root: root
The root grammatical relation points to the root of the sentence. A fake node ROOT is used as the governor. There should only be one node with the root dependency relation in every tree.
The root of a sentence is the predicate of the main clause. The root of a sentence may be a verb (1), a nominal in a copular construction (2), a predicate adjective (3), or a predicate participle (4).
ROOT Mes kalbėjome apie planus . \n ROOT We talked about plans .
root(ROOT-1, kalbėjome)
root(ROOT-8, talked)
ROOT Berlynas yra Vokietijos sostinė . \n ROOT Berlin is the-capital of-Germany .
root(ROOT-1, sostinė)
root(ROOT-8, the-capital)
ROOT Kelionė įdomi . \n ROOT The-journey is-interesting .
root(ROOT-1, įdomi)
root(ROOT-6, is-interesting)
ROOT Visa šeima yra išvykusi . \n ROOT All family is away .
root(ROOT-1, išvykusi)
root(ROOT-8, away)
If a verbal predicate consists of a conjugated verb form (typically of the modal verbs galėti (can) and turėti (have to)) together with an infinitive (e.g., g_alime padaryti (we can make it), turėjo ateiti (had to come)) or with an infinitive and a participle, the root of the predicate is considered to be the modal verb (e.g., _norėjo (wanted); gali (can)).
ROOT Jis norėjo pasitarti . \n ROOT He wanted to-consult .
root(ROOT-1, norėjo)
root(ROOT-7, wanted)
ROOT Procedūra gali būti tęsiama . \n ROOT The-procedure can be continued .
root(ROOT-1, gali)
root(ROOT-8, can)
If a simple sentence contains compound predicates, the root is considered to be the first predicate, i.e., the left most one.
ROOT Šuo lojo ir šiepė dantis . \n ROOT The-dog barked and bared its-teeth .
root(ROOT-1, lojo)
root(ROOT-9, barked)
In a complex sentence with subordination, the root is considered to be the predicate of the main clause.
ROOT Aš supratau , kad nespėsiu . \n ROOT I understood that I-wouldn't-make-it .
root(ROOT-1, supratau)
root(ROOT-9, understood)
In a compound sentence with coordination or asyndeton (no conjunction), the root is considered to be the leftmost predicate.
ROOT Dėstytojas kalba , o studentai klauso . \n ROOT The-lecturer speaks , and the-students listen .
root(ROOT-1, kalba)
root(ROOT-10, speaks)
ROOT Dėstytojas kalba , studentai klauso . \n ROOT The-lecturer speaks , the-students listen .
root(ROOT-1, kalba)
root(ROOT-9, speaks)
root in other languages: [bej] [bm] [cop] [cs] [el] [en] [es] [fi] [fr] [ga] [hy] [it] [ka] [kk] [ky] [lt] [no] [pcm] [pt] [qpm] [ro] [ru] [sl] [ssp] [sv] [swl] [tr] [u] [xcl] [yue] [zh]