BE SAD
| Typical context | The little girl was sad. |
|---|---|
| Microroles | sad person, sadness causer, saddening thing |
Verb forms 12
| Language | Verb form | Basic Coding frame |
|---|---|---|
| English | be sad | 1-nom > V.subj[1] |
| English | feel sad | 1-nom > V.subj[1] |
| Russian | grustitʹ | 1-nom V.subj[1] |
| German | traurig sein | 1-nom V.subj[1] |
| German | trauern | 1-nom V.subj[1] |
| Italian | essere triste | 1 > V.subj[1] |
| Hokkaido Japanese | kanasi-i | 1-nom V |
| Eastern Armenian | tχuɾ e | 1-nom V.subj[1] |
| Icelandic | vera sorgmæddur | 1-nom V.agr[1] |
| Mandarin Chinese | bēishāng | 1 > V |
| Gothic | gaurs wairþan | 1-nom V.subj[1] |
| Latin | maereō | 1-nom V.subj[1] |