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Dependencies

Note: nmod, neg, and punct appear in two places.

Core dependents of clausal predicates
Nominal dep Predicate dep
nsubj csubj
nsubjpass csubjpass
dobj ccomp xcomp
iobj
Non-core dependents of clausal predicates
Nominal dep Predicate dep Modifier word
nmod advcl advmod
    neg
Special clausal dependents
Nominal dep Auxiliary Other
vocative aux mark
discourse auxpass punct
expl cop
Noun dependents
Nominal dep Predicate dep Modifier word
nummod acl amod
appos   det
nmod   neg
Compounding and unanalyzed
compound mwe goeswith
name foreign
Coordination
conj cc punct
Case-marking, prepositions, possessive
case
Loose joining relations
list parataxis remnant
dislocated reparandum
Other
Sentence head Unspecified dependency
root dep

acl: clausal modifier of noun

The dependency type acl is used for relative clauses and clausal complements of nouns. For a relative clause, the head of the dependency is the noun modified by the clause, and the dependant is the main predicate of the clause.

太郎 が 食べ た リンゴ \n Taro NOM eat PAST apple
acl(リンゴ, 食べ)
case(太郎, が)
aux(食べ, た)

Formal noun こと / koto “fact” can have a clausal complement and forms a noun phrase denoting the action expressed by the clause. For a example, 走る / hashiru “run” こと / koto “fact” means running (or a fact that someone runs).

ほめ られ た こと \n praise PASSIVE PAST fact
acl(こと, ほめ)
auxpass(ほめ, られ)
aux(ほめ, た)

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advcl: adverbial clause modifier

The dependency type advcl is reserved for subordinate clauses. The head of the dependency is the main predicate of the main clause, and the dependant is the main predicate of the subordinate clause. A subordinate clauses consists of a clause and a word of “SCONJ”, and is typically followed by the main clause.

食べ た なら 行く 。 \n eat PAST if go .
advcl(行く, 食べ)
aux(食べ, た)
mark(食べ, なら)
punct(行く, 。)

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advmod: adverbial modifier

The dependency type advmod is used for adverbial modifiers of verbs, nominal verbs, adjectives and nominal adjectives.

ゆっくり 走る 。 \n slowly run .
advmod(走る, ゆっくり)
punct(走る, 。)

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amod: adjectival modifier

Adjectival modifiers (amod) are adjectives and nominal adjectives. A nominal adjective must be followed by an auxiliary な / na to modify a noun. Note that adjectival modifiers with arguments are tagged as “acl”.

きれい な リンゴ \n beautiful AUX apple
amod(リンゴ, きれい)
aux(きれい, な)

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appos: appositional modifier

Appositive relations.

形態素 解析 器 Mecab \n morpheme analysis tool Mecab
appos(Mecab, 器)
compound(解析, 形態素)
compound(器, 解析)

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aux: auxiliary

The dependency type aux is used for auxiliary verbs and particles that attach to predicates.

ご飯 を 食べ た 。 \n rice ACC eat PAST .
case(ご飯, を)
dobj(食べ, ご飯)
aux(食べ, た)
punct(食べ, 。)
行き ます か 。 \n go POLITE QUESTION .
aux(行き, ます)
aux(行き, か)
punct(行き, 。)

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auxpass: passive auxiliary

The passive auxiliaries in Japanese are れる / reru and られる / rareru. They attach to the main verbs to form verbal phrases in the passive voice. Note that passivization causes case alternations.

太郎 が 雇わ れ た 。 \n Taro NOM employ PASSIVE PAST .
auxpass(雇わ, れ)
case(太郎, が)
nsubjpass(雇わ, 太郎)
aux(雇わ, た)
punct(雇わ, 。)

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case: case marking

In Japanese, case markers are particles attaching to a noun phrase. The particles are tagged as “ADP” in UD Japanese.

Typical case markers are as follows:

太郎 が 東京 へ 行く 。\n Taro NOM Tokyo TO go .
case(太郎, が)
case(東京, へ)
nsubj(行く, 太郎)
nmod(行く, 東京)
太郎 の 家 \n Taro OF house
case(太郎, の)
nmod(家, 太郎)

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cc: coordinating conjunction

The dependency type cc is used for CONJ, that is, conjunction and coordinating conjunctive particle (e.g. と / to, や / ya). See the example of conj.

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ccomp: clausal complement

Clausal complements are typically introduced by a postpositional particle と / to “that”. The head of the dependency ccomp is the main verb of the main clause, and the dependant is the main predicate of the complement.

