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nsubj:expl: expletive subject

The expl relation is not used in Naija. Instead, we use the nsubj:expl subrelation for impersonal constructions:

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1	im	he	PRON	PRON	_	2	nsubj:expl	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VERB	_	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	DET	DET	_	4	det	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NOUN	_	2	nsubj:quasi	_	_
5	wey	where	SCONJ	SCONJ	_	6	mark	_	_
6	come	come	VERB	VERB	_	4	acl:cleft	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	ADP	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRON	_	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NOUN	_	6	obl:comp	_	_

1	it	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
2	get	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
3	one	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
4	man	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
5	that	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
6	came	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
7	to	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
8	our	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
9	house	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_

1	There	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
2	was	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
3	a	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
4	man	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
5	who	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
6	came	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
7	to	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
8	our	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
9	house	_	_	_	_	0	_	_	_
{
    "entities": [
        [ "embedded-1-S1-T1", "PRON", [ [ 0, 2 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-T2", "VERB", [ [ 3, 6 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-T3", "DET", [ [ 7, 10 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-T4", "NOUN", [ [ 11, 14 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-T5", "SCONJ", [ [ 15, 18 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-T6", "VERB", [ [ 19, 23 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-T7", "ADP", [ [ 24, 27 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-T8", "PRON", [ [ 28, 31 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-T9", "NOUN", [ [ 32, 37 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-T1", "_", [ [ 38, 40 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-T2", "_", [ [ 41, 44 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-T3", "_", [ [ 45, 48 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-T4", "_", [ [ 49, 52 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-T5", "_", [ [ 53, 57 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-T6", "_", [ [ 58, 62 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-T7", "_", [ [ 63, 65 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-T8", "_", [ [ 66, 69 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-T9", "_", [ [ 70, 75 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-T1", "_", [ [ 76, 81 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-T2", "_", [ [ 82, 85 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-T3", "_", [ [ 86, 87 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-T4", "_", [ [ 88, 91 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-T5", "_", [ [ 92, 95 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-T6", "_", [ [ 96, 100 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-T7", "_", [ [ 101, 103 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-T8", "_", [ [ 104, 107 ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-T9", "_", [ [ 108, 113 ] ] ]
    ],
    "attributes": [],
    "relations": [
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R0", "nsubj:expl", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T2" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T1" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R1", "root", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T2" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R2", "det", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T4" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T3" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R3", "nsubj:quasi", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T2" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T4" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R4", "mark", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T6" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T5" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R5", "acl:cleft", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T4" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T6" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R6", "case", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T9" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T7" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R7", "nmod:poss", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T9" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T8" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S1-R8", "obl:comp", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S1-T6" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S1-T9" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-R0", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S2-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S2-T1" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-R1", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S2-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S2-T2" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-R2", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S2-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S2-T3" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-R3", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S2-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S2-T4" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-R4", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S2-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S2-T5" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-R5", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S2-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S2-T6" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-R6", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S2-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S2-T7" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-R7", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S2-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S2-T8" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S2-R8", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S2-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S2-T9" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-R0", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S3-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S3-T1" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-R1", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S3-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S3-T2" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-R2", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S3-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S3-T3" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-R3", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S3-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S3-T4" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-R4", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S3-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S3-T5" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-R5", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S3-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S3-T6" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-R6", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S3-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S3-T7" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-R7", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S3-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S3-T8" ] ] ],
        [ "embedded-1-S3-R8", "_", [ [ "arg1", "embedded-1-S3-T0" ], [ "arg2", "embedded-1-S3-T9" ] ] ]
    ],
    "comments": [ [ "embedded-1-S1-T1", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: he" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T1", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: PRON" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T2", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: get" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T2", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: VERB" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: one" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: DET" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: man" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: NOUN" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T5", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: where" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T5", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: SCONJ" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T6", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: come" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T6", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: VERB" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T7", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: for" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T7", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: ADP" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T8", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: our" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T8", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: PRON" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T9", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: house" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T9", "AnnotatorNotes", "Xpostag: NOUN" ], [ "embedded-1-S2-T1", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S2-T2", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S2-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S2-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S2-T5", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S2-T6", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S2-T7", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S2-T8", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S2-T9", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S3-T1", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S3-T2", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S3-T3", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S3-T4", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S3-T5", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S3-T6", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S3-T7", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S3-T8", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ], [ "embedded-1-S3-T9", "AnnotatorNotes", "Lemma: _" ] ],
    "styles": [ [ [ "embedded-1-S1-T2", "embedded-1-S1-T1", "nsubj:expl" ], "color", "blue" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T1", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T1", "fgColor", "white" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T2", "bgColor", "blue" ], [ "embedded-1-S1-T2", "fgColor", "white" ] ],
    "sentlabels": [ "1", null, null ],
    "text": "im get one man wey come for our house\nit get one man that came to our house\nThere was a man who came to our house",
    "error": true
}

Note : not all im get constructions use expletive subjects. When the pronoun has an antecedent, the nsubj relation is used as usual.

• sey person wey neva see money take chop now na im you come say make im come go start. im get money start better business.

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nsubj:expl in other languages: [pcm]

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