| . | a. | er | schenkt | mir | Bücher |
| German | he.NOM | present:3.SG | I:DAT | book.N:(ACC)PL | |
| he presents books to me | |||||
| b. | er | beschenkt | mich | (mit | Büchern) | |
| he.NOM | APPL:present:3.SG | I:ACC | with | book.N:PL:DAT | ||
| he endows me (with books) | ||||||
| . | a. | er | spritzt | Blut | an | die | Wand |
| German | he.NOM | spray:3.SG | blood.N(ACC.SG) | at | DEF:ACC.SG.F | wall.F(ACC.SG) | |
| he sprays blood on the wall | |||||||
| b. | er | bespritzt | die | Wand | (mit | Blut) | |
| he.NOM | APPL:spray:3.SG | DEF:ACC.SG.F | wall.F(ACC.SG) | with | blood.N(DAT.SG) | ||
| he sprays the wall (with blood) | |||||||
| syntactic function of version ╲ | manipulated object | goal |
|---|---|---|
| basic | direct object | indirect/prepositional object |
| applicative | instrumental adjunct | direct object |