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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.

If the nominal is specifying the agent of a passive formed with the irregular verb rach (usually realised as chaidh in the past tense or thèid in the future) connected to a verbal noun with the aux:pass relation then use obl:agent instead.

In the Scottish Gaelic treebank the obl relation is 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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