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Verb Constructions in Kistane
This page is motivated by the intention to enumerate examples which represent typical verbal constructions of Kistaniniya. Hence, a number of representative examples are taken from construction headed by simple intransitive, transitive and ditransitive verbs, derivational verbs (causatives, passive), impersonals, copula, and converbs .
Constructions headed by intransitive verbs.
bəšš-o
“He cried”
bəššo | |
bəšš | o |
cry | 3PMASCSGSM |
V |
zəl:əl-o
“He jumped”
zəl:əlo | |
zəl:əl | o |
jump | 3PMASCSGSM |
V |
mət’:-at:i
“She came”
mət’:at:i | |
mət’: | at:i |
come | 3PFEMSGSM |
V |
bay:-i wəd:ək’-o
“The baby fell down”
bay:i | |
bay: | i |
baby | DEF |
N |
wəd:ək’o | |
wəd:ək’ | o |
fell | 3PMASCSGSM |
V |
kassa ab:əd-o
“Kassa got crazy”
kassa |
kassa |
Kassa |
N |
ab:ədo | |
ab:əd | o |
get.crazy | 3PMASCSGSM |
V |
kassa tədəs:ət-o
“Kassa got happy”
kassa |
kassa |
Kassa |
N |
tədəs:əto | |
tədəs:ət | o |
get.happy | 3PMASCSGSM |
V |
mɨdr-i ɨnk’t’ək’:t’-o
“The earth quaked”
mɨdri | |
mɨdr | i |
earth | DEF |
N |
ɨnk’t’ək’:t’o | |
ɨnk’t’ək’:t’ | o |
shake | 3PMASCSGSM |
V |
goš-i ňň-o
“The boy sleep”
goši | |
goš | i |
boy | DEF |
N |
ňňo | |
ňň | o |
sleep | 3PMASCSGSM |
V |
əd:y-i dər:ək’-o
“The river has dried up”
əd:yi | |
əd:y | i |
river | DEF |
N |
dər:ək’o | |
dər:ək’ | o |
dry | 3PMASCSGSM |
V |
yig-i gzəg:əz-o
“The river has dried up”
yigi | |
yig | i |
water | DEF |
N |
gzəg:əzo | |
gzəg:əz | o |
cold | 3PMASCSGSM |
V |