Participants, events and states
Roles of participants
Who feels, perceives or knows
Who feels, sees, knows, likes, or experiences it?
ਅਰਥ
The participant that has an internal experience: perception, emotion, thought, desire, pain, knowledge, or preference.
ਇਸ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਵੇਂ ਪਛਾਣਣਾ ਹੈ
Look for the person who feels or perceives rather than physically acts.
Visual guide
Inner-experience frame:
this song = stimulus
↓
I = experiencer
(like / feel / know)
Who has it inside?
ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਮੂਲ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿੱਚ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀ (ਗੁਰਮੁਖੀ)
Experiences often use dative experiencers with ਨੂੰ/ਮੈਨੂੰ rather than an English-style actor subject.
ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਗਾਣਾ ਪਸੰਦ ਹੈ।