency pattern: DAT_DIR
X: DAT
Y: DIR
Locus: X
Pratīk ko Mohan pasaṁd hɛ
pn ( m ). sg . obl acc / dat pn ( m ). sg . dir liked be. prs .3 sg
‘Prateek likes Mohan.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Indonesian (standard) ber-simpati

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.’

Irish bí mór

Valency pattern: SBJ_le
X: SBJ
Y: le
Locus: Y
Tá Pól mór le Máire.
be. prs pn big with pn
‘Pól is fond of Máire.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Italian stare simpatico

Valency pattern: NDIR.OBJ_SBJ
X: NDIR.OBJ
Y: SBJ
Locus: X
a Leo st-a simpatic-a Maria
to pn ( m ) stay-3 sg . prs nice- sg . f pn ( f )
‘Leo is fond of Maria.’

Karata rak’wal beʔaɬa

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
ʕalja aħmat’ rak’wa-l w-eʔ-da
pn . dat pn heart- erg m -take- ipf
‘Ali is fond of Ahmat.’

Kazakh unat

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Petya Maša-nï unat-adï
pn pn - acc sympathize- prs 2.3 sg
‘Petya is fond of Masha.’

Khanty (Kazym) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Khoekhoe ǀnam

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: OBL
Locus: TR
Petru-b ge Maria-s-a a ǀnam
pn -3 m . sg decl pn -3 f . sg - obl aux love
‘Peter is fond of Maria.’

Khwarshi lok'ʷa j/eza

Valency pattern: DAT_ABS
X: DAT
Y: ABS
Locus: X
učitele-l lok'ʷa ez-na is-a učenik
teacher- dat heart( iv ) [ i ]carry- pst . w dem . an . o . i - gen 1 pupil( i )
‘The teacher liked the pupil.’
Note: This sentence is semantically slightly different from the stimulus.

Komi-Permyak гвенитчыны

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
Петя-вö гвеничч-ö Маша
pn - dat нравиться- prs .3 pn
‘Пете нравится Маша.’

Komi-Zyrian voni̮ śe̮le̮m vi̮le̮

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
Pet'a-li̮ vo-e̮ śe̮le̮m vi̮l-as Maša
pn - dat come- prs .3 heart top- ill . p .3 sg pn
‘Petja is fond of Masha.’

Kpelle (Guinean) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Kryz (Alik) hurmat aric

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
terlan-ir rasul-iz hurmat yi-re
pn - erg pn - dat respect do. ipfv - prs . n
‘Terlan is fond of Rasul.’
Note: Not included in the database because this translation is semantically inaccurate.

Kryz (Ismayilli) hürmat aqhac

Valency pattern: ERG_INESS
X: ERG
Y: INESS
Locus: Y
aslan-ir rasul-a hürmat aqh-ire
pn - erg pn - iness respect hold. ipf - prs
‘Aslan is fond of Rasul.’
Note: Arguably, the possessor NP is a clause-level dependent.

Kryz (proper) rağbat yaric

Valency pattern: ERG_DAT
X: ERG
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
aslan-ir rasul-is rağbat yi-ri
pn - erg pn - dat friendship n .do. ipf - prs . n
‘Aslan is fond of Rasul.’

Kumyk ušatmaq

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: DO
Locus: TR
patimat rasul-nu ušat-a
pn pn - acc like-3 sg
‘Patimat is fond of Rasul.’

Kurdish (Sorani) diɫ xoŝ bûn

Valency pattern: EXT_be
X: EXT
Y: be
Locus: XY
Hîwa diɫ=î xoʂ-e be Perî-î
pn heart=3 sg . pc good-be. prs .3 sg to pn - obl
‘Hiwa is fond of Pari.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish) hez kirin (tr)

Valency pattern: SBJ.TR_jiOBL
X: SBJ.TR
Y: jiOBL
Locus: Y
zilam ji jin-ê pir hez di-k-e
man from woman- obl . f much love prs -do. ipfv -3 sg
‘The man likes the woman a lot.’

Lak (Quba)

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
Maħammad-u-l dak'-ni-l la<w>s-un b-ur Aˁšura
pn - obl - gen heart- obl - gen <3>take- cvb . pfv 3-be. prs .3 p pn
‘Mohammad is fond of Ashura.’
Note: Not included in the database because X is (arguably) expressed as an NP-internal modifier.

Latin consentio

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
(Anim-i) facile iis [quibus delecta-ntur] consenti-unt
soul( m )- nom . pl easily that. dat . pl . n which. dat . pl . n amuse[ prs . ind ]- mid .3 pl be_fond[ prs . ind ]- act .3 pl
‘(Minds) easily agree with that what pleases them.’
Note: (Quint. Inst. V. 11, 19)

Laz o-c'on-u

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
Käzim-i-s Fatma-Ø dido mo-Ø-c'on-s
pn - b - dat pn - nom much prv - io 3-like- s 3 sg
‘Käzim likes Fatma a lot.’

