Home
Features
Chapters
Languages
References
Authors
Datapoint
Latvian
/
Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases
Language:
Latvian
Feature:
Alignment of Case Marking of Full Noun Phrases
by
Bernard Comrie
Value:
Nominative - accusative (standard)
Examples
Sentence igt-2064:
putn s lidoja
putn
bird
s
nom
lidoja
fly.pst.3
the bird was flying
Sentence igt-2065:
bērn s zīmē sun i
bērn
child
s
nom
zīmē
draw.prs.3
sun
dog
i
acc
the child is drawing a dog
Sentence igt-2066:
vin̢ š iet ātri
vin̢
he
š
nom
iet
go.prs.3
ātri
fast
he walks fast
Sentence igt-2067:
es vin̢ u pazīstu kā draug u
es
I.nom
vin̢
he
u
acc
pazīstu
know.prs.1sg
kā
as
draug
friend
u
acc
I know him as a friend
Sentence igt-2384:
Putn-s lidoja.
Putn-s
bird-
nom
lidoja.
fly.
pst
.3
The bird was flying.
Sentence igt-2385:
Bērn-s zīmē sun-i.
Bērn-s
child-
nom
zīmē
draw.PRES .3
sun-i.
dog-
acc
The child is drawing a dog.
References
Mathiassen 1997
cite
×