‘hit (target)’
    
        
            
                | Argument frame: | X
                     (hit) 
                    Y | 
        
        
            
                | Stimulus sentence: | Lightning 
                     hit / struck 
                    the house
                    . | 
        
        
            
                | Predicate label Ru: | попасть | 
        
        
            
                | Argument frame Ru: | X
                     (попадать) в 
                    Y
                     (молния в дом) | 
        
        
            
                | Stimulus sentence Ru: | Молния] попала в [дом
                    . | 
        
     
    
        
            Abaza
            [kʷ-]ŝa
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            ABS_LOCkwe | 
                    
                        | X: ABS | 
                    
                        | Y: LOCkwe | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | a-c | a-tʒə́ | j-á-kʷ-ŝa-d | 
                    
                        | def
                            -lightning | def
                            -house | 3
                            sg
                            .
                            n
                            .
                            abs
                            -3
                            sg
                            .
                            n
                            .
                            io
                            -
                            loc
                            -fall(
                            aor
                            )-
                            dcl | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Adyghe (West Circassian)
            je-we
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            ABS_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: ABS | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | šəbλe-r | wəne-m | q-je-wa-ʁ | 
                    
                        | thunder-
                            abs | house-
                            obl | csl
                            -3
                            sg
                            .
                            io
                            +
                            dat
                            -strike-
                            pst | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Aghul
            jarʜ.u-
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            ERG_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: ABS | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | c’ajlapan | χul.a-s | jarʜ.u-ne | 
                    
                        | lightning | house-
                            dat | strike.
                            pf
                            -
                            aor | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Akhvakh (Northern)
            goc’c’uruƛa
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_LOC | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: LOC | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | piri | č’ila-ge | goc’c’-ari | 
                    
                        | lightning | house.
                            obl
                            -
                            loc | hit-
                            aor | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Andi (Zilo)
            <b>-aχ.o-j
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_SUPER | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: SUPER | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | piri | b-aχ.o-j | reʃu-ʔa | 
                    
                        | lightning[
                            inan
                            1][
                            nom
                            ] | inan
                            1-end_up.
                            pst
                            -
                            pf | wood-
                            super | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning fell on the tree.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Arabic (Jewish Baghdadi)
            ḏ̣ġb
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | barq | ḏ̣ġab-u | l-ǝl-bēt | 
                    
                        | lightning | hit.
                            pf
                            .3
                            ms
                            -
                            o
                            .3
                            ms | to-
                            art
                            -house | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Arabic (Northern Syrian)
            ẓarab
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | əl-baraq | ẓarab | əl-bēt | 
                    
                        | def
                            -lightning(
                            m
                            ) | hit.
                            pfv
                            .3
                            m | def
                            -house | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Arabic (South Levantine, Nazareth)
            ḍ.r.b
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | ir-raʿed | ḍarab | il-bēt | 
                    
                        | def
                            -lightning | strike.
                            pst
                            .3
                            m
                            .
                            sg | def
                            -house | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Arabic (standard)
            waqaʕa
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_alaaGEN | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: alaaGEN | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | waqaʕa | l-barq-u | ʕalā | l-bayt-i | 
                    
                        | fall.
                            pf
                            .3
                            m | def
                            -lightning(
                            m
                            )-
                            nom | on | def
                            -house-
                            gen | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Archi
            ca-χas
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | parəl | noʟʼ-li-s | caχu | 
                    
                        | lightning | house-
                            obl
                            -
                            dat | 4.hit.
                            pfv | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Armenian (Eastern)
            dipč’el
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | kaycak-ə | dipav | tan-ə | 
                    
                        | lightning[
                            nom
                            ]-
                            def | strike:
                            aor
                            :3
                            sg | house:
                            dat
                            -
                            def | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
            maxə
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_gu | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: gu | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | bərka | mxi-l | gu | beta | 
                    
                        | lightning(
                            m
                            ) | beat.
                            pst
                            -
                            ls
                            .3
                            m | in | house(
                            m
                            ) | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                    
                        | Note: Non-Urmi speaker. | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Avar
            reč’č’ize
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_LOC | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: LOC | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | ruq’-alda | piri | reč’č’-ana | 
                    
                        | house-
                            obl
                            .
                            loc | lightning | smash-
                            aor | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Azerbaijani
            vurmaq
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ACC | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | ildırım | ev-i | vur-du | 
                    
                        | lightning | house-
                            acc | strike-
                            pst
                            (3) | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Bafut
            tɔ̀ɔ̂
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | ŋkàʔâ-nwì | à | kɨ̀ | tɔ̀ɔ̂ | ǹdâ | já | 
                    
