iobj: indirect object
The UD relation iobj is used in situations where a verb has two objects. The crucial point is that both must qualify
as objects under the UD guidelines, that is, both must be core arguments. Some types of nominals that are labeled as
objects by the traditional grammar of German are thus not objects in UD. In particular, the “indirect object” may be
understood as a dative object outside UD, but the morphological dative is an oblique marking in German, hence a dative
nominal can be attached as neither iobj nor obj; it must be obl or its subtype, and we use obl:arg for it.
Die Frau gibt dem Kind einen Apfel . \n The woman gives the child an apple .
obj(gibt, Apfel)
obl:arg(gibt, Kind)
obj(gives, apple)
obl:arg(gives, child)
In a rare case however, a verb may take two accusative objects:
Die Nachrichten kosteten den Vorstandsvorsitzenden seinen Job . \n The news cost the CEO his job .
iobj(kosteten, Vorstandsvorsitzenden)
obj(kosteten, Job)
iobj(cost, CEO)
obj(cost, job)
iobj in other languages: [bej] [bg] [cop] [cs] [de] [el] [en] [es] [eu] [fr] [fro] [gsw] [gub] [hy] [it] [ja] [ka] [kk] [la] [no] [pcm] [pt] [qpm] [ro] [ru] [sl] [sv] [swl] [tr] [u] [vi] [yue] [zh]