Category talk:Kistaninya
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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 | |