                        | light-god | sm | p
                            2 | burn | house | def | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Bambara
            jìgin
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_kan | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: kan | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | kàbapɛrɛn` | jìgin-na | só | ìn | kàn | 
                    
                        | lightning\
                            art | descend-
                            pfv
                            .
                            intr | house | this | on | 
                    
                        | ‘A lightning hit this house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Bartangi
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_ar | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ar | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | rux̌noyi | ar | čod | indīδ-d | 
                    
                        | light | down | house | enter-
                            pst | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning struck the house.’. | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Belarusian
            trapić
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_uACC | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: uACC | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | malank-a | trapi-l-a | ŭ | dom | 
                    
                        | lightning-
                            nom
                            .
                            sg | get_to(
                            pfv
                            )-
                            pst
                            -
                            sg
                            .
                            f | in | house[
                            acc
                            .
                            sg
                            ] | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Budugh
            araxhar
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_LOCada | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: LOCada | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | ildirim | k'ul-ca | ʕada' | atku-ci | 
                    
                        | lightning | house-
                            loc | on | n
                            .fall.
                            pfv
                            -
                            prf | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Bulgarian
            udarya
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | mălnia | udari | kăshta-ta | 
                    
                        | lightning | hit(
                            pfv
                            ).
                            aor
                            .3
                            sg | house-
                            def
                            .
                            f
                            .
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Catalan
            entrar
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_dins | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: dins | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | la | il·luminació | va | entr-ar | dins | la | casa | 
                    
                        | def
                            .
                            sg
                            .
                            f | lightning(
                            f
                            ) | go.3
                            sg
                            .
                            prs
                            .
                            ind | enter-
                            inf | in | def
                            .
                            sg
                            .
                            f | house(
                            f
                            ) | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Chechen
            qietta
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            ABS_LAT | 
                    
                        | X: ABS | 
                    
                        | Y: LAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | selaxaeshtig | c’aa-x | qietta | 
                    
                        | flash.
                            abs | house-
                            lat | hit.
                            prf | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Chinese (Mandarin)
            jīzhòng
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | yí-dào | shǎndiàn | jīzhòng | le | zhè-dòng | fángzi | 
                    
                        | one-
                            clf | lightning | hit | pfv | this-
                            clf | house | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Chirag
            čabaʁi
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            ABS_SUPER | 
                    
                        | X: ABS | 
                    
                        | Y: SUPER | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | c’alala̰m | qal-l-i | ča-b-aʁ-ib-le | 
                    
                        | lightning(
                            abs
                            ) | house-
                            obl
                            -
                            super | super
                            -
                            n
                            .
                            sg
                            -reach:
                            pf
                            -
                            aor
                            -
                            res
                            .
                            prs
                            .3 | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Croatian
            udariti
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_uACC | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: uACC | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | grom | je | udari-o | u | kuć-u | 
                    
                        | thunder-
                            nom
                            .
                            sg | be.
                            prs
                            .3
                            sg | hit(
                            pfv
                            )-
                            part
                            .
                            perf
                            .
                            m
                            .
                            sg | in | house-
                            acc
                            .
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning (lit. thunder) struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Czech
            uhodit
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_doGEN | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: doGEN | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | do | dom-u | uhodi-l | blesk | 
                    
                        | in | house(
                            m
                            )-
                            gen
                            .
                            sg | hit(
                            pfv
                            )-
                            pst
                            [
                            m
                            .
                            sg
                            ] | lightning(
                            m
                            )[
                            nom
                            .
                            sg
                            ] | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Danish
            slå ned
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_i | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: i | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | Lyn-et | slog | ned | i | hus-et | 
                    
                        | lightning(
                            n
                            )-
                            def
                            .
                            sg | hit.
                            pst | down | in | house(
                            n
                            )-
                            def
                            .
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Dargwa (Itsari)
            či-ka-B-aˤq-uj
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            ABS_SUPER.LAT | 
                    
                        | X: ABS | 
                    
                        | Y: SUPER.LAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | qal-li-j | c'a | či-ka-tː-aˤq-ib | 
                    
                        | house-
                            obl
                            -
                            super
                            (
                            lat
                            ) | fire(
                            abs
                            ) | on
                            -
                            down
                            -
                            npl
                            -hit-
                            aor | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Dargwa (Kadar)
            CL-aˤq-es / CL-irq-es
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_IN | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: IN | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | ʁuʁu | b-aˤq-ib | qa-j-ze | 
                    
