Universal 897: individuated/thematic object ⇔ objective conjugation;non-individuated/non-thematic object ⇔ subjective conjugation

Original: Whenever there is an opposition between a subjective and an objective conjugation, the former will be used with non-individuated or non-thematic objects, and the latter with individuated or thematic objects.
Standardized: Whenever there is an opposition between a subjective and an objective conjugation, the former will be used with non-individuated or non-thematic objects, and the latter with individuated or thematic objects.
Keywords: conjugation, objective, subjective, object
Domain: inflection, syntax
Type: no genuine implication; rather: provided that
Status: achronic
Quality: absolute
Basis: languages surveyed in Lazard 1998 (see language index in Lazard 1998: 275-8)
Source: Lazard 1998: 222-223

Universal 897: individuated/thematic object ⇔ objective conjugation;
non-individuated/non-thematic object ⇔ subjective conjugation