obl: oblique
The obl relation is used for a nominal (noun, pronoun, noun phrase) functioning as a non-core (oblique) argument or adjunct to a verb, adverb, adjective or verbal noun.
If the nominal is modifying a noun, proper noun, pronoun or symbol then use nmod instead.
In the Scottish Gaelic treebank the obl relation is almost always marked with an adposition connected to it with the case relation.
(Up to release 2.15) The subtypes obl:smod and obl:tmod are for expressions of space and time respectively which are not marked with an adposition.
(Release 2.16) The subtype obl:unmarked is used for where there is no adposition and the noun is in the nominative case.
Examples
With a verb
Chaidh àireamh cinn-chuspair nam bàrd an teircead ‘The number of subjects went into scarcity.’ (fp02_021)
1 Chaidh rach VERB V-s Tense=Past 0 root _ _
2 àireamh àireamh NOUN Ncsfn Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _
3 cinn-chuspair cinn-chuspair NOUN Ncpmn Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _
4 nam an DET Tdpmg Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 5 det _ _
5 bàrd bàrd NOUN Ncpmg Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _
6 an an ADP Sp _ 7 case _ _
7 teircead teircead NOUN Ncsmd Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No
With a verbal noun
Bha ealain a’ bhàird a’ toirt cothrom do ‘n luchd-éisteachd ‘The works of art of the poets were giving an opportunity to listeners’ (fp02_010)
1 Bha bi VERB V-s Tense=Past 0 root _ _
2 ealain ealan NOUN Ncpmn Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 1 nsubj _ _
3 a’ an DET Tdsmg Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 det _ _
4 bhàird bàrd NOUN Ncsmg Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _
5 a' ag PART Sa _ 6 case _ _
6 toirt toir NOUN Nv VerbForm=Vnoun 1 xcomp:pred _ _
7 cothrom cothrom NOUN Ncsmg Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 obj _ _
8 do do ADP Sp _ 10 case _ _
9 'n an DET Tdsm Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 det _ _
10 luchd-éisteachd neach-éisteachd NOUN Ncsmd Case=Dat|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 obl _ _
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