                        | lightning | n
                            -beat.
                            pfv
                            -
                            pret | house-
                            obl
                            -
                            in | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Dargwa (Kaytag)
            kaˁdaˁqaˁra
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_INTER | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: INTER | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | c’alip | kaˁdaˁq-iv | uškul-c:i | 
                    
                        | lightning(
                            npl
                            ) | npl
                            .strike.
                            pf
                            -
                            aor
                            (3) | school.
                            obl
                            -
                            inter | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the school.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Dargwa (Kubachi)
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_INTERLAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: INTERLAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | c'alipan | tutːa-l-cːe | ka-b-at-ul=sab | 
                    
                        | lightning | tree-
                            obl
                            -
                            inter
                            (
                            lat
                            ) | down
                            -
                            n
                            -put.
                            pfv
                            -
                            pret
                            .
                            cnv
                            =
                            cop
                            :
                            n
                            (3) | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Dargwa (Tsudakhar)
            b-arx b-icː-iz/b-ilcː-iz
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_INTER(LAT) | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: INTER(LAT) | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | c'a-la | bartːa | tːultːa-cːe | b-arx | b-ic-ur | 
                    
                        | fire-
                            gen | hatchet | tree-
                            inter
                            (
                            lat
                            ) | right | n
                            -stand.
                            pfv
                            -
                            pret
                            (3) | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the tree.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Dargwa (Tsugni)
            ačː-i / ičː-i
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_INTER(LAT) | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: INTER(LAT) | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | q'arqːa | naˤq-li-cːe | ačː-ib | 
                    
                        | stone | hand-
                            obl
                            -
                            inter
                            (
                            lat
                            ) | get/hit.
                            pfv
                            -
                            pret
                            (3) | 
                    
                        | ‘The stone hit the hand.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Dutch
            inslagen
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_in | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: in | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | de | bliksemflits | sloeg | in | het | huis | in | 
                    
                        | art
                            .
                            def
                            .
                            c | lightning(
                            c
                            ) | hit.
                            pst | in | art
                            .
                            def
                            .
                            n | house(
                            n
                            ) | in | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Enets (Forest)
            tɛbu
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | kiu | tu | tɛxɛ | pɛ-d | tɛba | 
                    
                        | thunder | fire | there(loc) | wood-
                            dat
                            .
                            sg | hit(
                            pfv
                            ).3
                            sg
                            .
                            s | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit that tree’. | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            English
            hit
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
         
     
    
        
            Estonian
            lööma
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_ILL | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ILL | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | välk | lõ-i | majja | 
                    
                        | lightning.
                            sg
                            .
                            nom | hit-
                            pst
                            .3
                            sg | house.
                            sg
                            .
                            ill | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Finnish
            osua
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_ILL | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ILL | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | salama | osu-i | talo-on | 
                    
                        | l
                            ightning.
                            nom | strike-
                            pst
                            .3
                            sg | house-
                            ill | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            French
            s’abattre
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_sur | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: sur | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | la | foudre | s’ | est | abattue | sur | la | maison | 
                    
                        | def
                            .
                            sg
                            .
                            f | lightning(
                            f
                            ) | refl | be.
                            prs
                            .3
                            sg | bring_down.
                            pst
                            .
                            ptcp
                            .
                            f | on | def
                            .
                            sg
                            .
                            f | house(
                            f
                            ) | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Gascon
            es tombat
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_sus | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: sus | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | lo | hrugle | es | tombat | sus | l’=ostau | 
                    
                        | def
                            .
                            sg
                            .
                            f | lightning | be.
                            prs
                            .3
                            sg | fall.
                            pst
                            .
                            ptcp | on | def
                            .
                            sg
                            .
                            m
                            =house | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Gban
            vȉ di̋
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_la | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: la | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | gàíza̰̋ | ɛ́ | vȉ | di̋ | sa̋ | là | 
                    
                        | lightning | 3
                            sg
                            \
                            pst | throw[
                            pfv
                            .
                            hod
                            ] | below | house | on | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Georgian
            da-Ø-e-c-em-a (FUT)
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | saxl-s | mex-i | da-Ø-e-c-a | 
                    
                        | house-
                            dat | lightning-
                            nom | prv
                            :downward-
                            io
                            3-
                            ver
                            :
                            r
                            -hit-
                            s
                            3
                            sg
                            .
                            pst | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                    
                        | Note: A lightning 'falls' on a house. Other instances of hitting a target while throwing or shooting at it are expressed by the verb mo-Ø-xvd-eb-a [PRV:PROX-IO3-meet-SM-S3SG.INACT] 'X will hit Y'. | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            German
            treffen
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ACC | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | der | Blitz | triff-t | das | Haus | 
                    
