Elena Uzenëva
Gradec 2
1 (c) [0:02] Well, there [was] this guy in the village – there’s four sons
disc | [...] | one sg m adj | one sg m adj | in | village sg n | nom 3pl | 3pl pres cop clt | four an.num | people pl | son pl m |
2 (c) [0:08] and when the youngest of them was born, and –
and | this sg m adj | most | little sg m def | when conj | acc refl clt | bear sg m L.part P |
3 (b) [0:11] Let’s drink up our coffee and be off to – you know.
hort | drink 1pl pres P | this sg n adj | coffee sg n | and | hort | go 1pl pres P | for | disc |
4 (c) [0:13] And some of the neighbors, the relatives there, supposedly said –
and | one pl adj | from | people pl def | there adv | from | neighbor pl m def | from | relative pl m def | say pl L.part P |
5 (c) [0:16] – to the one that’s the middle son – he said, “Take
ost | to | this sg m adj |
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middle sg m def adj | by | size sg f | say 3sg pres P | take sg imv P |
6 (c) [0:22] and throw this [child] into the creek.” And they live –
and | acc m 3sg clt | throw sg imv P | this sg m adj | in | river sg f def | and | nom 3pl | live 3pl pres I | hes |
7 (c) [0:26] their yard backs right up on the river, on this river
yard sg m def | dat 3pl clt | touch 3sg pres I | in | river sg f def | in | this sg f adj | river sg f |
8 (EU) Uh huh
bkch |
9 (c) [0:28] [the one] after this house here, after, uh –
after | this sg f adj | house sg f | here adv | after |
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10 (b) [0:30] The first one.
first sg f def adj |
11 (c) [0:30] the first one, that’s right. – “And throw him [in] there,” he said,
first sg f def adj | ost | thus adv | and | throw sg imv P | acc m 3sg clt | there adv | say 3sg pres P |
12 (c) [0:34] “because he’s going to take your house and inheritance”.
because | nom m 3sg | fut | dat 2pl clt | take 3sg pres P | house f def | and | estate sg m def |
13 (c) [0:37] And that’s how it was. So he took this child.
ost | this sg n adj | 3sg pres aux clt | sg n L.part cop | and | this sg m adj | take 3sg pres P | this sg n adj | child sg n |
14 (c) [0:40] I don’t know where its father had gone off to, [but] its mother
and | father sg m | dat m 3sg clt | neg | know 1sg pres I | where interr | go sg m L.part P | mother f sg | dat m 3sg clt |
15 (c) [0:44] had supposedly gone to the neighbors and he, it appears, was left with this child.
go sg f L.part P | to | neighbor pl m def | and | nom m 3sg | remain sg m L.part P | with | this sg n adj | child sg n |
16 (c) [0:47] With his smaller brother.
with | little.brother sg n def | dat refl clt | little sg n def adj |
17 (EU) Mmhm.
bkch
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18 (c) [0:49] And he took it, to carry it off to the river to –
and | nom m 3sg | acc n 3sg clt | take 3sg pres P | comp | acc n 3sg clt | carry 3sg pres I | in | river sg f def | comp | acc n 3sg clt |
19 (c) [0:52] to throw it into the creek.
in | river sg f def | comp | acc m 3sg clt | throw 3sg pres P |
20 (EU) Hm.
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21 (c) [0:54] But when he took it into his arms, it was all wrapped up
however | when conj | acc m 3sg clt | take sg m L.part P | in | hand pl f def | nom m 3sg | 3sg pres aux clt | sg m L.part cop | wind sg m P.part P |
22 (c) [0:57] in these swaddling clothes.
with | this sg m adj | swaddling sg m |
23 (EU) Mmhm.
bkch |
24 (c) [0:59] Wrapped, however the cloth wasn’t well wrapped,
wind sg m P.part P | however | swaddling sg m def | neg | 3sg pres aux clt | sg m L.part cop | wind sg m P.part P | much adv |
25 (c) [1:02] and it apparently became untied and dragged along the ground.
