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Sentence no. 5  

English: The man was arrested [mistake]. {He has the same name as the criminal}.

Type: ontological



Adyghe

5

Status: main; causal marker: INS

xewəqʷenəʁe-č̣ʼe λ̣ə-r a-wəbətə-ʁ
error- ins man- abs 3 pl . erg -grab- pst
The man was arrested by mistake.

5

Status: alternate; causal marker: paje

xewəqʷenəʁe-m paje λ̣ə-r a-wəbətə-ʁ
error- obl because_of man- abs 3 pl . erg -grab- pst
The man was arrested by mistake.

5

Status: alternate; causal marker: qaxecace

xewəqʷenəʁe-m qə-xe-č̣ʼə-č̣ʼe λ̣ə-r a-wəbətə-ʁ
error- obl csl - loc -go_out- ins man- abs 3 pl . erg -grab- pst
The man was arrested by mistake.

5

Status: alternate; causal marker: qaxecew

xewəqʷenəʁe-m qə-xe-č̣ʼ-ew λ̣ə-r a-wəbətə-ʁ
error- obl csl - loc -go_out- adv man- abs 3 pl . erg -grab- pst
The man was arrested by mistake.

5

Status: alternate; causal marker: apq qjacew

xewəqʷenəʁe-m ə-pq q-jə-č̣ʼ-ew λ̣ə-r a-wəbətə-ʁ
error- obl 3 sg . pr -flesh csl - loc -go_out- adv man- abs 3 pl . erg -grab- pst
The man was arrested by mistake.

Albanian

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

Burr-i u arrestua gabimisht.
man- nom . sg . def . m refl arrest. aor . inact .3 sg erroneously
The man was arrested erroneously.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as an adverb, not a nominal phrase.

Arabic

5

Status: main; causal marker: bi GEN

ʔuʕtuqil-a r-radʒul-u bi=l-χatʕaʔ-i
arrest. pass . pst . pfv -3 s . m . def -man( m ). s - nom with= def -mistake( m ). s - gen
The man was arrested by mistake.

5

Status: alternate; causal marker: ACC

ʔulqij-a l-qabdʕ-u ʕalaa r-radʒul-i χatʕaʔ-an
throw. pass . pst . pfv -3 s . m def -arrest( m ). s - nom on def -man( m ). s - gen mistake( m ). s - acc . indef
The man was arrested by mistake.

5

Status: alternate; causal marker: gan GEN

sudʒin-a r-radʒul-u ʕan χatʕaʔ-i-n
imprison. pass . pst . pfv -3 s . m def -man( m ). s - nom from mistake( m ). s - gen . indef
The man was imprisoned by mistake.

Armenian (Eastern)

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

Tġamard-ə sxalmamb=ē kalanavorv-el.
man- def by_mistake=be. prs .3 sg arrest: med - ptcp _ pf
The man was arrested by mistake.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as an adverb, not a nominal phrase.

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

5

Status: main; causal marker: bi

náša dvə́k-lun bi +xə́lṭa
man( m ) seize. pst - ls .3 pl with mistake( m )
The man was arrested by mistake.

Basque

5

Status: main; causal marker: GEN ondorioz

Gizon-a akats bat-en ondorio-z atxilo-tu zuten.
man- sg [ abs ] mistake one- gen result- ins arrest- pfv aux . pst . abs 3 sg . erg 3 pl
The man was arrested by mistake.

Belarusian

5

Status: main; causal marker: praz ACC

mužčyn-u aryštava-l-i praz pamylk-u
man- acc . sg arrest- pst - pl prep mistake- acc . sg
The man was arrested by mistake.

5

Status: alternate; causal marker: z-za GEN

mužčyn-u aryštava-l-i z-za pamylk-i
man- acc . sg arrest- pst - pl prep mistake- gen . sg
The man was arrested by mistake.

Catalan

5

Status: main; causal marker: per

Van deten-ir l' home per error.
go. prs .3 pl detain- inf def . sg . m man( m ). sg for mistake( m ). sg
The man was arrested by mistake.

Chinese (Mandarin)

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

zhège nánrén bèi zhuā-le
this man pass wrongly catch- pfv
The man was arrested by mistake.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causative meaning is expressed in the predicate.

