Indonesian (Standard)
Contributed by Netkachev, Ivan. The data were gathered in 2022.
How to cite
Ivan Netkachev. 2022. Nominal causal constructions in Indonesian (Standard). In: Say, Sergey, Natalia Logvinova, Elizaveta Zabelina, and Natalia Zaika (eds.). 2022–. NoCaCoDa: Typological database of nominal causal constructions. St. Petersburg: Institute for Linguistic Studies, RAS. (Data first published on December 1, 2022; last revised on December 1, 2022). (Available online at https://nocacoda.info. Accessed on .)
1
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| sapu.tangannya | basah | karena | air | mata |
| handherchief | soaked | because | water | eye |
| The handkerchief got soaked from tears. | ||||
2
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| ranting | itu | patah | karena | keberatan | beban |
| branch | than | broken | because | weight | burden |
| The branch broke from the weight. | |||||
3
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| wanita | itu | batuk | karena | asap |
| woman | that | cough | because | smoke |
| The woman is coughing because of the smoke. | ||||
4
Status: main; causal marker: n.a.
| kita | tidak | bisa | melihat | pantai | karena | gelap |
| we | neg | can | see | shore | because | dark |
| We can’t see the shore because it is dark. | ||||||
| Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase. | ||||||
5
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| laki-laki | itu | ditangkap | karena | kesalahan |
| man | that | arrested | because | mistake |
| The man was arrested by mistake. | ||||
6
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| pohonnya | jatuh | karena | angin |
| the.tree | fall | because | wind |
| The tree fell due to the wind. | |||
7
Status: main; causal marker: dari
| laki-laki | itu | meninggal | dari | sengatan | listrik | secara | langsung |
| man | that | die | from | shock | electricity | by | directly |
| The man died from electric shock. | |||||||
8
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| wanita | itu | terbangun | karena | suara | berisik |
| woman | that | wake.up | because | noise | noisy |
| The woman woke up from the noise. | |||||
9
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| laki-laki | itu | sakit | kepala | karena | bir |
| man | that | ill | head | because | beer |
| The man has a headache from the beer. | |||||
10
Status: main; causal marker: ke
| wanita | itu | tertawa | ke | anak | anjing | itu |
| woman | that | laugh | to | child | dog | that |
| The woman laughed at the puppy. | ||||||
11
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| pria | itu | meninggal | karena | ikan | beracun |
| man | that | die | because | fish | poisonous |
| The man died from a poisonous fish. | |||||
12
Status: main; causal marker: dengan
| perempuan | itu | puas | dengan | nila-nya |
| woman | that | satisfied | with | grade- poss .3 |
| The girl is satisfied with her grade. | ||||
13
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| istri | itu | marah | karena | kata-kata | suami-nya |
| wife | that | angry | because | words | husband- poss .3 |
| The wife was angered by her husband’s words. | |||||
14
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| anak | laki-laki | itu | senang | karena | ide | ini |
| child | man | that | happy | because | idea | this |
| The boy was thrilled by this idea. | ||||||
14
Status: alternate; causal marker: dengan
| anak | laki-laki | itu | senang | dengan | ide | ini |
| child | man | that | happy | with | idea | this |
| The boy was thrilled by this idea. | ||||||
15
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| laki-laki | itu | menjadi | lemah | karena | kelaparan |
| man | that | become | weak | because | hunger |
| The man was weakened by hunger. | |||||
16
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| laki-laki | itu | meninggal | karena | kelaparan |
| man | that | die | because | starvation |
| The man died of starvation. | ||||
17
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| laki-laki | itu | menjerit | karena | kesakitan. |
| man | that | scream | because | pain |
| The man is screaming from the pain. | ||||
18
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| perempuan | itu | menggigil/gemetaran | karena | kedinginan |
| woman | that | shiver | because | cold |
| The woman is shivering from the cold. | ||||
19
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| anak | itu | mulai | menangis | karena | ketakutan. |
| child | that | begin | cry | because | fear |
| The child began to cry out of fear. | |||||
20
Status: main; causal marker: dengan
| anak | itu | tertawa | dengan | riang/gembira |
| child | that | laugh | with | joy |
| The child laughed with joy. | ||||