きれい だ と 思う 。 \n beautiful AUX that think .
ccomp(思う, きれい)
aux(きれい, だ)
case(きれい, と)
punct(思う, 。)

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compound: compound

The dependency type compound in UD Japanese is used for noun compounds and verb compounds.

構文 解析 \n syntax analysis
compound(解析, 構文)
泳ぎ 着く \n swim reach
compound(着く, 泳ぎ)

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conj: conjunct

The dependency type conj represents coordination. Following the definition of UD, the head of the dependency is the first conjunct.

太郎 と 次郎 \n Taro and Jiro
cc(太郎, と)
conj(太郎, 次郎)

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cop: copula

The dependency type cop is reserved for a copular auxiliary だ / da. The auxiliary typically follows a noun phrase to form a copular clause. A postpositional phrase with a nominative case is commonly needed to complete sentence.

For example, dependencies for 太郎 は 学生 だ 。/ Taro ha gakusei da “Taro is a student.” are as follows.

太郎 は 学生 だ 。 \n Taro TOPIC student COPULA .
nsubj(学生, 太郎)
case(太郎, は)
cop(学生, だ)
punct(学生, 。)

Note that we treat the auxiliary だ / da after adjectives as aux. Therefore dependencies for さくら が きれい だ 。 / sakura ga kirei da “The cherry blossoms are beautiful.” do not include the `cop’ relation.

さくら が きれい だ 。 \n cherry_blossoms NOM beautiful AUX .
nsubj(きれい, さくら)
case(さくら, が)
aux(きれい, だ)
punct(きれい, 。)

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csubj: clausal subject

A clausal subject (csubj) is commonly introduced by a pair of particles, a nominal marker の / no and a nominative case marker が / ga. When the phrase is topicalized, the nominative が / ga is replaced by は / wa.

太郎 が 怒ら れる の は いや だ 。 \n Taro NOM punish PASSIVE that TOPIC dislike AUX .
csubj(いや, 怒ら)
nsubjpass(怒ら, 太郎)
case(太郎, が)
auxpass(怒ら, れる)
mark(怒ら, の)
case(怒ら, は)
aux(いや, だ)
punct(いや, 。)

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csubjpass: clausal passive subject

The dependency type csubjpass is used for clausal subjects of passive verbs.

言っ た の が 悔やま れる 。 \n say PAST that NOM regret PASSIVE .
csubjpass(悔やま, 言っ)
auxpass(悔やま, れる)
aux(言っ, た)
mark(言っ, の)
case(言っ, が)
punct(悔やま, 。)

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dep: unspecified dependency

Undefined.

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det: determiner

The dependency type det is for a closed set of adnominals.

The full list of the adnominals is as follows:

この 本 \n this book
det(本, この)

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discourse: discourse element

Discourse elements (discourse) in UD Japanese is interjection and emoticons.

あー つかれ た 。 \n ah tire PAST .
discourse(つかれ, あー)
aux(つかれ, た)
punct(つかれ, 。)

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dislocated: dislocated elements

The dependency type dislocated is used for topic phrases. A topic phrase introduces the topic of a sentence, and are typically prepositional phrases with a topic marker は / ha. One of the most famous examples is 象 は 鼻 が 長い 。/ zou wa hana ga nagai “For elephants, noses are long.”

象 は 鼻 が 長い 。 \n elephant TOPIC nose NOM long .
dislocated(長い, 象)
case(象, は)
case(鼻, が)
nsubj(長い, 鼻)
punct(長い, 。)

Note that the relation is not used for a topicalized phrase that is also a core argument of the sentence.

太郎 は 東京 へ 行く 。\n Taro TOPIC Tokyo TO go .
case(太郎, は)
case(東京, へ)
nsubj(行く, 太郎)
nmod(行く, 東京)

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dobj: direct object

Direct object (typically a postpositional phrase with a case marker を / o).

ご飯 を 食べる 。 \n Rice ACC eat .
dobj(食べる, ご飯)
case(ご飯, を)
punct(食べる, 。)

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expl: expletive

Not used in Japanese.

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foreign: foreign words

Foreign words in non-Japanese characters.

google docs を 使う 。 \n google docs ACC use .
foreign(docs, google)
case(docs, を)
dobj(使う, docs)
punct(使う, 。)

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goeswith: goes with

Used when a word is somehow split into tokens.

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iobj: indirect object

Indirect object (typicall a postpositional phrase with a case marker に / ni).

花子 に あげる 。 \n Hanako DAT give .
iobj(あげる, 花子)
case(花子, に)
punct(あげる, 。)

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list: list

Listing.

