Theme
The theme is the displaced entity, the entity that moves. This does not have to be the subject.
Example:
Jeg dyttet skapet bortover.
“I pushed the closet”
Jeg |
jeg |
I1SG |
N |
dyttet | |
dytte | t |
push | edPAST |
V |
skapet | |
skap | et |
closet | theDEF |
N |
bortover |
bortover |
along |
ADVm |
'Skapet' is here the displaced entity, even though it is not the subject.
'Jeg' is here the displaced entity, and also the subject of the sentence.