Chuvash (Maloe Karachkino)

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

arʑɨn-a jənəʂ aristle-ze
man- obj mistake arrest- cv _ sim
The man was arrested mistakenly.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as an adverb, not a nominal phrase.

English

5

Status: main; causal marker: by

The man was arrested by mistake.
The man was arrested by mistake.

Erzya

5

Status: main; causal marker: vidga GEN

cera-stʲ ozavt-ɨ-zʲ ilʲvedevksè-nʲ vidʲga
man- nom . def arrest- prs .3 sg - ptcp . pst error- gen on
The man was arrested by mistake.

Filipino

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

In-arésto ang=laláki dáhil napagka-mál[iˀ]-an.
pv . pfv -arrest nom =man because pv . pfv . mod -mistake- recp
The man was arrested because [it was] misunderstood.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase.

French

5

Status: main; causal marker: par

L’ homme a été arrêt-é par erreur.
def . m man( m ) have. prs .3 sg be. ptcp . prf stop- ptcp . prf . m by mistake( f )
The man was arrested by mistake.

German

5

Status: main; causal marker: aus DAT

Der Mann wurde aus Versehen verhaftet.
def . nom man( m )[ sg . nom ] become. pst .3 sg from oversight( n )[ sg . dat ] arrested.
The man was arrested by mistake.

Guro

5

Status: main; causal marker: wii

wò saán ye wò gɔnɛ zàn kún tɔ́ wíǐ
3 pl lose\ pfv then 3 pl male resp grab\ pfv 3 sg . nsbj name because
They made a mistake and arrested a man because of his name.

Indonesian (Standard)

5

Status: main; causal marker: karena

laki-laki itu ditangkap karena kesalahan
man that arrested because mistake
The man was arrested by mistake.

Italian

5

Status: main; causal marker: per

hanno arrestato l’ uomo per errore
have. prs .3 pl arrest. pst . ptcp . m . sg def . m . sg man for mistake
The man was arrested by mistake.

Japanese

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

Dansei-wa machigatte taiho-s-are-ta.
man- top mistakenly arrest- vblz - pass - pst
The man was arrested by mistake.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as an adverb, not a noun phrase.

Karelian

5

Status: main; causal marker: EL

mužika-n aristui-ti-he ošibka-s
man- gen arrest-3 pl . pst -3 pl mistake- el
The man was arrested by mistake.

Kazakh

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

keybir adam-dï durïs emes sebep-ter-den tutqïn-ɣa al-dï
some person- acc correct neg 2 cause- pl - abl prison- dat take- pst .3 sg
A man was taken to prison because of a mistake (because of a wrong reason)
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase.

Khanty (Northern)

5

Status: main; causal marker: pata

tăm ikɛ-n katəλ-s-a juwra wɛr păta
this man- poss .2 sg catch- pst - pass wrong matter for
The man was arrested because of a mistake.

Khmer

5

Status: main; causal marker: daoj sa

boʔrɒh nih trəw coap1 kuk2 daoj3 saː4 kɒmhoh rɔbɒh poulih
man this pass put_in_prison1,2 daoj _ sa ː3,4 mistake poss police
The man was put in prison by the mistake of the police.

Khwarshi

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

žu ak’-aχ-na ʕajib gobič’u
dark- vblz - msd - poss - abl go- caus - evd guilt without
He was taken away without guilt.
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.

Kumyk

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

er1 giši-ni2 bilmejli tut-up-lar
man- gen 1,2 blindly take- cv _ perf - pl
The man was arrested by mistake.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as an adverb, not a nominal phrase.

Latvian

5

Status: main; causal marker: aiz GEN

Vīriet-i arestēj-a aiz pārskatī-šan-ās.
man- acc . sg arrest. pst -3 behind err- nmlz - gen . sg - rfl
The man was arrested by mistake.

5

Status: alternate; causal marker: GEN del

Vīriet-i arestēj-a kļūd-as dēļ.
man- acc . sg arrest. pst -3 mistake- gen . sg because.of
The man was arrested because of a mistake.

Lezgian

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

ɣalatʔ-∅ xa-na ʔitim-∅ dustaɣ ʔawu-na
mistake. s - abs become- aoc man. s - abs prison make- aor
There was a mistake and a man went to prison.
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.

5

Status: alternate; causal marker: SRDIR

ɣalatʔd-aldi ʔitim-∅ dustaɣ ʔawu-na
mistake. s - srdir man. s - abs prison make- aor
The man was arrested by mistake.

