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Sentence no. 48  

English: The woman bought the book [the pictures].

Type: ontological



Adyghe

48

Status: main; causal marker: paje

bzəλfəʁe-m txəλə-r swəret-xe-m paje q-ə-šʼefə-ʁ
woman- obl book- abs drawing- pl - obl because_of csl -3 sg . erg -buy- pst
The woman bought this book because of the drawings.

48

Status: alternate; causal marker: n.a.

bzəλfəʁe-m txəλə-r qə-č̣ʼ-jə-šʼefə-ʁe-r swəret-xe-r arə
woman- obl book- abs csl - rsn -3 sg . erg -buy- pst - abs drawing- pl - abs cop
The reason the woman bought the book was the drawings.
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.

48

Status: alternate; causal marker: fesce

bzəλfəʁe-m txəλə-r swəret-xe-m feṣ̂-(č̣ʼe) q-ə-šʼefə-ʁ
woman- obl book- abs drawing- pl - obl for- ins csl -3 sg . erg -buy- pst
The woman bought this book because of the drawings.

Albanian

48

Status: main; causal marker: per shkak te GEN

Grua-ja e ble-u libr-in për shkak fotografi-ve.
woman- nom . sg . def . f acc .3 sg buy- aor .3 sg book- acc . sg . def . m for reason. acc . sg . indf . m art photo- gen . pl . f
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Arabic

48

Status: main; causal marker: bi sababi GEN

ʔiʃtar-ati l-marʔat-u haaðaa l-kitaab-a bi=sabab-i r-rusuum-i
buy. pst . pfv -3 s . f def -woman( f ). s - nom this def -book( m ). s - gen wiht=reason( m ). s - gen def -drawing. pl - gen
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Armenian (Eastern)

48

Status: main; causal marker: GEN/DAT hamar

Kin- ə gn-el=ē ays girk‘-ə nkar-ner-i hamar.
woman- def buy- ptcp _ pf =be. prs .3 sg this book- def picture- pl - gen / dat for
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

48

Status: main; causal marker: but

báxta zvə́n-na ctáva ka but šapírə šə́clə
woman( f ) buy. pst - ls .3 f book( m ) to about beautiful. pl picture( m ). pl
The woman bought the book because of the beautiful pictures.

Basque

48

Status: main; causal marker: MOT

Emakume-a-k marrazki-engatik eros-i zuen liburu-a.
woman- sg - erg picture[ pl ]- mot buy- pfv aux . pst . abs 3 sg . erg 3 sg book- sg [ abs ]
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Belarusian

48

Status: main; causal marker: z-za GEN

žančyn-a kupi-l-a gèt-u-ju knig-u z-za maljunk-aŭ
woman- nom . sg buy- pst - sg . f this- acc . sg . f book- acc . sg prep picture- gen . pl
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

48

Status: alternate; causal marker: praz ACC

žančyn-a kupi-l-a gèt-u-ju knig-u praz maljunk-i
woman- nom . sg buy- pst - sg . f this- acc . sg . f book- acc . sg prep picture- acc . pl
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Catalan

48

Status: main; causal marker: per

La don-a va compr-ar el llibre per les imatge-s.
def . sg . f woman( f )- sg go. prs .3 sg buy- inf def . sg . m book( m ). sg for def . pl . f picture( f )- pl
The woman bought the book for the drawings.

Chinese (Mandarin)

48

Status: main; causal marker: yinwei er

zhègè nǚrén yīnwéi chātú ér gòumǎi-le zhèběn shū
this woman because illustration and buy- pfv this. clf book
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Chuvash (Maloe Karachkino)

48

Status: main; causal marker: pergi

xërarəm ku gënege-je kartinka-zam bergi il-ze
woman this book- obj drawing- pl post take- cv _ sim
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

English

48

Status: main; causal marker: because of

The woman bought the book because of the pictures.
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Erzya

48

Status: main; causal marker: kuvalma GEN

ava-sʲ ram-ize te kniga-ntʲ artovkso-nʲ kuvalma
woman- nom . def buy- pst .3. o .3 sg . s this book- gen . def drawing- gen out
The woman bought this book because of the drawings.

48

Status: alternate; causal marker: kise GEN

ava-sʲ ram-izi te kinižka-stʲ risуnka-tne-nʲ kisè
woman- nom . def buy- pst .3. o .3 sg .s this book- gen . def drawing- pl . def - gen because_of
The woman bought this book because of the drawings.

Filipino

48

Status: main; causal marker: dahil sa

B<in>ilí=ng babáe ang=libró dáhil sa mga=laráwan.
< pv . pfv >buy= gen woman nom =book because obl pl =picture
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

French

48

Status: main; causal marker: pour

La femme a achet-é ce livre pour les dessin-s.
def . f woman( f ) have. prs .3 sg buy- ptcp . prf this. m book( m ) for def . pl drawing( m )- pl
The woman bought the book for the drawings.

