obl:agent: agent modifier of passive verbs
The relation obl:agent is used for agents of passive verbs. In Indonesian, the agent could be optionally preceded by preposition oleh “by”, which is what makes it oblique. For example:
dibentuk oleh kekuatan tektonik \n shaped by tectonic forces
obl:agent(dibentuk, kekuatan)
case(kekuatan, oleh)
nmod(kekuatan, tektonik)
obl:agent(shaped, forces)
The agent may also be realized as the clitic -nya attached to a passive verb. We split the verb and the clitic into two syntactic words. Here the clitic is coded the same way as a direct (core) object of active verbs. Nevertheless, we still attach it as obl:agent rather than obj:agent, in order to have consistent annotation of agents in passive clauses.
buku yang disukai nya \n the-book that loved by him
obl:agent(disukai, nya)
obl:agent(loved, him)
Ia telah diingatkan Ibu sebelumnya . \n She had been warned by Mother before .
obl:agent(diingatkan, Ibu)
obl:agent(warned, Mother)
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