nsubj

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`nsubj`: nominal subject

A nominal subject is a nominal phrase which is the subject of a clause. The governor of the nsubj relation might not always be a verb: when the verb is a copular verb, the root of the clause is the complement of the copular verb, which can be an adjective or noun.



  
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Jeg har ingenting mer å si om det nå \n I have nothing more to say about that now
nsubj(har,Jeg)
{
    "text": "Jeg har ingenting mer å si om det nå \n I have nothing more to say about that now ",
    "entities": [
        [ "embedded-1-T1", "token", [ [ 0, 3 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T2", "token", [ [ 4, 7 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T3", "token", [ [ 8, 17 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T4", "token", [ [ 18, 21 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T5", "token", [ [ 22, 23 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T6", "token", [ [ 24, 26 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T7", "token", [ [ 27, 29 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T8", "token", [ [ 30, 33 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T9", "token", [ [ 34, 36 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T11", "token", [ [ 39, 40 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T12", "token", [ [ 41, 45 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T13", "token", [ [ 46, 53 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T14", "token", [ [ 54, 58 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T15", "token", [ [ 59, 61 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T16", "token", [ [ 62, 65 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T17", "token", [ [ 66, 71 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T18", "token", [ [ 72, 76 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-T19", "token", [ [ 77, 80 ] ] ]
    ],
    "relations": [
        [ "embedded-1-R1", "nsubj", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-T2" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-T1" ] ] ]
    ],
    "attributes": [],
    "error": false,
    "sentlabels": [ "1" ]
}



  
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Dette svaret er viktig for Frp \n This answer is important for Frp
nsubj(viktig,svaret)
{
    "text": "Dette svaret er viktig for Frp \n This answer is important for Frp ",
    "entities": [
        [ "embedded-2-T1", "token", [ [ 0, 5 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T2", "token", [ [ 6, 12 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T3", "token", [ [ 13, 15 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T4", "token", [ [ 16, 22 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T5", "token", [ [ 23, 26 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T6", "token", [ [ 27, 30 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T8", "token", [ [ 33, 37 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T9", "token", [ [ 38, 44 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T10", "token", [ [ 45, 47 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T11", "token", [ [ 48, 57 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T12", "token", [ [ 58, 61 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-2-T13", "token", [ [ 62, 65 ] ] ]
    ],
    "relations": [
        [ "embedded-2-R1", "nsubj", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-2-T4" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-2-T2" ] ] ]
    ],
    "attributes": [],
    "error": false,
    "sentlabels": [ "2" ]
}

Note that in cases where there is an expletive subject (expl), the nsubj relation is used to express the potential/postposed subject:



  
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Det eksisterer allerede en debatt \n There already exists a debate
expl(eksisterer-2,Det-1)
nsubj(eksisterer-2,debatt-5)
{
    "text": "Det eksisterer allerede en debatt \n There already exists a debate ",
    "entities": [
        [ "embedded-3-T1", "token", [ [ 0, 3 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-T2", "token", [ [ 4, 14 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-T3", "token", [ [ 15, 23 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-T4", "token", [ [ 24, 26 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-T5", "token", [ [ 27, 33 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-T7", "token", [ [ 36, 41 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-T8", "token", [ [ 42, 49 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-T9", "token", [ [ 50, 56 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-T10", "token", [ [ 57, 58 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-T11", "token", [ [ 59, 65 ] ] ]
    ],
    "relations": [
        [ "embedded-3-R1", "expl", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-3-T2" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-3-T1" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-3-R2", "nsubj", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-3-T2" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-3-T5" ] ] ]
    ],
    "attributes": [],
    "error": false,
    "sentlabels": [ "3" ]
}

Treebank Statistics (UD_Norwegian)

This relation is universal.

28341 nodes (9%) are attached to their parents as nsubj.

23679 instances of nsubj (84%) are right-to-left (child precedes parent). Average distance between parent and child is 2.41057125718923.

