Person[app]: person of the applicative suffix
Person of the applicative suffix of a verb. The applicative suffixes, with the element -l- (-ለ-, -ሉ, -ላ, …), cross-reference an applied argument such as a beneficiary, maleficiary, instrument, source or location, and form a series distinct from the ordinary object suffixes (Person[obj]). The feature records the person of the applicative suffix, independently of the person of the subject (Person).
1: first person applied argument
Examples
ዘይሓልፈለይ / zəyħalfələy “It (the trouble) never passes for me” (maleficiary): Person=3|Person[app]=1 (ti_ref_179)
2: second person applied argument
Examples
- ገዚአልካ / gəziʔɛlka “I bought (it) for you (masc.)” (beneficiary)
3: third person applied argument
Examples
- ገዚአሉ / gəziʔɛlu “I bought (it) for him” (beneficiary):
Person=1|Person[app]=3(ti_ref_110)
Person[app] in other languages: [ti]