and | acc refl clt | untie sg m L.part P | thus adv | and | and | acc refl clt | drag sg m L.part I | along | earth sg f def |
26 (c) [1:06] And so it appears that when he got there, arrived at the river –
and | when conj | pass sg m L.part P | thus adv | to | river sg f def | reach sg m L.part P |
27 (c) [1:09] back then there was apparently not trees like now
L.part exist | then adv | neg | like | now adv | wood pl n | such pl adj |
28 (c) [1:13] but rather these sticks, the size they put on a chopping block –
but | stick pl f | such sg n | and | acc refl clt | put 3pl pres I | on | chopping.block sg m |
29 (b) [1:16] brushwood
brushwood pl f |
30 (c) [1:17] Big chunks of brushwood, and then this big thing that they put the brushwood onto.
brushwood pl f | big pl adj | disc | ost | thus adv | big sg n adj | thing sg n | thus sg n adj | put 3pl pres I | brushwood pl f | above adv |
31 (EU) Mmhm.
bkch |
32 (c) [1:23] And apparently when he went past this chopping block, as we call it,
and | nom m 3sg | when conj | pass sg m L.part P | along | this sg m adj | this sg m adj | chopping.block sg m | this sg n adj | dat m 3sg clt | call 1pl pres I |
33 (c) [1:28] he went by and this cloth caught on it. This cloth was caught,
pass sg m L.part P | and | that sg m adj | swaddling sg m | acc refl clt | hook sg m L.part P | this sg m adj | swaddling sg m | acc refl clt | hook sg m L.part P |
34 (c) [1:32] and he, being small, kept trying to pull at it, but
and | nom m 3sg | little sg m adj | and | nom m 3sg | endeavor sg m L.part I | pull sg m L.part I | pull sg m L.part I | however | […] | […] |
35 (c) [1:36] apparently it didn’t occur to him to leave the child, to detach it,
neg | 3sg pres aux clt | acc refl clt | guess sg m L.part P | comp | leave 3sg pres P | child sg n def | and | comp | acc n 3sg clt | unhook 3sg pres P |
36 (c) [1:38] but apparently still thought that it – that he could pull it out,
but | think sg m L.part I | thus adv | comp | acc m 3sg clt | comp | comp | acc m 3sg clt | pull 3sg pres P | disc |
37 (c) [1:42] but the cloth was apparently we-very well stuck in these –
however | swaddling sg m def | sg m L.part cop |
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firmly adv | acc refl clt | hook sg m L.part P | in | this pl adj |
38 (c) [1:45] in that brushwood, in those trees. And about that time
in | this sg m adj | brushwood sg m | in | this pl adj | wood pl n | and | by | this sg n adj | time sg n |
39 (c) [1:48] his mother comes and sees that the child is missing.
come 3sg pres I | mother f sg | dat m 3sg clt | and | see 3sg pres I | that conj | child sg n def | acc n 3sg clt | pres neg exist |
40 (c) [1:52] She apparently went out and started to scream when she saw it,
and | go.out sg f L.part P | out adv | begin sg f L.part P | comp | call 3sg pres I | when inter.rel | acc n 3sg clt | see sg f L.part P |
41 (c) [1:55] and him trying so hard to unhook it so he could throw it in the creek
and | nom m 3sg | endeavor 3sg pres I | comp | acc n 3sg clt | unhook 3sg pres P | comp | acc n 3sg clt | throw 3sg pres P | in | river sg f def |
42 (c) [1:58] And she was shouting –
and | nom f 3sg | call sg f L.part P |
43 (b) [1:58] You see, it’s God’s sign. Every person has his days [to live out].
see 2sg pres I | interr clt | God's sg m adj | sign sg m | person sg m | when conj | 2sg pres aux clt | have sg m L.part I | day pl m |
44 (c) [2:00] The swaddling cloth had gotten stuck. You see? That’s why you need swaddling cloths.
hook sg m L.part P | 3sg pres aux clt | swaddling sg m def | swaddling sg m def | see 2sg pres I | interr clt | therefore adv | must pres I imprs | comp | pres exist | swaddling sg m |