The following 52 pairs of parts of speech are connected with nsubj: VERB-PRON (11762; 42% instances), VERB-NOUN (6826; 24% instances), VERB-PROPN (4036; 14% instances), ADJ-PRON (1149; 4% instances), ADJ-NOUN (1045; 4% instances), NOUN-PRON (915; 3% instances), NOUN-NOUN (684; 2% instances), VERB-ADJ (421; 1% instances), NOUN-PROPN (335; 1% instances), ADJ-PROPN (220; 1% instances), VERB-DET (109; 0% instances), PRON-PRON (74; 0% instances), ADP-PRON (64; 0% instances), PRON-NOUN (61; 0% instances), ADV-PRON (58; 0% instances), VERB-NUM (58; 0% instances), ADP-NOUN (53; 0% instances), ADV-NOUN (49; 0% instances), PROPN-PRON (40; 0% instances), ADJ-ADJ (35; 0% instances), DET-NOUN (35; 0% instances), PROPN-NOUN (35; 0% instances), NOUN-ADJ (32; 0% instances), DET-PROPN (30; 0% instances), NUM-PRON (27; 0% instances), DET-PRON (24; 0% instances), ADP-PROPN (19; 0% instances), NUM-NOUN (18; 0% instances), PRON-PROPN (15; 0% instances), PROPN-PROPN (12; 0% instances), VERB-SCONJ (12; 0% instances), NOUN-DET (11; 0% instances), ADJ-DET (10; 0% instances), PRON-ADJ (10; 0% instances), ADV-PROPN (9; 0% instances), NOUN-NUM (8; 0% instances), NUM-PROPN (7; 0% instances), ADJ-NUM (6; 0% instances), PROPN-ADJ (4; 0% instances), PROPN-DET (4; 0% instances), PROPN-NUM (3; 0% instances), VERB-ADV (3; 0% instances), ADV-ADJ (2; 0% instances), ADV-DET (2; 0% instances), VERB-X (2; 0% instances), ADP-NUM (1; 0% instances), ADV-ADV (1; 0% instances), AUX-NOUN (1; 0% instances), DET-DET (1; 0% instances), INTJ-NOUN (1; 0% instances), NOUN-ADV (1; 0% instances), NUM-DET (1; 0% instances).



  
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# visual-style 5	bgColor:blue
# visual-style 5	fgColor:white
# visual-style 8	bgColor:blue
# visual-style 8	fgColor:white
# visual-style 8 5 nsubj	color:blue
1	Dette	dette	PRON	_	Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	0	root	_	_
2	uaktet	uaktet	ADP	_	_	8	mark	_	_
3	at	at	SCONJ	_	_	8	mark	_	_
4	også	også	ADV	_	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	han	han	PRON	_	Animacy=Anim|Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	selv	selv	DET	_	PronType=Prs	5	det	_	_
7	har	ha	AUX	_	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	underskrevet	underskrive	VERB	_	VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
9	dommen	dom	NOUN	_	Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	8	dobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	$.	PUNCT	_	_	1	punct	_	_
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        [ "embedded-4-S1-T2", "ADP", [ [ 6, 12 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T3", "SCONJ", [ [ 13, 15 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T4", "ADV", [ [ 16, 20 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T5", "PRON", [ [ 21, 24 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T6", "DET", [ [ 25, 29 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T7", "AUX", [ [ 30, 33 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-T8", "VERB", [ [ 34, 46 ] ] ],
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    "relations": [
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R0", "root", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T1" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R1", "mark", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T8" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T2" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R2", "mark", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T8" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T3" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R3", "advmod", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T5" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T4" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R4", "nsubj", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T8" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T5" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R5", "det", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T5" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T6" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R6", "aux", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T8" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T7" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R7", "advcl", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T1" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T8" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R8", "dobj", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T8" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T9" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-4-S1-R9", "punct", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-4-S1-T1" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-4-S1-T10" ] ] ]
    ],
    "comments": [ [ "embedded-4-S1-T1", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: dette" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T2", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: uaktet" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: at" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: også" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T5", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: han" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T6", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: selv" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T7", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: ha" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T8", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: underskrive" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T9", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: dom" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T9", "AnnotatorNotes", "Misc: SpaceAfter=No" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T10", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: $." ] ],
    "styles": [ [ "embedded-4-S1-T5", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T5", "fgColor", "white" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T8", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-4-S1-T8", "fgColor", "white" ], [ [ "embedded-4-S1-T8", "embedded-4-S1-T5", "nsubj" ], "color", "blue" ] ],
    "sentlabels": [ "4" ],
    "text": "Dette uaktet at også han selv har underskrevet dommen .",
    "error": false
}