                        | def
                            .
                            m
                            .
                            nom
                            .
                            sg | lightning[
                            nom
                            .
                            sg
                            ] | meet-
                            prs
                            .3
                            sg | def
                            .
                            n
                            .
                            acc
                            .
                            sg | house[
                            acc
                            .
                            sg
                            ] | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning strikes the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Hebrew (modern)
            paga
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_be | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: be | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | barak | paga | ba | bajt | 
                    
                        | lightning | hit[
                            pst
                            .3
                            sg
                            .
                            m
                            ] | in+
                            def | house | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Hindi
            girnā
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            DIR_OBLpar | 
                    
                        | X: DIR | 
                    
                        | Y: OBLpar | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | ghar | par | bijlī | gir-ī | 
                    
                        | house(
                            m
                            ).
                            sg
                            .
                            obl | on | lightning(
                            f
                            ).
                            sg
                            .
                            dir | fall.
                            pfv
                            -
                            f
                            .
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Indonesian (standard)
            me-nyambar
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | petir | me-nyambar | rumah | 
                    
                        | bolt | act
                            -strike | house | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Irish
            buail
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | Do=bhuail | splanc | an | tigh. | 
                    
                        | pst
                            =strike | lightning | def | house | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Italian
            colpire
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | un | fulmin-e | ha | colpito | la | cas-a | 
                    
                        | indf
                            .
                            sg
                            .
                            m | lightning-
                            sg
                            .
                            m | aux
                            .3
                            sg
                            .
                            prs | strike.
                            pst
                            .
                            ptcp | def
                            .
                            sg
                            .
                            f | house-
                            sg
                            .
                            f | 
                    
                        | ‘A lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Karata
            torč’č’anɬa
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | miswa | pire | torč’č’-en | 
                    
                        | house.
                            dat | lightning | strike-
                            pf | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Kazakh
            tüs
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | Üy-ge | žay | tüs-tі | 
                    
                        | house-
                            dat | lightning | fall-
                            pst
                            1.3
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Khanty (Kazym)
            χɔjti
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | pǎλǝŋ_tŭt | pet’a-j-en | χɔt-a | χɔj-ǝs | 
                    
                        | lightning | pn
                            -
                            ep
                            -
                            poss
                            .2
                            sg | house-
                            dat | get-
                            pst
                            [3
                            sg
                            ] | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck Petja’s house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Khoekhoe
            ǂnau
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: OBL | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | nawa-b | ge | om-s-a | go | ǂnau | 
                    
                        | lightning-3
                            m
                            .
                            sg | decl | house-3
                            f
                            .
                            sg
                            -
                            obl | rpst | hit | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Khwarshi
            c'oχa
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            ABS_SUPER | 
                    
                        | X: ABS | 
                    
                        | Y: SUPER | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | piri | c'oχ-χa | aq-ƛ'o | 
                    
                        | lightning(
                            iv
                            ) | get-
                            pst
                            .
                            w | house(
                            iv
                            )-
                            super | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Komi-Permyak
            шедны
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_ILL | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ILL | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | чарньöв | шед-i-с | керку-ö | 
                    
                        | молния | попасть-
                            prt
                            -3 | дом-
                            ill | 
                    
                        | ‘Молния попала в дом.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Komi-Zyrian
            veśkavni̮
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_ILL | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ILL | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | gi̮m-ńe̮v | veśkal-i-s | kerka-e̮ | 
                    
                        | thunder-arrow | hit-
                            pret
                            -3 | house-
                            ill | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Kpelle (Guinean)
            tǒo
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_bha | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: bha | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | yèle | gbɛ́náà | àá | tòo | bɛ̀lɛ́ | ɓâ | 
                    
                        | sky | gun\
                            l | 3
                            sg
                            .
                            prf | fall | def
                            \house | on1 | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Kryz (Alik)
            ʕaq'ulic
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_IN | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: IN | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | k'ul-ca | ildirim | ʕaq'ul-du | 
                    
                        | house(
                            f
                            )-
                            obl
                            .
                            in | lightning | f
                            .fall.
                            pfv
                            -
                            aor
                            .
                            f | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Kryz (Ismayilli)
            qebt'ic
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: ERG | 
                    
                        | Y: NOM | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | ildirim-cir | k'ul | qebt'-udu | 
                    
