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Pauli Salo (2003). CAUSATIVES AND THE EMPTY LEXICON.
URL: http://ethesis.helsinki.fi/julkaisut/hum/psyko/vk/salo/causativ.pdf
(Last accessed 2009-07-23).
ODIN: http://odin.linguistlist.org/igt_raw.php?id= 1365&langcode=fin (2021-05-15).
Example #1:
(92) juostiin kotiin
ran-pass-past home
`People ran home / there was a running home.'
Example #2:
(93) juoksin
ran-past-1sg
`I ran.'
Example #3:
(94) juoksutin koiraa
ran-caus-past-sg1 dog-prt
`I made the dog run.'
Example #4:
(95) juoksututin koiraa
ran-caus-caus-past-sg1 dog-prt
`I made the dog run / I made somebody to made the dog run.'
Example #5:
(96) juoksutettiin koiraa
ran-caus-caus-past-pass dog-prt
'A dog was made to run.'
Example #6:
aa
running-caus is boring
`Making somebody run is boring.'
Example #7:
(98) juoksutta ja
run-caus-agent
`the one who causes running.'
Example #8:
(99) juoksutettava
run-caus-patient
`the one who is caused to run.'
Example #9:
(107) hissi nousi
elevator-nom rise-past-sg3
`The elevator rise.'
Example #10:
(109) Erebus nosti hissin
Erebus-nom lift-past-sg3 elevator
Erebus lifted the elevator.
Example #11:
(111) Charon nostattaa hissin
Charon-nom lift-caus-sg3 elevator
`Charon caused somebody to lift the elevator.
Example #12:
(112) Charon nostatti hissin Erebusilla
Charon-nom lift-caus-past-sg3 elevator Erebus-sem
`Charon caused Erebus to lift the elevator.'
Example #13:
(117) Merja juoksi kotiin
Merja-nom ran-past-sg1 home-sem
`Merja ran home.'
Example #14:
(118) Pekka juoksutti Merjan kotiin
Pekka-nom ran-caus-past-sg1 Merja-acc home-sem
`Pekka made Merja run home.'
Example #15:
(119) Erebus nostatti hissin Merjalla
Erebus-nom lift-caus-past elevator-acc Merja-sem
`Erebus had Merja lift the elevator.'
Example #16:
(122) Pekalta puuttuivat kyvyt
Pekka-sem lack-past abilities
`Pekka lacked ability.'
Example #17:
(123) *Merja puututti Pekalta kyvyt
Merja-nom lack-caus-past Pekka-sem abilities
`*Merja caused Pekka to lack ability.'
Example #18:
(126) mtsikana ana-chit-its-a kuti mtsuko u-gw-e
girl agr-do-make-asp that water-pot agr-fall-asp
`The girl made the water pot fall.'
Example #19:
(127) mtsikana anau-gw-ets-a mtsuko
girl agr-fall-made-asp water-pot
`The girl made the waterpot fall.'
Example #20:
(198) Pekka kuoli
Pekka-nom die-past
`Pekka died.'
Example #21:
(199) ?Merja kuoletti Pekan
Merja-nom die-caus Pekka-acc
`Merja caused Pekka to die.'
Example #22:
(206) Pekka nostattaa kapinan
Pekka rise-caus revolution
`Pekka caused a revolution to rise.'
Example #23:
(207) Pekka nostattaa myrskyn
Pekka rise-caus storm
`Pekka causes a storm to rise.'
Example #24:
(208) Pekka nostattaa hissin
Pekka rise-caus elevator
`Pekka causes an elevator to rise.'
Example #25:
(259) talo rakennettiin
house-nom build-pass-past
`The house was built.'
Example #26:
(260) rakennettiin talo
build-pass-past house-nom
`The house was built.'
Example #27:
(268) ihmiset juoksevat kadulla
people-nom run-pl1 streets
`People run on the streets.'