Values

0 no 29
1 yes 9
? missing value 0

Can finite verbs agree in number with a nominal object?

Uralic Areal Typology feature UT003

In addition to marking the P argument on the verb, a language may also encode the number of the object, as in Tundra Nenets (1a-b). This question maps languages, where such agreement is possible.

(1) Tundra Nenets

a. xadaəda
xadaə-da
kill-3SG>SG.OBJ
‘He killed him/her’

b. xadaŋaxəyuda
xadaŋa-xəyu-da
kill-DU.OBJ-3SG
‘He killed them two’
(Nikolaeva 2014:80)

By comparison, in Hungarian, irrespective of the number of the object, the 1Sg personal ending in the definite conjugation is -m (2). Thus, Hungarian is coded as '0'.

(2) Hungarian
Elolvastam a könyvet / a könyveket
el-olvas-t-am a könyv-et / a könyv-ek-et*
PFX-read-PST-1SG.DEF DEF.ART book-ACC / DEF.ART book-PL-ACC
'I read the book / the books'

Coding

The value is ‘1’ if there is a way to mark the number of the object on the main verb (as in Tundra Nenets). If no such distinction can be made, the value is '0' (as in Hungarian).

Language Value Comment Example Id