first
second
line
goes
is
right
here
below
E
GENR
leai
not exist
ni
ART(NSP.PL)
taavale,
car
aua
because
e
GENR
lei
not yet
oo
reach
atu
DIR
i
LD
ai
ANAPH
ala
road(SP.PL)
taavale
car
'There were not any cars, because the roads did not reach there.'
first
second
line
goes
is
right
here
below
comment1
first
second
line
goes
is
right
here
below
comment1
comment2
first
second
line
goes
is
right
here
below
comment2
(3) Locative Trigger
Kaen-an
eat-LT
nu
ERG
Cau
man
Semay
rice
Rumaq.
house
"The man is eating rice in the house."
(or "The house is being eaten rice in by the man.")
1
editአልማዝን
almazǝn
Almaz-ACC
አየኋት
ayyähʷ-at
I saw her
'I saw Almaz.'
ʔok-ʃe-n-ʃku-k
stick.on-HEARSAY-IMPERFECT-AUXILIARY-CONNECTIVE
"and he was sticking them on himself (they say)"
Ram
Ram
kitab
book
parh-e-ga
read-3sg-FUT.M
|first {line1 one} |{oi-ACC-ey} gloss
first
oi-ACC-ey
line1 one
gloss
sa-duu
3SG-blow
rá-viimú
INN-into
"He blows into it." (valence = 1)
sa-duu
3SG-blow
rá-viimú
INN-into
hg
"He blows into it." (valence = 1) Mismatch in the number of words between lines: 3 word(s) in line 1, 2 word(s) in line 2 (help);
wǒ
I
yǐjing
already
jiàn-guò
see-EXP
Zhāng Sān
Zhang San
le.
RES.
sulat⟨
write⟨
su~sulat
contemplative mood~write≠SG
s⟨um⟩ulat
⟨AT.past⟩write
s⟨um⟩u~sulat
⟨AT⟩contemplative~write}
wǒ
I
yǐjing
already
jiàn-guò
see-EXP
Zhāng Sān
Zhang San
le.
RES.
sa-duu
3SG-blow
rá-viimú
INAN-into
"He blows into it." (valence = 1)
Transcription:
Gloss:
張三
Zhāng Sān
Zhang San
我
wǒ
I
已經
yǐjing
already
見過
jiàn-guò
see-EXP
了。
le.
RES
Translation: "(As for) Zhang San, I've seen (him) already."
→
Usual order*:
Transcription:
Gloss:
我
wǒ
I
已經
yǐjing
already
見過
jiàn-guò
see-EXP
張三
Zhāng Sān
Zhang San
了。
le.
RES.
"I've already seen Zhang San." Unknown glossing abbreviation(s) (help);
Mandarin Chinese sentences are predominantly SVO, but the language allows the object to be promoted to the topic of the sentence, resulting in an apparently OSV word order.
oda-dan
room-ABL
room-from
hız-la
speed-COM
speed-with
çık-tı-m
go.out-PFV-1SG
go_out-perfective-I
'I left the room quickly.'
sa-duu
3SG-blow
rá-viimú
INAN-into
"He blows into it." (valence = 1)
napparsima-vit?
be.sick-you/INTERR
"Are you sick?" (interrogative mood)
edna
one
duma
word(F)
Kathryn
Kathryn
gʲà
'she-it'
kwút
write.PF
gɔ
and.DS
Esther-àl
Esther-too
gʲà
'she-it'
kwút
write.PF
Kathryn wrote a letter and Esther wrote one, too. Unknown glossing abbreviation(s) (help);
goa2
I
iau2-boe7
not-yet
koat4-teng7
decide
tang1-si5
when
boeh4
want
tng2-khi3.
return.
"I have not yet decided when I shall return."
DS DAT
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2
editsingle
single
word
word
- |italics1=yes|italics2=yes|glossing2=no|italics3=yes
1.
2.
3.
4.
goá
goa1
goa2
I
iáu-boē
iau1-boe3
iau2-boe7
not-yet
koat-tēng
koat2-teng3
koat4-teng7
decide
tang-sî
tang7-si5
tang1-si5
when
boeh
boeh2
boeh4
want
tńg-khì
tng1-khi3.
tng2-khi3.
return.
5. "I have not yet decided when I shall return."
- | glossing3 = yes
My
1PL
we
s
COM
with
Marko
Marko
Marko
poexa-l-i
go-PST-PL
go-PST-PL
avtobus-om
bus-INS
bus-by
v
ALL
to
Peredelkino.
Peredelkino.
Peredelkino.
'Marko and I went to Perdelkino by bus.'
- |glossing2 = no| glossing3 = yes
My
1PL
we
s
COM
with
Marko
Marko
Marko
poexa-l-i
go-PST-PL
go-PST-PL
avtobus-om
bus-INS
bus-by
v
ALL
to
Peredelkino.
Peredelkino.
Peredelkino.
'Marko and I went to Perdelkino by bus.'
- |glossing2 = yes| glossing3 = link
My
1PL
we
s
COM
with
Marko
Marko
Marko
avtobus-om
bus-INS
bus-by
v
ALL
to
Peredelkino.
Peredelkino.
Peredelkino.
'Marko and I went to Perdelkino by bus.'
- |italics1=no
Gila
now
aburun
their
ferma
farm
hamišaluǧ
forever
güǧüna
behind
amuqʼdač
won't.stay
'Now their farm will not stay behind forever.'
- |italics=no
Gila
now
aburun
their
ferma
farm
hamišaluǧ
forever
güǧüna
behind
amuqʼdač
won't.stay
'Now their farm will not stay behind forever.'
- |italics=2
Gila
now
aburun
their
ferma
farm
hamišaluǧ
forever
güǧüna
behind
amuqʼdač
won't.stay
'Now their farm will not stay behind forever.'