TOUCH

Typical context The boy touched the snake with a stick.
Microroles toucher, touchee, touching instrument, touch causer

Verb forms 12

Language Verb form Basic Coding frame
English touch 1-nom > V.subj[1] > 2-acc (> with+3)
Russian kosnutʹsja 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-gen (3-instr)
German berühren 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc
German anfassen 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-acc
Italian toccare 1 > V.subj[1] > 2 (con+3)
Hokkaido Japanese sawar-u 1-nom 2-dat V
Eastern Armenian kpčʰel 1-nom 2-dat 3-instr V.subj[1]
Eastern Armenian dipčʰel 1-nom 2-dat 3-instr V.subj[1]
Icelandic snerta 1-nom V.agr[1] 2-acc
Mandarin Chinese (chù)mō 1 > V > 2
Gothic at-tekan 1-nom V.subj[1] 2-dat
Latin tangō 1-nom 2-acc V.subj[1]