Language: Japanese (standard)
Contributors: Hideki Kishimoto and Taro Kageyama
Complex verb
Verb meaning: BRING [bring]
Comment: Mot-te kuru (lit. 'come while carrying') is a complex predicate consisting of two verbs. Japanese has no single verb that corresponds to 'bring'.
Schema: 1-nom 2-loc 3-acc V
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bringer | NP-nom | A |
| 2 | bringing recipient | NP-loc | L |
| 3 | brought thing | NP-acc | P |
| (79) |
Syoozyo-ga watasi-ni hana-o mot-te ki-ta. syoozyo-ga girl-nom watasi-ni 1.sg-loc hana-o flower-acc mot-te bring-ger ki-ta come-past The girl brought flowers to me. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
