Language: Japanese (standard)
Contributors: Hideki Kishimoto and Taro Kageyama
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: BREAK [break]
Comment: Other transitive verbs in the semantic field of 'breaking' are waru 'smash, split', kudaku 'crash', and oru 'snap off', which all have their intransitive change-of-state counterparts: wareru 'smash, split', kudakeru 'crash', and oreru 'snap off'.
Schema: 1-nom (2-instr) 3-acc V
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | breaker | NP-nom | A |
| 2 | breaking instrument | NP-instr | I |
| 3 | broken thing | NP-acc | P |
| (6) |
Mari-ga kabin-o kowasi-ta. Mari-ga Mari-nom kabin-o vase-acc kowasi-ta break-past Mary broke the vase. |
| (31) |
Ken-ga (hanmaa-de) mado-o kowasi-ta. Ken-ga Ken-nom hanmaa-de hammer-instr mado-o window-acc kowasi-ta break-past Ken broke the window (with a hammer). |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
