xcomp
: open clausal complement
An open clausal complement (xcomp
) of a verb or an adjective is a predicative or clausal complement without its own subject (“without its own subject” does not mean that a clause is an xcomp just because its subject is not overt). The reference of the subject is necessarily determined by an argument external to the xcomp (normally by the object of the next higher clause, if there is one, or else by the subject of the next higher clause).
These clauses are non-finite in Basque (although in some languages can be finite).
Atzo entrenamendua uztea erabaki zuen .
Yesterday (he/she) decided to leave the training .
Atzo entrenamendua uztea erabaki zuen . \n Yesterday training_the to_leave decided .
advmod(erabaki-4, Atzo-1)
obj(uztea-3, entrenamendua-2)
xcomp(erabaki-4, uztea-3)
aux(erabaki-4, zuen-5)
punct(erabaki-4, .-6)
Alkateek nahi dute lehenbailehen biltzea .
Mayors want to meet as soon as possible .
Alkateek nahi dute lehenbailehen biltzea . \n Mayors want as_soon_as_possible to_meet .
nsubj(dute-3, Alkateek-1)
compound(dute-3, nahi-2)
xcomp(dute-3, biltzea-5)
advmod(biltzea-5, lehenbailehen-4)
punct(dute-3, .-6)
Mentalki irmo ikusi ditut haiek .
I have seen them mentally firm .
Mentalki irmo ikusi ditut haiek . \n Mentally firm seen have them .
advmod(ikusi-3, Mentalki-1)
xcomp(ikusi-3, irmo-2)
aux(ikusi-3, ditut-4)
obj(ikusi-3, haiek-5)
punct(ikusi-3, .-6)
Madrilera ez joatea erabaki zuen .
(He/she) decided not to go to Madrid .
Madrilera ez joatea erabaki zuen . \n Madrid_to not to_go decided .
nmod(joatea-3, Madrilera-1)
advmod(joatea-3, ez-2)
xcomp(erabaki-4, joatea-3)
aux(erabaki-4, zuen-5)
punct(erabaki-4, .-6)
xcomp in other languages: [bg] [bm] [cop] [cs] [de] [el] [en] [es] [eu] [fi] [fr] [fro] [ga] [gsw] [hy] [it] [ka] [kk] [la] [ml] [no] [pa] [pcm] [pt] [qpm] [ru] [sl] [ssp] [sv] [swl] [tr] [u] [vi] [xcl] [yue] [zh]