obj:agent
: agent object of a non-actor-focused verb
A ng-marked nominal that denotes the agent in a clause with a voice other than actor-focus.
Unlike in Indo-European languages, the agent is still a core argument, hence it is labeled
obj:agent
rather than obl:agent.
Binigyan ng titser ng premyo ang istudyante . \n Given the teacher a prize the student .
obj:agent(Binigyan, titser)
obj:agent(Given, teacher)
“The teacher gave the student a prize.”
obj:agent in other languages: [apu] [fr] [hy] [tl]