German

48

Status: main; causal marker: wegen GEN

Die Frau kauf-te das Buch wegen des Bild-es
def . nom woman( f )[ sg . nom ] buy- pst .3 sg def . acc book( n )[ sg . acc ] because_of def . gen picture( n )- sg . gen
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

48

Status: alternate; causal marker: wegen DAT

Die Frau kauf-te das Buch wegen dem Bild.
def . nom woman( f )[ sg . nom ] buy- pst .3 sg def . acc book( n )[ sg . acc ] because_of def . dat picture( n )[ sg . dat ]
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Guro

48

Status: main; causal marker: wii

zàn sɛ́bhɛ̂ pá kʋ́ lɔ́ jǐ nyɔɔ wiǐ
woman resp paper put.into\ pfv this buy\ pfv 3 sg . nsbj in pattern because
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Indonesian (Standard)

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.

Italian

48

Status: main; causal marker: per

la donna ha comprato questo libro per i disegni
def . f . sg woman have. prs .3 sg buy. pst . ptcp . m . sg this. m . sg book for def . m . pl drawing. pl
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Japanese

48

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

Josei-wa e-ni hik-are-te sono hon-o kat-ta.
woman- top picture- dat attract- pass - cvb this book- acc buy- pst
The woman bought the book [because she was] attracted by the pictures.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase.

48

Status: alternate; causal marker: GEN tame-ni

Josei-wa shashin-no tame-ni sono hon-o kōnyū-sh-ita.
woman- top photo- gen sake- dat this book- acc purchase- vblz - pst
The woman bought the book for the sake of the photos.

Karelian

48

Status: main; causal marker: perad GEN

akk ost-i tämä-n kinga-n pirdusii-n perad
woman buy- pst this- gen book- gen drawing- gen because_of
The woman bought this book because of the drawings.

Kazakh

48

Status: main; causal marker: NOM usin

äyel1 adam2 mïnaw kitap-tï iši-nde-gi süret-ter üšin sat-ïp al-dï
woman1,2. nom this book- acc inside- loc - adj picture- pl for buy- cvb take- pst .3 sg
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Khanty (Northern)

48

Status: main; causal marker: pata

imi tăm kinška-jəλ χur-λ-aλ păta λɵt-s-əλλe
woman this book- poss .3 sg picture- pl - poss .3 sg for buy- pst -3 sg > nsg
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Khmer

48

Status: main; causal marker: daoj sa

kɔat tɯɲ siəw1 phɤw2 nih daoj3 saː4 kʊmnuː lˀɒː lˀɒː
3 buy book1,2 this daoj _ sa ː3,4 picture good good
He bought this book because of beautiful pictures.

48

Status: alternate; causal marker: n.a.

kɔat tɨɲ siəw1 phɤw2 nih daoj3 saː4 miən kʊmnuː lˀɒː lˀɒː
3 buy book1,2 this daoj _ sa ː3,4 have picture good good
He bought this book because of beautiful pictures.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase.

48

Status: alternate; causal marker: n.a.

kɔat tɨɲ siəw1 phɤw2 nih prʊəh3 tae4 miən kʊmnuː lˀɒː lˀɒː
3 buy book1,2 this pr ƱƏ h _ tae 3,4 have picture good good
He bought this book because of beautiful pictures.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase.

48

Status: alternate; causal marker: n.a.

kɔat tɨɲ siəw1 phɤw2 nih prʊəh miən kʊmnuː lˀɒː lˀɒː
3 buy book1,2 this pr ƱƏ h have picture good good
He bought this book because of beautiful pictures.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase.

48

Status: alternate; causal marker: n.a.

kɔat tɨɲ siəw1 phɤw2 nih maok3 piː4 miən kʊmnuː lˀɒː lˀɒː
3 buy book1,2 this maok _ pi ː3,4 have picture good good
He bought this book because of beautiful pictures.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase.

Khwarshi

48

Status: main; causal marker: SUPER ATR

ʁina b-ej-za abdu hĩše surake-za-ƛ’o-sa
woman iii -buy\ aor dem . prox book picture- pl . o - super - atr
The woman bought this book because of the pictures.

48

Status: alternate; causal marker: sabalana

iłi ʁina žu l-ejza gange-ba sabałana
dem woman. erg dem iv -buy\ aor flower- pl - atr from
The woman bought it because of the flowers.

Kumyk

48

Status: main; causal marker: uchun

qʼatyn kitap-ny al-dy curat-la-ny učun
woman1,2 book- gen take- pst drawing- pl - gen because_of
The woman bought this book because of the drawings.