21
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| anak | itu | bersembunyi | di | gudang | karena | katakutan |
| child | that | hide | in | barn | because | fear |
| The child hid in the barn out of fear. | ||||||
22
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| laki-laki | itu | diam | karena | kesopanan. |
| man | that | silent | because | modesty |
| The man kept silent out of modesty. | ||||
23
Status: main; causal marker: dalam
| wanita | itu | memegang | tangan | kakak | laki-laki-nya | dalam | ketakutan |
| woman | that | grab | hand | young.sibling | man- poss .3 | in | fear |
| The woman grabbed her brother’s hand in fear. | |||||||
23
Status: alternate; causal marker: karena
| wanita | itu | memegang | tangan | kakak | laki-laki-nya | karena | ketakutan |
| woman | that | grab | hand | young.sibling | man- poss .3 | because | fear |
| The woman grabbed her brother’s hand in fear. | |||||||
24
Status: main; causal marker: dari
| wanita | itu | capek | dari | pekerjaan |
| woman | that | tired | from | work |
| The woman is tired from work. | ||||
25
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| wanita | itu | tidak | bisa | tidur | karena | nyamuk |
| woman | that | neg | can | sleep | because | mosquito |
| The woman can’t fall asleep because of the mosquitoes. | ||||||
26
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| air-nya | terlihat | jernih | karena | cahaya1 bulan2 |
| water- poss .3 | look | bright | because | lightmoon1,2 |
| The water looks bright because of the lightmoon. | ||||
27
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| karena | anjing-nya, | dia | berhasil | dalam | berburu |
| because | dog- poss .3 | he | succeed | in | hunt |
| Thanks to his dog, he is successful in hunting. | |||||
28
Status: main; causal marker: kepada
| istri-nya | marah | kepada | suami-nya |
| wife- poss .3 | angry | to | husband- poss .3 |
| The wife was angry at her husband. | |||
29
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| wanita | itu | terlambat | untuk | bekerja | karena | suami-nya |
| woman | that | late | for | work | because | husband- poss .3 |
| The woman was late for work because of her husband. | ||||||
30
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| orang-orang | meninggal | karena | gempa bumi |
| people | die | because | earthquake |
| The people died because of the earthquaqe. | |||
31
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| semua | kerusakan | terjadi | karena | manusia |
| all | damage | happen | because | human |
| All misfortunes happen because of people. | ||||
32
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| laki-laki | dapat | melihat | dengan | lebih | baik | sekarang | karena | operasi |
| man | can | see | with | more | good | now | because | operation |
| The man can see better now thanks to the operation. | ||||||||
33
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| wanita | itu | hidup | karena | laki-laki | itu |
| woman | that | live | because | man | that |
| The woman is alive thanks to that man. | |||||
34
Status: main; causal marker: n.a.
| laki-laki | itu | bilang | ke | istri-nya | tentang | itu | karena | kecerobohan-nya |
| man | that | tell | to | wife- poss .3 | about | that | because | carelessness- poss .3 |
| The man told his wife about it out of carelessness. | ||||||||
| Note: This translation is not included in the database because the noun phrase used in the nominal causal construction semantically deviates from the one intended by the stimulus sentence. | ||||||||
35
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| wanita | itu | terpeleset | karena | kecerobohan-nya |
| women | that | slip | because | carelessness- poss .3 |
| The woman slipped because of carelessness. | ||||
36
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| pilot | itu | mampu | untuk | mendaratkan | pesawat-nya, | karena | pengalaman-nya |
| pilot | that | able | for | land | plane- poss .3 | because | experience- poss .3 |
| The pilot was able to land the plane thanks to his experience. | |||||||
37
Status: main; causal marker: n.a.
| pilot | itu | tidak | bisa | mendaratkan | pesawat-nya | karena | kurang | berpengalaman |
| pilot | that | neg | can | land | plane- poss .3 | because | less | inexperience |
| The pilot could not land the plane because he had little experience. | ||||||||
| Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase. | ||||||||
38
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| ketika | waktu | perang, | orang-orang | makan | rumput | karena | kelaparan |
| when | time | war | people | eat | grass | because | hunger |
| In wartime, people ate grass out of hunger. | |||||||
39
Status: main; causal marker: n.a.