Lezgian (Yargun) xuş qven

Valency pattern: DAT_SUB/POSTEL
X: DAT
Y: SUB/POSTEL
Locus: XY
Sahib-a-z Lale-d-kaa xuș qve-zva
pn - obl - dat pn - obl - sub / postel pleasant come. ipfv - prs
‎‎‎‘Sahib is fond of Lale.’

Macedonian simpatizira

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Petar ja simpatizira Maja
pn pro .3 sg . f . acc be_fond( ipfv ). prs .3 sg pn
‘Petar is fond of Maja.’

Maltese ħabb

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Ġwanni jħobb lil Mary
pn love. ipf . m .3 sg to pn
‘Ġwanni is fond of Mary.’
Note: The preposition “lil” is not obligatory with this verb. This is an example of the DOM system.

Maninka (Eastern) lámìna

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
Sékù yé Fántà hína lámìna-la.
pn be pn pity respond- inf . la
‘Seku sympathises with Fanta.’
Note: Not included in the database because this translation is semantically inaccurate.

Mano *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Mansi (Northern) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Mehweb urkʼi uržes

Valency pattern: GEN_SUPER.LAT
X: GEN
Y: SUPER.LAT
Locus: XY
Islam-la urkʼi urž-uwe le-b Nadir-li-če
pn - gen heart close: ipfv - cvb be- n pn - obl - super ( lat )
‘Islam is fond of Nadir.’
Note: The NP in the genitive displays some properties of a clause-level dependent.

Mingrelian gur-s gi-Ø-o-xant’-u(n)-Ø (PRS)

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
čelo-s anučia-Ø gur-s gi-Ø-o-xant’-u(n)-Ø
pn - dat pn - nom heart- dat prv - io 3- ver : sup -paint- sm - s 3 sg . inact
‘Chelo is fond of Anuchia.’
Note: Lit. ‘Chelo has Anuchia painted on his heart.’

Nanai *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Nivkh *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Norwegian Bokmål å like

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Per like-r Ola
pn like- prs pn
‘Per is fond of Ola.’

Oromo (West Central) leellisa

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ABS
Locus: TR
obsaa-n nam-ittʃa in leellis-a
pn - nom man- def . abs foc like-3 sg . m . ipfv
‘Obsa likes the man.’

Persian 'alāqe dāštan

Valency pattern: NOM_beNOM
X: NOM
Y: beNOM
Locus: Y
ahmad be mariam 'alāqe dār-ad
pn to pn fondness have. prs -3 sg
‘Ahmad is fond of Mariam.’

Polish lubić

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Michał lubi Magd-ę
pn [ nom . sg ] love: ipfv . prs .3 sg pn - acc . sg
‘Michał is fond of Magda.’

Portuguese (Brazilian) simpatizar

Valency pattern: SBJ_com
X: SBJ
Y: com
Locus: Y
Pedro simpatiz-a com Miguel
pn ( m ) be_fond-3 sg . prs with pn ( m )
‘Pedro is fond of Miguel.’

Romani (Kalderash) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Romanian a simpatiza

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Petru o simpatizează pe Maria
pn she. acc . nant be_fond. prs .3 sg on pn
‘Petru is fond of Maria.’

Russian simpatizirovatʹ

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Pet-ja simpatiziru-et Maš-e
pn ( m )- nom . sg be_fond( ipfv )- prs .3 sg pn ( f )- dat . sg
‘Petja is fond of Maša.’

Rutul (Kina) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Rutul (Mukhad) qhıgın

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
murad-ı-s q'urban qhıga-ra
pn - obl - dat pn ( m )love. ipf - hab
‘Murad is fond of Kurban.’

Rutul (Myukhrek)

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
mırad-ıs rasul xuş yiʔi
pn - dat pn pleasing m . cop
‘Murad is fond of Rasul.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Rutul (Shin-Borch) yıxane yidq’ın

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
murad-ı-s aydın yıxane aˤğuˤ-r
pn - obl - dat pn well ( m )come. ipf - prs
‘Murad is fond of Aydin.’

Rutul (Shinaz) bɨt'ra-na hagu-n

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
basir-ɨs bɨt'ra-na hagu-j karam
pn - dat nice- adv ( n )see. pf - aor . m pn
‘Basir is fond of Karam.’

Saami (Skolt) tuʹǩǩeed

Valency pattern: NOM_LOC
X: NOM
Y: LOC
Locus: Y
Peâtt tuʹǩǩad Määrja-st
pn . sg . nom like. prs .3 sg pn . sg . loc
‘Pete is fond of Maria’

Sagada beta

Valency pattern: DAT_ABS
X: DAT
Y: ABS
Locus: X
pat’imat-er et-ii maħmud
pn - dat ( i )love- pst . w pn ( i )
‘Patimat likes Maxmud.’

