Language: Sri Lanka Malay
Contributors: Sebastian Nordhoff
Simplex verb
Verb meaning: LIKE [like]
Examples: see at the bottom
Schema: 1 2-dat V
| # | Microrole | Coding set | Argument type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | liked entity | Ø | S |
| 2 | liker | NP-dat | X |
| (118) |
Luwar nigiri kithangnang màpii thàràsuuka. luwar outside nigiri country kithang=nang 1pl=dat mà-pii inf-go thàrà-suuka neg.past-like We did not want to go abroad. |
| Alternation | Derived coding frame | Alternation class | Occurs | Comment | # Ex. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (117) |
Kithangnang suuka màdiyathnang. kithang=nang 1pl=dat suuka want mà-diyath=nang inf-look=dat We want to have a look. |
| (119) |
Punnu mlaayu oorangnangle cinggala màblaajar thàràsuuka. punnu full mlaayu Malay oorang=nang=le man=dat=addit cinggala Sinhala mà-blaajar inf-learn thàrà-suuka neg.past-like Many Malay people did not like to learn Sinhala. / Many people did not want to learn Sinhala. |
