
The language has a distinct applicative construction, which can be used on <b>transitive </b> base verbs. In an applicative construction, an affix is added to the verb, allowing the verb to take one additional argument. This property indicates that the language has an applicative construction which can apply to otherwise transitive verbs. <br><br> Polinsky (2008) provides an example from Tukang Besi. The (transitive) verb for ‘fetch’ normally takes one object, as in <i>no-ala te kau</i> ‘3.REALIS-fetch the wood’ for ‘she fetched the wood.’ Adding the applicative affix <i>-ako</i> allows the verb to take one additional argument, as in <i>no-ala<b>-ako</b> <u>te ina-su</u> te kau</i> ‘3.REALIS-fetch<b>-APPL</b> <u>the mother-my</u> the wood’ for ‘She fetched the wood (as a favor) for my mother’ (Polinsky 2008). <br><br><b>Note:</b> A construction is only considered applicative if it has both an affix and an additional arguments. Thus, English sentences like <i>I baked her a cake</i> do not qualify. <br><br><b>Glossing Convention:</b> The applicative morpheme will be glossed APPL. 
<br><br><b>Reference</b><br>Polinsky, Maria. 2008. Applicative Constructions. In Haspelmath et al. (2008), chapter 109. Available online at <a href="http://wals.info/feature/109">http://wals.info/feature/109</a href>.