                        | lightning-
                            obl
                            .
                            erg | house(
                            f
                            ) | f
                            .strike.
                            pf
                            -
                            aor
                            .
                            f | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Kryz (proper)
            qebt'ic
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            ERG_INEL | 
                    
                        | X: ERG | 
                    
                        | Y: INEL | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | ildirim-cir | k'ul-c-aʕar | qet'-ic | 
                    
                        | lightning-
                            obl
                            .
                            erg | house-
                            obl
                            -
                            inel | beat.
                            pf
                            -
                            aor
                            .
                            n | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Kumyk
            tijmek
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | jašmɨn | üj-ge | tij-gen | 
                    
                        | lightning | house-
                            dat | touch-
                            pf | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Kurdish (Sorani)
            dan
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ.TR_le | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ.TR | 
                    
                        | Y: le | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | brîske | le | maɫ-ek=em=î | da-Ø | 
                    
                        | lightning | from | house-
                            def
                            =1
                            sg
                            .
                            pc
                            =3
                            sg
                            .
                            pc | give.
                            pst
                            -3
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit my house.’ | 
                    
                        | Note: The 3SG.PC morpheme indexes the subject of the transitive clause in the past tense. | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Kurmanji (Northern Kurdish)
            xistin (tr)
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ.TR_liOBL | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ.TR | 
                    
                        | Y: liOBL | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | birûsk-ê | li | mal-ê | xist | 
                    
                        | lightning(
                            f
                            )-
                            obl
                            .
                            f | at | house(
                            f
                            )-
                            obl
                            .
                            f | strike.
                            pfv
                            .
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Lak (Quba)
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_SUPLAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: SUPLAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | c'upar | šː-und-i | qːat-lu-j-n | 
                    
                        | lightning(4) | touch-
                            aor
                            -3
                            p | house-
                            obl
                            -
                            sup
                            -
                            lat | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Latin
            percello
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ACC | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | duo | fulmin-a | dom-um | me-am | percul-eri-nt | 
                    
                        | two.
                            nom
                            .
                            n | lightning(
                            n
                            )-
                            nom
                            .
                            pl | house(
                            f
                            )-
                            acc
                            .
                            sg | my-
                            acc
                            .
                            sg
                            .
                            f | strike-
                            prf
                            .
                            conj
                            -
                            act
                            .3
                            pl | 
                    
                        | ‘Two lightnings have struck my house.’ | 
                    
                        | Note: (Liv. XLV, 41, 1) | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Laz
            o-t(v-al)-u
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | oxo(r)-i-s | šimšeγ-i | g-Ø-ä-t-u | 
                    
                        | house-
                            b
                            -
                            dat | lightning-
                            nom | prv
                            -
                            io
                            3-
                            ver
                            :
                            r
                            -fall-
                            s
                            3
                            sg
                            .
                            pst | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Lezgian (Yargun)
            avatin
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_SUP | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: SUP | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | cˈaalapan | kˈval-a-l | avat-na | 
                    
                        | lightning | house-
                            obl
                            -
                            sup | fall-
                            aor | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Macedonian
            udri
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_vo | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: vo | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | grom | udri | vo | kuḱa-ta | 
                    
                        | lightning | hit(
                            pfv
                            ).
                            aor
                            .3
                            sg | in | house(
                            f
                            ).
                            sg
                            -
                            art
                            .
                            f
                            .
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Maltese
            laqat
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | Is-sajjetti | laqtu | d-dar | 
                    
                        | def
                            -lightning.
                            pl | hit.
                            pf
                            .3
                            pl | def
                            -house | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Maninka (Eastern)
            jìi
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_do(POST) | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: do(POST) | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | Sánfɛrɛn` | bára | jìi | bón | nìn | dɔ́. | 
                    
                        | sky-burst\
                            art | prf | descend | house | this | in | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Mano
            dà
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_mo | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: mo | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | gbá̰nà | ē | dà | ká | mɔ̀ | 
                    
                        | lightning | 3
                            sg
                            .
                            pst | fall | house | on | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Mansi (Northern)
            xojas
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_LAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: LAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | jowt | n’al | sāli | sam-na | xoj-as | 
                    
                        | bow | arrow | reindeer | eye-
                            lat | hit-
                            pst
                            [3
                            sg
                            ] | 
                    
                        | ‘An arrow hit the reindeer in the eye.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Mehweb
            -aˤqas
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_CONT.LAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: CONT.LAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | parχ | qaj-ze | b-aˤq-ib | 
                    
