BE DRY
| Typical context | The ground is dry. |
|---|---|
| Microroles | dry thing, drier / dry causer |
Verb forms 9
| Language | Verb form | Basic Coding frame |
|---|---|---|
| English | be dry | 1-nom > V.subj[1] |
| Russian | no verbal counterpart | N/A |
| German | trocken sein | 1-nom V.subj[1] |
| Italian | essere arido | 1 > V.subj[1] |
| Hokkaido Japanese | kawak-u | 1-nom V |
| Eastern Armenian | čʰoɾ e | 1-nom V.subj[1] |
| Icelandic | vera þurr | 1-nom V.agr[1] |
| Mandarin Chinese | gān | 1 > V |
| Gothic | ga-staurknan | 1-nom V.subj[1] |