Language: Eastern Armenian (standard Eastern Armenian)
Contributors: Victoria Khurshudian and Michael Daniel
References: Daniel et al. 2009.0
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: CUT [cut]
Comment: corpus frequencies: 30189/8160/5 (basic/middle/causative); also 'saw'
Schema: 1-nom 2-nomdat (3-instr) V.subj[1]
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cutter | NP-nom V.subj | A |
| 2 | cut thing | NP-nomdat | P |
| 3 | cutting instrument | NP-instr | I |
| (26) |
Տղան հացը կտրեց դանակով: Tʁan hacʰə ktɾecʰ danakov. tʁa-n boy-def hacʰ-ə bread-def ktɾ-ecʰ cut-aor.3sg danak-ov knife-instr The boy cut the bread with the knife. |
| (87) |
Մարդը կտրեց մազերը: Maɾdə ktɾecʰ mazeɾə. maɾd-ə man-def ktɾ-ecʰ cut-aor.3sg maz-eɾ-ə hair-pl-def The man cut his hair. |
| (144) |
Հացը կտրի՛ր: Hacʰə ktɾiɾ! hacʰ-ə bread-def ktɾ-iɾ cut-imp Cut the bread! Comment: implicit instrument |
| (145) |
Սուր դանակով ամեն ինչ ավելի արագ կկտրես: Suɾ danakov amen inčʰ aveli aɾag kktɾes. suɾ sharp danak-ov knife-instr amen all inčʰ what aveli more aɾag fast k-ktɾ-es fut-cut-sbjv.2sg You will cut it all faster with a sharp knife. Comment: focussed instrument |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