                        | lightning | house.
                            obl
                            -
                            cont
                            (
                            lat
                            ) | n
                            -hit:
                            pfv
                            -
                            pst | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Mingrelian
            gi-Ø-a-ntx-ap-un-Ø (FUT)
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            ERG_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: ERG | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | val-k | ʔude-s | ki-gi-Ø-a-ntx-u | 
                    
                        | lightning-
                            erg | house-
                            dat | aff
                            -
                            prv
                            -
                            io
                            3-
                            ver
                            :
                            r
                            -fall-
                            s
                            3
                            sg
                            .
                            pst | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Nanai
            tojko-
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: OBL | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | agǯe | tali-ni | ǯoo-wa | tojko-xa-ni | 
                    
                        | storm | flash.
                            npst
                            -
                            p
                            .3
                            sg | house-
                            obl | hit-
                            pst
                            -
                            p
                            .3
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Nivkh
            juɣd
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_DAT/ADD | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT/ADD | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | var̥par-d | taf-tоχ | j-uɣ-d | 
                    
                        | flash-
                            nml | house-
                            dat
                            /
                            add | 3
                            sg
                            -enter-
                            ind | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Norwegian Bokmål
            å treffe
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | lyn-et | traff | hus-et | 
                    
                        | lightning-
                            def
                            .
                            n
                            .
                            sg | hit.
                            pst | house-
                            def
                            .
                            n
                            .
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Oromo (West Central)
            rukkuta
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ABS | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | balak'k'eessaa-n | man-ittʃa | rukkut-e | 
                    
                        | lightening-
                            nom | house-
                            def
                            .
                            abs | hit-3
                            sg
                            .
                            m
                            .
                            pfv | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightening hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Persian
            xordan
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_beNOM | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: beNOM | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | barq | be | xāne | mī-xor-ad | 
                    
                        | lightning | to | house | cont
                            -eat.
                            prs
                            -3
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Polish
            trafić
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_wACC | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: wACC | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | piorun | trafi-ł | w | dom | 
                    
                        | lightning[
                            nom
                            .
                            sg
                            ] | strike:
                            pfv
                            -
                            pst
                            [
                            m
                            .3
                            sg
                            ] | in | house[
                            acc
                            .
                            sg
                            ] | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Portuguese (Brazilian)
            atingir
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | o | raio | ating-iu | a | casa | 
                    
                        | def
                            .
                            m | lightning(
                            m
                            ) | strike-3
                            sg
                            .
                            pst | def
                            .
                            f | house(
                            f
                            ) | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Romani (Kalderash)
            del
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_ande | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ande | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | ə | molnij-a | ď-a | and-o | khər | 
                    
                        | art
                            .
                            f
                            .
                            dir
                            .
                            sg | lighnting-
                            nom
                            .
                            sg | give-
                            pst
                            .3
                            sg | in-
                            art
                            .
                            m
                            .
                            dir
                            .
                            sg | house[
                            nom
                            .
                            sg
                            ] | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Romanian
            a lovi
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ACC | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | fulger-ul | a | lovit | cas-a | 
                    
                        | lightning-
                            def
                            .
                            dir | aux
                            .3
                            sg | strike.
                            pst
                            .
                            ptcp | house-
                            def
                            .
                            dir | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Russian
            popastʹ
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_vACC | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: vACC | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | molni-ja | popa-l-a | v | dom | 
                    
                        | lightning(
                            f
                            )-
                            nom
                            .
                            sg | hit(
                            pfv
                            )-
                            pst
                            -
                            f
                            .
                            sg | in | house(
                            m
                            )[
                            acc
                            .
                            sg
                            ] | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Rutul (Kina)
            kiq’ɨra
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_INTER | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: INTER | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | c’aj | χal-ɨ-k | k-iq’ɨ-r-a | 
                    
                        | fire(
                            nom
                            ) | house-
                            obl
                            -
                            inter | pv
                            -4.hit.
                            pfv
                            -
                            cvb | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Rutul (Mukhad)
            jıˤχıˤn
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: ERG | 
                    
                        | Y: NOM | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | χal | c'ire | jıˤχıˤ-ri | 
                    
                        | house | fire.
                            erg | n
                            .strike.
                            pf
                            -
                            aor | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Rutul (Myukhrek)
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_CONT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: CONT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | ts'ay | rapı-r | xal-ı-k | kiyq'ı-ri | 
                    
