Erlangen Valency Patternbank

List patterns

Find a word

Type in a word or browse through our wordlist.

Find a pattern element

Enter a pattern element (such as to_INF) or take a look at the list of pattern elements.

Switch to simple subject view

chat (verb)

Main sense

number	active	passive
1	NP + VHC_act
2	NP + VHC_act + about_NP	NP + VHC_pass + about \| (+ by_phrase)
	NP + VHC_act + about_wh_CL	wh_CL + VHC_pass + about \| (+ by_phrase)
	NP + VHC_act + to_NP	NP + VHC_pass + to \| (+ by_phrase)
	NP + VHC_act + with_NP	NP + VHC_pass + with \| (+ by_phrase)
3	NP + VHC_act + about_NP + to_NP	NP + VHC_pass + about + to_NP \| (+ by_phrase) NP + VHC_pass + to + about_NP \| (+ by_phrase)
	NP + VHC_act + to_NP + about_NP
	NP + VHC_act + about_NP + with_NP	NP + VHC_pass + about + with_NP \| (+ by_phrase) NP + VHC_pass + with + about_NP \| (+ by_phrase)
	NP + VHC_act + with_NP + about_NP

Sense IPV1.1

number	active	passive
IPV	NP + VHC_act + NP + up	NP + VHC_pass + up \| (+ by_phrase)
IPV	NP + VHC_act + up + NP	NP + VHC_pass + up \| (+ by_phrase)