  
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# visual-style 3	bgColor:blue
# visual-style 3	fgColor:white
# visual-style 2	bgColor:blue
# visual-style 2	fgColor:white
# visual-style 2 3 nsubj	color:blue
1	Hvordan	hvordan	ADV	_	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	behandler	behandle	VERB	_	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	meddommeren	meddommer	NOUN	_	Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	dyr	dyr	NOUN	_	Definite=Ind|Gender=Neut|Number=Plur	2	dobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	$?	PUNCT	_	_	2	punct	_	_
{
    "entities": [
        [ "embedded-5-S1-T1", "ADV", [ [ 0, 7 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-5-S1-T2", "VERB", [ [ 8, 17 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-5-S1-T3", "NOUN", [ [ 18, 29 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-5-S1-T4", "NOUN", [ [ 30, 33 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-5-S1-T5", "PUNCT", [ [ 34, 35 ] ] ]
    ],
    "attributes": [ [ "embedded-5-S1-A1", "Mood", "embedded-5-S1-T2", "Ind" ], [ "embedded-5-S1-A2", "Tense", "embedded-5-S1-T2", "Pres" ], [ "embedded-5-S1-A3", "VerbForm", "embedded-5-S1-T2", "Fin" ], [ "embedded-5-S1-A4", "Definite", "embedded-5-S1-T3", "Def" ], [ "embedded-5-S1-A5", "Gender", "embedded-5-S1-T3", "Masc" ], [ "embedded-5-S1-A6", "Number", "embedded-5-S1-T3", "Sing" ], [ "embedded-5-S1-A7", "Definite", "embedded-5-S1-T4", "Ind" ], [ "embedded-5-S1-A8", "Gender", "embedded-5-S1-T4", "Neut" ], [ "embedded-5-S1-A9", "Number", "embedded-5-S1-T4", "Plur" ] ],
    "relations": [
        [ "embedded-5-S1-R0", "advmod", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-5-S1-T2" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-5-S1-T1" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-5-S1-R1", "root", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-5-S1-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-5-S1-T2" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-5-S1-R2", "nsubj", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-5-S1-T2" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-5-S1-T3" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-5-S1-R3", "dobj", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-5-S1-T2" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-5-S1-T4" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-5-S1-R4", "punct", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-5-S1-T2" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-5-S1-T5" ] ] ]
    ],
    "comments": [ [ "embedded-5-S1-T1", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: hvordan" ], [ "embedded-5-S1-T2", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: behandle" ], [ "embedded-5-S1-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: meddommer" ], [ "embedded-5-S1-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: dyr" ], [ "embedded-5-S1-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Misc: SpaceAfter=No" ], [ "embedded-5-S1-T5", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: $?" ] ],
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    "sentlabels": [ "5" ],
    "text": "Hvordan behandler meddommeren dyr ?",
    "error": false
}



  
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# visual-style 2	bgColor:blue
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# visual-style 3	bgColor:blue
# visual-style 3	fgColor:white
# visual-style 3 2 nsubj	color:blue
1	Og	og	CONJ	_	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Aftenposten	Aftenposten	PROPN	_	Gender=Masc	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leverer	levere	VERB	_	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	$,	PUNCT	_	_	3	punct	_	_
5	også	også	ADV	_	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	her	her	ADV	_	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	$.	PUNCT	_	_	3	punct	_	_
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        [ "embedded-6-S1-T1", "CONJ", [ [ 0, 2 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-6-S1-T2", "PROPN", [ [ 3, 14 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-6-S1-T3", "VERB", [ [ 15, 22 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-6-S1-T4", "PUNCT", [ [ 23, 24 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-6-S1-T5", "ADV", [ [ 25, 29 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-6-S1-T6", "ADV", [ [ 30, 33 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-6-S1-T7", "PUNCT", [ [ 34, 35 ] ] ]
    ],
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    "relations": [
        [ "embedded-6-S1-R0", "cc", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-6-S1-T3" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-6-S1-T1" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-6-S1-R1", "nsubj", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-6-S1-T3" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-6-S1-T2" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-6-S1-R2", "root", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-6-S1-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-6-S1-T3" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-6-S1-R3", "punct", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-6-S1-T3" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-6-S1-T4" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-6-S1-R4", "advmod", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-6-S1-T6" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-6-S1-T5" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-6-S1-R5", "advmod", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-6-S1-T3" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-6-S1-T6" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-6-S1-R6", "punct", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-6-S1-T3" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-6-S1-T7" ] ] ]
    ],
    "comments": [ [ "embedded-6-S1-T1", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: og" ], [ "embedded-6-S1-T2", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: Aftenposten" ], [ "embedded-6-S1-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: levere" ], [ "embedded-6-S1-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Misc: SpaceAfter=No" ], [ "embedded-6-S1-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: $," ], [ "embedded-6-S1-T5", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: også" ], [ "embedded-6-S1-T6", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: her" ], [ "embedded-6-S1-T6", "AnnotatorNotes", "Misc: SpaceAfter=No" ], [ "embedded-6-S1-T7", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: $." ] ],
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    "sentlabels": [ "6" ],
    "text": "Og Aftenposten leverer , også her .",
    "error": false
}

nsubj in other languages: [bg] [cs] [de] [el] [en] [es] [eu] [fa] [fi] [fr] [ga] [he] [hu] [it] [ja] [ko] [sv] [u]

nsubj: nominal subject

Treebank Statistics (UD_Norwegian)

`nsubj`: nominal subject