                        | fire | flash.
                            pf
                            -
                            seq | house-
                            obl
                            -
                            cont | n
                            .touch.
                            pf
                            -
                            aor | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Rutul (Shin-Borch)
            yıˤxıˤn
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: ERG | 
                    
                        | Y: NOM | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | yildirim-e-re | xal | yıˤxıˤ-r | 
                    
                        | lightning-
                            obl
                            -
                            erg | house | n
                            .strike.
                            pf
                            -
                            aor | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Rutul (Shinaz)
            kejq'ɨ-n
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_CONT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: CONT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | χaˁl-a | hihi-d | c'aj | kejq'ɨ-r | χal-ɨkj | 
                    
                        | sky-
                            super | n
                            .throw.
                            pf
                            -
                            attr | fire | n
                            .touch.
                            pf
                            -
                            aor | house-
                            cont | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Saami (Skolt)
            kõõsksted
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_ILL | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ILL | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | teârmmaztoll | kõõskst-i | põʹrtt-e | 
                    
                        | lightning.
                            sg
                            .
                            nom | flash-
                            pst
                            .3
                            sg | house-
                            sg
                            .
                            ill | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Sagada
            c’oxa
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            ABS_POSS | 
                    
                        | X: ABS | 
                    
                        | Y: POSS | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | maq’ƛu | c’ox-ii | ʁutko-q | 
                    
                        | lightning | hit-
                            pst
                            .
                            w | house.
                            obl
                            -
                            poss | 
                    
                        | ‘Lighting hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Serbian
            pogoditi
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_uACC | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: uACC | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | munja | je | pogodi-la | u | kuću | 
                    
                        | lightning.
                            nom
                            .
                            sg | be.
                            prs
                            .3
                            sg | hit-
                            part
                            .
                            perf
                            .
                            f
                            .
                            sg | in | house-
                            acc
                            .
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Shughni
            δêdow1
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: NOM.CL | 
                    
                        | Y: OBL | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | otex̌ak=ta | čīd | δod | 
                    
                        | lightning=
                            em | house | give.
                            pst | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Slovak
            udrieť
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_doGEN | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: doGEN | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | Blesk | udre-l | do | dom-u | 
                    
                        | lightning(
                            m
                            )[
                            nom
                            .
                            sg
                            ] | hit(
                            pfv
                            )-
                            pst
                            [
                            m
                            .
                            sg
                            ] | in | house(
                            m
                            )-
                            gen
                            .
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Slovenian
            udariti
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_vACC | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: vACC | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | v | hiš-o | je | udari-l-a | strel-a | 
                    
                        | in | house-
                            acc
                            .
                            sg | aux
                            .3
                            sg | hit:
                            pfv
                            -
                            lpt
                            -
                            f
                            .
                            sg | lightning-
                            nom
                            .
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Spanish
            caer
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_en | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: en | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | el | rayo | cay-ó | en | una | casa | 
                    
                        | art
                            .
                            def
                            .
                            sg
                            .
                            m | lightning[
                            sg
                            .
                            m
                            ] | fall-
                            aor
                            .3
                            sg | in | art
                            .
                            ndef
                            .
                            sg
                            .
                            f | house[
                            sg
                            .
                            f
                            ] | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Svan
            x-e-jx-en-i (PRS)
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | kor-s | xel-Ø | x-e-jäx | 
                    
                        | house-
                            dat | lightning-
                            nom | io
                            3-
                            ver
                            :
                            sup
                            -fall_upon | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck (lit. ‘fell upon’) the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Swedish
            att slå ner
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_i | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: i | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | blixt-en | slog | ner | i | hus-et | 
                    
                        | lightning-
                            def
                            .
                            n
                            .
                            sg | hit.
                            pst | down | in | house-
                            def
                            .
                            n
                            .
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                    
                        | Note: Phrasal verb (ner is not a flagging device). An alternative is Blixten träffade huset (this transitive pattern is the default choice in most other situations where something hits the target). | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Tabasaran (Kandyk)
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            ABS_CONT | 
                    
                        | X: ABS | 
                    
                        | Y: CONT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | q’uˁrq’.li-n | c’a | χl.a-k | ku<b>k’-nu | 
                    
                        | lightning-
                            gen | fire(
                            abs
                            ) | house-
                            cont | <
                            n
                            .
                            sg
                            >struck-
                            pst | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Tagalog
            tamaan
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            ACT_LOC | 
                    
                        | X: ACT | 
                    
                        | Y: LOC | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | t<in>ama-an | ng | kidlat | ang | bahay | 
                    