Latvian

48

Status: main; causal marker: GEN del

Sieviet-e nopirk-a š-o grāmat-u t-ās zīmējum-u dēļ.
woman- nom . sg buy. pst -3 this- acc . sg book- acc . sg this- gen . sg . f picture- gen . pl because.of
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Lezgian

48

Status: main; causal marker: kiligna DAT

diʃehli-di ʔi ktab-∅ ʃikil-r-iz kilig-na qatʃu-na
woman. s - erg this book. s - abs drawing- pl - dat see- aoc take- aor
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Lithuanian

48

Status: main; causal marker: del GEN

Moter-is nusipirk-o knyg-ą dėl piešini-ų.
woman( f )- nom . sg buy_for_oneself- pst .3 book( f )- acc . sg because_of picture( m )- gen . pl
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Moksha

48

Status: main; causal marker: inksa GEN

ava-s' rama-z'ə t'ɛ kniga-t' risunka-t'n'ə-n' inksə
woman- def . sg buy- pst .3 sg . o .3 sg . s this book- def . sg . gen drawing- def . pl - gen because_of
The woman bought this book because of the illustrations.

Norwegian (Bokmål)

48

Status: main; causal marker: pa grunn av

Kvinnen kjøp-te bok-a grunn av tegning-ene i den.
woman- def . sg buy- pst book- def . sg on soil from picture- def . pl on 3 sg . m
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Polish

48

Status: main; causal marker: ze wzgledu na ACC

Kobiet-a kupi-ł-a książk-ę ze wzgled-u na obrazk-i.
woman- nom . sg buy- pst - f . sg book- acc . sg from2 consideration- gen . sg on picture- acc . pl
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Russian

48

Status: main; causal marker: iz-za GEN

Ženščin-a kupi-l-a èt-u knig-u iz-za kartinok.
woman( f )- nom . sg buy( pfv )- pst - f . sg this- f . acc . sg book( f )- acc . sg out.of-behind picture( f )[ gen . sg ]
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Serbian

48

Status: main; causal marker: zbog GEN

žen-a je kupi-l-a t-u knjig-u zbog crtež-a
woman- nom . sg be. prs .3 sg buy- pst . ptcp - f . sg that- acc . f . sg book- acc . sg prep drawing- gen . pl
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Shughni

48

Status: main; causal marker: az rui

ɣ̌inik=i az rui wi sūrat-en wam kitob zox̌-t.
dem 3. f . sg woman( f )=3 sg el caus 3 sg . m . obl appearance-3 pl dem .3 f . sg . obl book( f ) buy- pst
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Slovenian

48

Status: main; causal marker: zaradi GEN

Žensk-a je kupi-l-a knjig-o zaradi slik.
woman( f )- nom . sg aux .3 sg buy( pfv )- lpt - f . sg book( f )- acc . sg because.of picture( f )[ gen . pl ]
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Spanish

48

Status: main; causal marker: por

la mujer compr-ó el libro por las foto-s
def . sg . f woman( f )- sg buy- aor .3 sg def . sg . m book( m ). sg because_of def . pl . f picture( f )- pl
The woman bought the book for the drawings.

Swedish

48

Status: main; causal marker: pa grund av

Kvinna-n köp-te bok-en grund av bild-erna.
woman- def . c . sg buy- pst book- def . c . sg on ground of picture- def . pl
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

48

Status: alternate; causal marker: n.a.

Kvinna-n köp-te bok-en för att bild-erna var fin-a.
woman- def . c . sg buy- pst book- def . c . sg for that picture- def . pl be. pst so fine- pl
The woman bought the book because the pictures were nice.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase.

Telugu

48

Status: main; causal marker: kosam

āviḍa ā pustakānni bomma-la kōsaṁ koni-ṁdi.
that_woman. sg that book. sg . acc picture- pl . obl for take. pst -3 sg . nm
The woman bought the book for its pictures.

Udmurt (South)

48

Status: main; causal marker: ponna

Kyšnomurt baśt-i-z so kńiga-jez sured-jos-yz ponna.
woman buy- pst -3( sg ) that book- acc . sg picture- pl - p .3 sg for
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Ukrainian

48

Status: main; causal marker: cerez ACC

Жінк-а купи-л-а ц-ю книг-у через красив-і малюнк-и.
woman( f )- nom . sg buy- pst - sg . f this- acc . sg . f book( f )- acc . sg through beautiful- acc . pl drawing( m )- acc . pl
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Urdu

48

Status: main; causal marker: ki vajah se

ɔrat ne tasvīr-oṁ vajah se kitāb xarīd-ī.
woman( f ). sg . obl ta picture( f )- pl . obl adjz . f reason( f ). sg . obl from book( f ). sg . dir buy. pst - sg . f
The woman bought the book because of the pictures.

Yupik (Siberian)

48

Status: main; causal marker: INS

aʁna-m tukfi-m-aː iɣaq tana narisuɣiːka-nəŋ
woman- rel . sg buy- pst - ind . tr +3 sg .3 sg book. abs . sg dem . abs . sg picture- ins . pl
The woman bought the book because of the drawings.