ASK FOR
| Typical context | The boy asked his parents for money. |
|---|---|
| Microroles | asker, askee, requested thing, ask for causer |
Verb forms 10
| Language | Verb form | Basic Coding frame |
|---|---|---|
| English | ask | 1-nom > V.subj[1] (> 2-acc) > for+3 |
| Russian | prositʹ | 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc (u+3-gen) |
| German | bitten | 1-nom V.subj[1] (2-acc) um+3-acc |
| Italian | chiedere | 1 > V.subj[1] > 2 (a+3) |
| Hokkaido Japanese | motome-ru | 1-nom 2-dat 3-acc V |
| Eastern Armenian | χndɾel | 1-nom 2-nomdat 3-abl V.subj[1] |
| Icelandic | biðja (1) | 1-nom V.agr[1] (2-acc) um+3-acc |
| Mandarin Chinese | yào | 1 > (PREP+2 >) V > 3 |
| Gothic | bidjan | 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc 3-acc |
| Latin | petō | 1-nom 2-acc a/ab 3-abl V.subj[1] |