                        | <
                            pfv
                            >hit-
                            lv | gen | lightning | subj | house | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Telugu
            paḍu
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_OBLpai | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: OBLpai | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | iṁṭi | pai | piḍugu | paḍiṁdi | 
                    
                        | house(
                            n
                            ).
                            sg
                            .
                            obl | over | thunderbolt(
                            n
                            ).
                            sg
                            .
                            nom | fall.
                            pst
                            .3
                            sg
                            .
                            nm | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning fell on the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Tsakhur
            ulossuy
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_SUPEREL | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: SUPEREL | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | zabyalav | хav-ıle | ulossu | 
                    
                        | lightning | house-
                            superel | (
                            n
                            )fall.
                            pf | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Tswana
            wela
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_mo | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: mo | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | le-gadima | le-w-ets-e | mo | Ø-ntlo-ng | 
                    
                        | sg
                            -lightning(5) | s
                            i
                            :cl5-fall-
                            appl
                            .
                            prf
                            -
                            fv | loc
                            2 | sg
                            -house(9)-
                            loc | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning fell on the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Turkish
            düşmek
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | yıldırım | ev-e | düş-tü | 
                    
                        | lightning | house-
                            dat | fall-
                            pst | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Turoyo
            mḥayṣəl
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | u | barqo | mḥayṣe-le | u | bayto | 
                    
                        | art
                            .
                            m | lightning(
                            m
                            ) | catch.
                            pfv
                            -
                            ls
                            .3
                            m | art
                            .
                            m | house(
                            m
                            ) | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Twi
            bᴐ
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: DO | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | ayiremo | bᴐ-ᴐ | fie | no | 
                    
                        | lightning | hit-
                            pst | house | def | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Udi
            duğes
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: ERG | 
                    
                        | Y: ABS/DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | s'ə̌q'-ěn | k'oj-a | du=ne=ğ-i | 
                    
                        | lightning-
                            erg | house-
                            dat | hit=3
                            sg
                            =
                            st
                            -
                            aor | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Udmurt
            šed'i̮ni̮
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_ILL | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ILL | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | č́il'ektem | bibl'iot'eka-je | šed-iz | 
                    
                        | lightning.
                            nom | library-
                            ill | hit-
                            pst
                            .3
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘A lightning hit the library.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Ukrainian
            potrapyty
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_vACC | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: vACC | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | blyskavk-a | potrapy-l-a | u | dim | 
                    
                        | lightning(
                            f
                            )-
                            nom
                            .
                            sg | hit(
                            pfv
                            )-
                            pst
                            -
                            f
                            .
                            sg | in | house(
                            m
                            )[
                            acc
                            .
                            sg
                            ] | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Ulcha
            nāŋgu-
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            TR | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: ACC | 
                    
                        | Locus: TR | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | agdi | xagdu-wa | nāŋgu-xa-n | 
                    
                        | thunder | house-
                            acc | hit_target-
                            pst
                            -3
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Uzbek
            tušmoq
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_DAT | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: DAT | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | čaqmoq | uy-ga | tuš-ti | 
                    
                        | lightning | house-
                            dat | get_down-
                            pst
                            .3
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Wolof
            daanu
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ_ci | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ | 
                    
                        | Y: ci | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | mellax | m-i | dafa | daanu | ci | kër | g-i | 
                    
                        | lightning(
                            m
                            ) | cl
                            m
                            -
                            def | f
                            oc
                            v
                            .s
                            i
                            :3
                            sg | fall | loc | house(g) | cl
                            g
                            -
                            def | 
                    
                        | ‘The lightning hit the house,’ (lit. ‘The lightning fell on the house’). | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Yukaghir (Northern)
            ǝjū=
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            NOM_LOC | 
                    
                        | X: NOM | 
                    
                        | Y: LOC | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | möŋǝr | lаčil | nimǝ-ɣa | ǝji-č | 
                    
                        | thunder | fire | house-
                            loc | get-
                            intr
                            .3
                            sg | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning struck the house.’ | 
                
             
         
     
    
        
            Zazaki
            
        
        
            
                
                    
                        | Valency pattern:
                            SBJ.TR_ro.PSTP | 
                    
                        | X: SBJ.TR | 
                    
                        | Y: ro.PSTP | 
                    
                        | Locus: Y | 
                
             
            
                
                    
                        | bɨlusk-i | da | kɛjɛj-i=ro | 
                    
                        | lightning-
                            m
                            .
                            obl | hit.
                            pst | house-
                            m
                            .
                            obl
                            =to | 
                    
                        | ‘Lightning hit the house.’ |