1. 東京 2. 大阪 \n 1. Tokyo 2. Osaka
list(大阪-4, 東京-2)
appos(1.-1, 東京-2) 
appos(2.-3, 大阪-4)

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mark: marker

Subordinating conjunction, conjunctive particle, complementizer (と / to, か / ka).

東京 へ 行く と 言っ た 。 \n Tokyo to go that say PAST .
nmod(行く, 東京)
case(東京, へ)
mark(行く, と)
ccomp(言っ, 行く)
aux(言っ, た)
punct(言っ, 。)

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mwe: multi-word expression

Multi-word functional expressions.

太郎 に よっ て 発見 さ れ た 。 \n Taro by _ _ discover do PASSIVE PAST
case(太郎, に)
mwe(に, よっ)
mwe(に, て)
nmod(発見, 太郎)
aux(発見, さ)
auxpass(発見, れ)
aux(発見, た)
punct(発見, 。)
雨 が 降る かも しれ ない 。 \n rain NOM fall maybe _ _ .
nsubj(降る, 雨)
case(雨, が)
aux(降る, かも)
mwe(かも, しれ)
mwe(かも, ない)
punct(降る, 。)

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name: name

Proper noun compounds.

山田 太郎 \n Yamada Taro
name(山田, 太郎)

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neg: negation modifier

Negation with ない / nai, ず / zu for clausal predicates. Negation with 不 / fu, 非 / hi for Noun dependents.

食べ ない 。 \n eat not .
neg(ない, 食べ)
punct(食べ, 。)
不 支持 \n not support
neg(支持, 不)

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nmod: nominal modifier

Prepositional/noun phrases modifying another phrase.

明日 北海道 へ 行く 。 \n tomorrow Hokkaido TO go .
nmod(行く, 北海道)
case(北海道, へ)
nmod(行く, 明日)
punct(行く, 。)
リンゴ の ジュース \n apple OF juice
nmod(ジュース, リンゴ)
case(リンゴ, の)

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nsubj: nominal subject

Nominal subjects (typically a postpositional phrase with a case marker “が” or sometimes with は / wa).

太郎 が 走る 。 \n Taro NOM runs .
nsubj(走る, 太郎)
case(太郎, が)
punct(走る, 。)

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nsubjpass: passive nominal subject

Nominal subjects in passive forms.

太郎 が ほめ られる 。 \n Taro NOM praise PASSIVE .
nsubjpass(ほめ, 太郎)
auxpass(ほめ, られる)
case(太郎, が)
punct(ほめ, 。)

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nummod: numeric modifier

Numeral classifier phrases.

3 冊 の 本 \n 3 COUNT of books
nummod(本, 冊)
case(冊, の)
nummod(冊, 3)

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parataxis: parataxis

Listing of sentences.

「 太郎 は 花子 が 好き 。 次郎 は 梅子 が 好き 。 」 と 三郎 が 言っ た 。 \n " Taro TOPIC Hanako NOM likable . Jiro TOPIC Umeko NOM likable . " that Saburo NOM say PAST .
parataxis(好き-12, 好き-6)
punct(好き-12, 「-1)
punct(好き-12, 」-14)
case(太郎-2, は-3)
case(花子-4, が-5)
dislocated(好き-6, 太郎-2)
nsubj(好き-6, 花子-4)
punct(好き-6, 。-7)
case(次郎-8, は-9)
case(梅子-10, が-11)
dislocated(好き-12, 次郎-8)
nsubj(好き-12, 梅子-10)
punct(好き-12, 。-13)
case(好き-12, と-15)
case(三郎-16, が-17)
nsubj(言っ-18, 三郎)
ccomp(言っ-18, 好き-12)
aux(言っ-18, た-19)
punct(言っ-18, 。-20)

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punct: punctuation

Punctuations.

太郎 が 走る 。 \n Taro NOM run .
nsubj(走る, 太郎)
case(太郎, が)
punct(走る, 。)
太郎 、 次郎 \n Taro , Jiro
punct(太郎, 、)
conj(太郎, 次郎)

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remnant: remnant in ellipsis

Used to annotate head-less coordination (see the definition in Universal Dependencies for details).

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reparandum: overridden disfluency

Speech repair.

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root: root

Head of a sentence.

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vocative: vocative

Dialogue participant names in text.

太郎 食べ なさい 。 \n Taro eat IMPERATIVE .
vocative(食べ, 太郎)
aux(食べ, なさい)
punct(食べ, 。)

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xcomp: open clausal complement

Not used in Japanese.

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