nsubj: nominal subject
A nominal subject is a noun phrase which is the syntactic subject of a clause.
Examples
Rachaidh sí abhaile `She will go home’
Rachaidh sí abhaile \n Will_go she home
nsubj(Rachaidh, sí)
In a copula construction, the nsubj is dependent on the predicate (in this case the noun réitigh ‘solution’).
Is réitigh sealadach iad `They are temporary solutions’
Is réitigh sealadach iad \n Is temporary solutions they
nsubj(réitigh, iad)
cop(réitigh, Is)
The head of an infinitival phrase can also be nsubj in a copula construction – in Irish, the infinitive verb form is a verbal noun.
Ar mhaith leat teach a cheannach ? ‘Would you like to buy a house?’
Ar mhaith leat teach a cheannach ? \n Is good with_you house to buy?
nsubj(mhaith, cheannach)
Treebank Statistics (UD_Irish)
This relation is universal.
1625 nodes (7%) are attached to their parents as nsubj.
1408 instances of nsubj (87%) are left-to-right (parent precedes child).
Average distance between parent and child is 1.62892307692308.
The following 45 pairs of parts of speech are connected with nsubj: ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/NOUN (644; 40% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/PRON (415; 26% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/PART (185; 11% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/PROPN (105; 6% instances), ga-pos/ADJ-ga-pos/NOUN (56; 3% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/NOUN (55; 3% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/PRON (37; 2% instances), ga-pos/PRON-ga-pos/NOUN (22; 1% instances), ga-pos/ADJ-ga-pos/PRON (11; 1% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/X (9; 1% instances), ga-pos/PRON-ga-pos/PRON (8; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/PART (7; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADP-ga-pos/PRON (5; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/PROPN (5; 0% instances), ga-pos/PROPN-ga-pos/NOUN (5; 0% instances), ga-pos/SCONJ-ga-pos/PRON (5; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADP-ga-pos/NOUN (4; 0% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/ADJ (4; 0% instances), ga-pos/X-ga-pos/NOUN (4; 0% instances), ga-pos/PROPN-ga-pos/PRON (3; 0% instances), ga-pos/PROPN-ga-pos/PROPN (3; 0% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/NUM (3; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADJ-ga-pos/ADJ (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/ADJ (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/ADP (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/PRON-ga-pos/PROPN (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/SCONJ-ga-pos/ADP (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/ADP (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/SCONJ (2; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADJ-ga-pos/ADP (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/ADJ-ga-pos/PROPN (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/CONJ-ga-pos/NOUN (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/CONJ-ga-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/CONJ-ga-pos/PROPN (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/DET-ga-pos/NOUN (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/DET-ga-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/ADV (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/DET (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/SCONJ (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/NOUN-ga-pos/X (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/PART-ga-pos/NOUN (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/PRON-ga-pos/ADP (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/SCONJ-ga-pos/NOUN (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/VERB-ga-pos/CONJ (1; 0% instances), ga-pos/X-ga-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances).
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1 Seo seo VERB Cop PronType=Dem|VerbForm=Cop 0 root _ _
2 an an DET Art Definite=Def|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 3 det _ _
3 fear fear NOUN Noun Case=Com|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 xcomp:pred _ _
4 a a PART Vb PartType=Vb|PronType=Rel 5 dobj _ _
5 chonaic feic VERB VTI Form=Len|Mood=Ind|Tense=Past 1 csubj:cleft _ _
6 an an DET Art Definite=Def|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 7 det _ _
7 bhean bean NOUN Noun Case=Com|Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _
8 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _
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1 Níor níor PART Vb Negative=Neg|PartType=Vb|Tense=Past 2 neg _ _
2 tháinig tar VERB VI Form=Len|Mood=Ind|Negative=Neg|Tense=Past 0 root _ _
3 sé sé PRON Pers Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 nsubj _ _
4 go go PART Ad PartType=Ad 5 mark:prt _ _
5 fóill fóill ADJ Adj Degree=Pos 2 advmod _ _
6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _
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1 Bhí bí VERB PastInd Form=Len|Mood=Ind|Tense=Past 0 root _ _
2 ciúnas ciúnas NOUN Noun Case=Com|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _
3 millteanach millteanach ADJ Adj Case=Com|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 amod _ _
4 sa i ADP Art Number=Sing|PronType=Art 5 case _ _
5 halla halla NOUN Noun Case=Com|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 xcomp:pred _ _
6 mhór mór ADJ Adj Case=Com|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 amod _ _
7 a a PART Vb PartType=Vb|PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _
8 bhí bí VERB PastInd Form=Len|Mood=Ind|Tense=Past 5 acl:relcl _ _
9 chóir cóir NOUN Noun Case=Com|Form=Len|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 8 xcomp:pred _ _
10 lán lán ADJ Adj Case=Com|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 9 amod _ _
11 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _
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