obl:agent: passive agent oblique nominal
The obl:agent relation is used for a nominal (noun, pronoun, noun phrase) that specifies the agent in a passive construction using the irregular verb rach and a verbal noun.
They are marked by the adposition le.
It works together with aux:pass, which relates the irregular verb acting as an auxiliary to the verbal noun and nsubj:pass which specifies the passive subject.
Examples
‘The programme was made by Hummingbird, an independent company in Ireland.’ (pw07_022, train):
1 Chaidh rach AUX V-s Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _
2 am an DET Tdsm Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 3 det _ _
3 prògram prògram NOUN Ncsmn Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _
4 a a PART Ug PartType=Inf 5 mark:prt _ _
5 dhèanamh dèan NOUN Nv VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _
6 le le ADP Sp _ 7 case _ _
7 Hummingbird Hummingbird PROPN Nn _ 5 obl:agent _ SpaceAfter=No
8 , , PUNCT Fi _ 9 punct _ _
9 companaidh companaidh NOUN Ncsmn Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 appos _ _
10 neo-eisimeileach neo-eisimeileach ADJ Aq-smn Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 9 amod _ _
11 ann an ADP Sp ExtPos=ADP 13 case _ _
12 an an ADP Sp _ 11 fixed _ _
13 Éirinn Éirinn PROPN Nt NounType=Top 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No
14 . . PUNCT Fe _ 5 punct _ _
‘It will be told to Caledonian MacBrayne by representatives of Western Isles Council at a meeting on Barra tonight’ (ns08_003, dev):
1 Thèid rach AUX V-f Mood=Ind|Tense=Fut|VerbForm=Fin 2 aux:pass _ _
2 innse inns NOUN Nv VerbForm=Vnoun 0 root _ _
3 do do ADP Sp _ 4 case _ _
4 Chaledonian Caledonian PROPN Nn _ 2 obl _ _
5 Mac Mac PART Up PartType=Pat 4 flat:name _ FlatType=Name
6 a' an DET Tdsmg _ 7 det _ _
7 Bhruthainn Bruthainn PROPN Nn Case=Gen 5 nmod _ _
8 le le ADP Sp _ 9 case _ _
9 riochdairean riochdair NOUN Ncpmd Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 obl:agent _ _
10 Chomhairle comhairle NOUN Ncsfn Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 9 nmod:unmarked _ _
11 nan an DET Tdpmg Case=Gen|Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art 12 det _ _
12 Eilean eil NOUN Ncpmg Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 10 nmod _ _
13 aig aig ADP Sp _ 14 case _ _
14 coinneamh coinneamh NOUN Ncsfd Case=Dat|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 2 obl _ _
15 am an ADP Sp _ 16 case _ _
16 Barraigh Barraigh PROPN Nt NounType=Top 14 nmod _ _
17 a-nochd a-nochd ADV Rt AdvType=Tim 14 advmod _ _
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