Lithuanian

5

Status: main; causal marker: per ACC

Žmog-ų suėm-ė per klaid-ą.
person( m )- acc . sg arrest- pst .3 through mistake( f )- acc . sg
The man was arrested by mistake.

5

Status: alternate; causal marker: del GEN

Žmog-ų suėm-ė dėl klaid-os.
person( m )- acc . sg arrest- pst .3 because_of mistake( f )- gen . sg
The man was arrested because of a mistake.

Moksha

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

al'ɛ-t' pɛksta-z' ɛl'bɛd'-əm-ga
man- def . sg . gen close- pst .3. o .3 pl . s make_mistakes- inf - prol
The man was arrested by mistake.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as a dependent clause, not a noun phrase.

Norwegian (Bokmål)

5

Status: main; causal marker: ved

Mann-en ble arrester-t ved en feil.
man- def . sg be arrest- pst . ptcp from indf . sg . m mistake
The man was arrested by mistake.

Polish

5

Status: main; causal marker: przez ACC

Aresztowa-no go przez pomyłk-ę.
arrest- pass . imps he. acc through mistake- acc . sg
He was arrested by mistake.

Russian

5

Status: main; causal marker: po DAT

Mužčin-a by-l arestova-n po ošibk-e.
man( m )- nom . sg be- pst [ m . sg ] arrest( pfv )- ptcp . pst . pass [ pred . m . sg ] by mistake( f )- dat . sg
The man was arrested by mistake.

Serbian

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

muškarc-a su uhapsi-l-i grešk-om
man- acc . sg be. prs .3 pl arrest- pst . ptcp - m . pl mistake- ins . sg
The man was arrested by mistake.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as an adverb, not a nominal phrase.

5

Status: alternate; causal marker: po DAT

muškarc-a su uhapsi-l-i po grešc-i
man- acc . sg be. prs .3 pl arrest- pst . ptcp - m . pl prep mistake- dat . sg
The man was arrested by mistake.

5

Status: alternate; causal marker: zbog GEN

muškarc-a su uhapsi-l-i zbog grešk-e [u poternic-i]
man- acc . sg be. prs .3 pl arrest- pst . ptcp - m . pl prep mistake- gen . sg [ prep wanted_list- loc . sg ]
The man was arrested because of a mistake in the wanted list.

Shughni

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

Wi čorik=en podstavit čū-d.
3 sg . m . obl man=3 pl quit_on do- pst
This man was wrong-footed.
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.

Slovenian

5

Status: main; causal marker: po LOC

Aretira-l-i so človek-a po pomot-i.
arrest( pfv )- lpt - m . pl aux .3 pl man( m )- acc . sg after mistake( f )- loc . sg
The man was arrested by mistake.

Spanish

5

Status: main; causal marker: por

el hombre fue arrest-ado por error
def . sg . m man( m ). sg be. aor .3 sg detain- part . past because_of mistake( f ). sg
The man was arrested by mistake.

Swedish

5

Status: main; causal marker: av

Mann-en arrestera-de-s av misstag.
man- def . c . sg arest- pst - pass of mistake
The man was arrested by mistake.

Telugu

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

ataḍu tappu-gā baṁdhiṁca-paḍḍ-āḍu.
that_man. sg mistake- advz tie- pass . pst -3 sg . m
The man was arrested by mistake.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as an adverb, not a nominal phrase.

Udmurt (South)

5

Status: main; causal marker: ABL

Vorgoron-ez kut-i-z-y jangyš-en.
man- acc catch- pst -3- pl mistake- ins
The man was caught by mistake.

Ukrainian

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

Чоловік-а арештува-л-и помилково.
man( m )- acc . sg arrest- pst - pl mistakingly
The man was arrested by mistake.
Note: This translation is not included in the database because the causing event is expressed as an adverb, not a nominal phrase.

Urdu

5

Status: main; causal marker: se

ādmī galtī se giraftār hu-ā th-ā.
man( m ). sg . dir mistake( f ). sg . obl from arrested be. pfv - sg . m pst - m . sg
The man was arrested by mistake.

Yupik (Siberian)

5

Status: main; causal marker: n.a.

n.a.
n.a.
n.a.
Note: No satisfactory translation has been obtained.