Serbian simpatisati

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Petar simpatiše Marij-i
pn . nom . sg be.fond. prs .3 sg pn - dat . sg
‘Petar is fond of Maria.’

Shughni *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Slovak mať rád

Valency pattern: TR
X: NOM
Y: ACC
Locus: TR
Peter má rád Mark-a
pn ( m )[ nom . sg ] have( ipfv ). prs .3 sg glad pn ( m )- acc . sg
‘Peter is fond of Marek.’

Slovenian biti všeč

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
Petr-u je všeč An-a
pn - dat . sg be. prs .3 sg pleasant pn - nom . sg
‘Peter is fond of Ana.’

Spanish simpatizar

Valency pattern: SBJ_con
X: SBJ
Y: con
Locus: Y
Pedro simpatiz-a con María
pn [ sg . m ] be_fond- prs .3 sg with pn [ sg . f ]
‘Pedro is fond of Maria.’

Svan xoča-Ø x-a-bž-a (PRS)

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
maizer-s gegi-Ø xoča-Ø x-a-bž-a
pn - dat pn - nom good- nom io 3- ver : sup -deem- prs
‘Maizer is fond of Gegi’ (lit. ‘Maizer finds Gegi good’).

Swedish att tycka om

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Björn tyck-er om Maja
pn think- prs about pn
‘Björn is fond of Maja.’
Note: Phrasal verb (om is not a flagging device).

Tabasaran (Kandyk) *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Tagalog gusto

Valency pattern: ACT_SBJNV
X: ACT
Y: SBJNV
Locus: Y
gusto ni Pedro si Maria
like pers . gen pn pers . subj pn
‘Pedro likes Maria.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate. The interpretation of X as ACT is partially arbitrary (it is based on the analogy with constructions with voice markers).

Telugu muddu + COP

Valency pattern: DAT_ante
X: DAT
Y: ante
Locus: XY
pravīṇ-ku madhuri aṁṭē muddu
pn ( m ). sg . obl - dat pn ( f ). sg . nom that_is kiss( n ). sg . nom
‘Praveen is fond of Madhuri.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Tsakhur q’abıl ıхhay

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
murad-ıs rasul q’abıl vo-r
pn - dat pn please cop - m
‘Murad is fond of Rasul.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.

Tswana rata

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Kitso o-rat-a Mpho
prn (1) s i :cl1-be.fond.of- fv prn (1)
‘Kitso is fond of Mpho.’

Turkish sempati duymak

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Mehmet Filiz-e sempati duy-or
pn pn - dat liking feel- aor
‘Mehmet is fond of Filiz.’

Turoyo roḥəm

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: DO
Locus: TR
Gabriyel sagi ko-roḥəm Maryam
pn much prs -like. ipfv .3 m pn
‘Gabriyel likes Maryam a lot.’

Twi ani gye

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
Kofi ani gye nana ho
pn eye take. prs grandfather inner_self
‘Kofi is fond of grandfather.’
Note: Not included in the database because X is expressed as an NP-internal modifier.

Udi xoşel eyes

Valency pattern: GEN_ABS
X: GEN
Y: ABS
Locus: X
Ruzanna Raul-i xoşel=e ey-sa
pn pn - gen to_one’s_liking=3 sg come- prs
‘Raul likes Ruzanna.’
Note: The NP in the genitive displays some properties of a clause-level dependent.

Udmurt •

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
•
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Ukrainian sympatyzuvaty

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Petr-o sympatyzuj-e Marij-i
pn ( m )- nom . sg be_fond( ipfv )- prs .3 sg pn ( f )- dat . sg
‘Petro is fond of Mariya.’

Ulcha *

Valency pattern: NA
X: *
Y: *
Locus: *
*
*
*
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Uzbek yoqmoq

Valency pattern: DAT_NOM
X: DAT
Y: NOM
Locus: X
Petya-ga Maša yoq-a-di
pn - dat pn like- prs 2-3 sg
‘Petja is fond of Maša.’

Wolof sopp

Valency pattern: TR
X: SBJ
Y: OBJ
Locus: TR
Omar dafa sopp Sàmba
pn f oc v .s i :3 sg be.fond.of pn
‘Omar is fond of Sàmba.’

Yukaghir (Northern) amuolbunˈ=

Valency pattern: NOM_DAT
X: NOM
Y: DAT
Locus: Y
Sǝmiǝn Əkulˈǝ-ŋinˈ аm-uo-l-bunˈ-i
pn pn - dat good- stat - nlzr - des - intr .3 sg
‘Semien is fond of Akulina.’

Zazaki

Valency pattern: SBJ.INTR_sero.PSTP
X: SBJ.INTR
Y: sero.PSTP
Locus: Y
o ajɛ=sɛro hed͡z=o
3 sg . m . abs 3 sg . f . obl =onto fond= cop .3 sg . m
‘He is fond of her.’
Note: Non-verbal predicate.