| perempuan | itu | masuk | ke | dalam | karena | penasaran |
| woman | that | enter | to | inside | because | curious |
| The woman went inside because she is curious. | ||||||
| Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase. | ||||||
40
Status: main; causal marker: n.a.
| pria | itu | membunuh | istri-nya | karena | cemburu |
| man | that | kill | wife- poss .3 | because | jealous |
| The man killed his wife because he is jealous. | |||||
| Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase. | |||||
41
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| laki-laki | itu | bilang | ke | semua | orang | tentang | hal | itu | karena | kebanggaannya |
| man | that | say | to | all | human | about | thing | that | because | pride |
| The man told everyone about it out of vanity. | ||||||||||
42
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| wanita | itu | memecahkan | semua | piring | karena | kemarahan-nya |
| woman | that | break | all | dish | because | anger- poss .3 |
| The woman broke all the dishes out of anger. | ||||||
43
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| wanita | itu | tidur | dengan | pakaian-nya | yang | kebal | karena | kedinginan |
| woman | that | sleep | with | cloth- poss .3 | rel | thick | because | cold |
| The woman went to sleep clothed because of the cold. | ||||||||
44
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| guru | itu | memuji | siswa-nya | karena | jas-nya |
| teacher | that | praise | student- poss .3 | because | suit- poss .3 |
| The teacher commended the student for his suit. | |||||
45
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| laki-laki | itu | memukul | tetangga-nya | karena | kata-kata | tetangga-nya |
| man | that | beat | neighbour- poss .3 | because | words | neighbour- poss .3 |
| The man beat his neighbor because of his words. | ||||||
46
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| anak-anak | itu | bertengkar | karena | bola |
| children | that | fight | because | ball |
| The children fought over the ball. | ||||
47
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| laki-laki | itu | bertengkar | dengan | adik | laki-laki-nya | karena warisan |
| man | argue | with | younger.sibling | man- poss .3 | because | inheritance |
| The man argued with his brother over the inheritance. | ||||||
48
Status: main; causal marker: karena
| wanita | itu | membeli | buku | karena | gambar-nya |
| woman | that | buy | book | because | picture- poss .3 |
| The woman bought the book because of the pictures. | |||||
49
Status: main; causal marker: n.a.
| wanita | itu | membatalkan | rencana-nya | dengan | teman-nya | karena | mood-nya | hatinya | tidak bagus |
| woman | that | cancel | plan- poss .3 | with | friend- poss .3 | because | mood- poss .3 | neg | good |
| The woman bought the book because her mood is bad. | |||||||||
| Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase. | |||||||||
50
Status: main; causal marker: n.a.
| di-lihat | dari | genangan | air-nya | tadi | malam | pasti | hujan |
| pass .3-see | from | puddle | water- poss .3 | last | night | surely | rain |
| Seen from the puddles, it rained last night. | |||||||
| Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase. | |||||||
51
Status: main; causal marker: n.a.
| melihat | dari | buih-nya | air-nya | sudah | mendidih |
| act.see | from | bubble- poss .3 | water- poss .3 | already | boil |
| Seen from the bubbles, the water is boiling. | |||||
| Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase. | |||||
52
Status: main; causal marker: n.a.
| masuk | ke | rumah! | dingin | di | luar! |
| enter | to | house | cold | in | outside |
| Enter the house, it is cold outside. | |||||
| Note: This translation is not included in the database because the expression corresponding to the causing event is not a syntactic dependent of the expression corresponding to the caused event. | |||||
53
Status: main; causal marker: n.a.
| di | mana | sweater-ku? | saya | kedinginan |
| in | where | sweater- poss .1 | i | cold |
| Where is my sweater? Because I am cold. | ||||
| Note: This translation is not included in the database because the expression corresponding to the causing event is not a syntactic dependent of the expression corresponding to the caused event. | ||||
54
Status: main; causal marker: secara
| secara | matematika, | angka | itu | tidak | bisa | kurang | dari | satu |
| by | math | number | that | neg | can | less | from | one |
| By math, this number cannot be less than one. | ||||||||

