nsubj: nominal subject
The dependency type nsubj marks nominal subjects of a clause. Subjects are direct dependents of the main predicate of the clause, which may be a verb, noun or adjective.
Le plus jeune participant a gagné la course . \n The youngest participant won the race .
nsubj(gagné, participant)
Papa est malade . \n Dad is sick .
nsubj(malade, Papa)
Maman est une bonne cuisinière . \n Mom is a good cook .
nsubj(cuisinière, Maman)
Here are some examples from FrenchSpoken with the nsubj relation :
je peux pas vous dire \n I can't tell you
nsubj(peux, je)
on est plus confiant \n we are more confident
nsubj(confiant, on)
l' art est le reflet de la société \n art is the reflection of society
nsubj(reflet, art)
Treebank Statistics (UD_French)
This relation is universal.
There are 1 language-specific subtypes of nsubj: nsubj:pass.
20439 nodes (5%) are attached to their parents as nsubj.
19908 instances of nsubj (97%) are right-to-left (child precedes parent).
Average distance between parent and child is 3.609227457312.
The following 48 pairs of parts of speech are connected with nsubj: fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/PRON (7859; 38% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/NOUN (5804; 28% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/PROPN (2137; 10% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/PROPN (1020; 5% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/NOUN (934; 5% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/NOUN (892; 4% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/PRON (771; 4% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/PRON (422; 2% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/NOUN (102; 0% instances), fr-pos/PROPN-fr-pos/NOUN (79; 0% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/PRON (68; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/PROPN (59; 0% instances), fr-pos/PROPN-fr-pos/PRON (48; 0% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/PROPN (38; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADV-fr-pos/PRON (27; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/SYM (27; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/NUM (24; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/X (15; 0% instances), fr-pos/NUM-fr-pos/NOUN (14; 0% instances), fr-pos/NUM-fr-pos/PRON (11; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADV-fr-pos/NOUN (10; 0% instances), fr-pos/PROPN-fr-pos/PROPN (9; 0% instances), fr-pos/SYM-fr-pos/NOUN (9; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/ADJ (8; 0% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/SYM (6; 0% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/X (6; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/SYM (4; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADV-fr-pos/PROPN (4; 0% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/NUM (4; 0% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/ADJ (3; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/VERB (3; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/NUM (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADP-fr-pos/NOUN (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/NUM-fr-pos/PROPN (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/SYM-fr-pos/PRON (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/X-fr-pos/NOUN (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/DET (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADP-fr-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADV-fr-pos/NUM (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/AUX-fr-pos/PROPN (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/DET-fr-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/INTJ-fr-pos/NOUN (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/PART-fr-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/X (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/PROPN-fr-pos/ADJ (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/PROPN-fr-pos/VERB (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/DET (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/X-fr-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances).
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1 Elle elle PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _
2 lutte lutter VERB _ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _
3 pour pour ADP _ _ 4 mark _ _
4 échapper échapper VERB _ VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _
5 à à ADP _ _ 7 case _ _
6 les le DET _ Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Art 7 det _ _
7 tueurs tueur NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 4 obl _ _
8 à à ADP _ _ 10 case _ _
9 ses son DET _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _
10 trousses trousses NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No
11 . . PUNCT _ _ 2 punct _ _
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1 Les le DET _ Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|PronType=Art 2 det _ _
2 compagnies compagnie NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _
3 aériennes aérien ADJ _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 2 amod _ _
4 à à ADP _ _ 6 case _ _
5 bas bas ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 amod _ _
6 coût coût NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _
7 ne ne ADV _ Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _
8 connaissent connaître VERB _ Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _
9 pas pas ADV _ Polarity=Neg 8 advmod _ _
10 la le DET _ Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 11 det _ _
11 crise crise NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No
12 . . PUNCT _ _ 8 punct _ _
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1 Dieu Dieu PROPN _ _ 3 nsubj _ _
2 veuille vouloir AUX _ Mood=Sub|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _
3 avoir avoir VERB _ VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _
4 en en ADP _ _ 5 case _ _
5 paix paix NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 3 obl _ _
6 ton son DET _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _
7 âme âme NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No
8 . . PUNCT _ _ 3 punct _ _
Treebank Statistics (UD_French-ParTUT)
This relation is universal.
There are 1 language-specific subtypes of nsubj: nsubj:pass.
918 nodes (5%) are attached to their parents as nsubj.
873 instances of nsubj (95%) are right-to-left (child precedes parent).
Average distance between parent and child is 3.63725490196078.
The following 25 pairs of parts of speech are connected with nsubj: fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/PRON (431; 47% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/NOUN (287; 31% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/PRON (46; 5% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/NOUN (41; 4% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/PRON (31; 3% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/NOUN (26; 3% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/PROPN (19; 2% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/PRON (6; 1% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/DET (4; 0% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/NOUN (4; 0% instances), fr-pos/AUX-fr-pos/PRON (3; 0% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/PROPN (3; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/ADJ (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/AUX-fr-pos/NOUN (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/SYM (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/VERB (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADV-fr-pos/NOUN (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADV-fr-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/DET-fr-pos/PRON (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/ADJ (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/VERB (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/NUM-fr-pos/NOUN (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/VERB (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/ADJ (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/DET (1; 0% instances).
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1 Je je PRON PE Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _
2 vous vous PRON PE Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _
3 invite inviter VERB V Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _
4 à à ADP E _ 6 mark _ _
5 vous vous PRON PE Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _
6 lever lever VERB V VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _
7 pour pour ADP E _ 9 case _ _
8 cette ce DET DD Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 det _ _
9 minute minute NOUN S Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 6 obl _ _
10 de de ADP E _ 11 case _ _
11 silence silence NOUN S Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No
12 . . PUNCT FS _ 3 punct _ _
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1 L' le DET RD Definite=Def|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 2 det _ SpaceAfter=No
2 acceptant acceptant NOUN S Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _
3 ne ne PART PART Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _
4 peut pouvoir AUX VM Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _
5 pas pas ADV BN Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _
6 céder céder VERB V VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _
7 de de DET RI Definite=Ind|Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 8 det _ _
8 droits droit NOUN S Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 6 obj _ _
9 sur sur ADP E _ 11 case _ _
10 l' le DET RD Definite=Def|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 11 det _ SpaceAfter=No
11 oeuvre oeuvre NOUN S Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 8 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No
12 . . PUNCT FS _ 6 punct _ _
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1 Madame madame NOUN S Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 8 vocative _ _
2 la le DET RD Definite=Def|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 3 det _ _
3 présidente président NOUN S Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 1 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No
4 , , PUNCT FF _ 1 punct _ _
5 c' ce PRON PD PronType=Dem 8 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No
6 est être AUX VA Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _
7 une un DET RI Definite=Ind|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 8 det _ _
8 motion motion NOUN S Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 0 root _ _
9 de de ADP E _ 10 case _ _
10 procédure procédure NOUN S Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 8 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No
11 . . PUNCT FS _ 8 punct _ _
Treebank Statistics (UD_French-Sequoia)
This relation is universal.
There are 1 language-specific subtypes of nsubj: nsubj:pass.
2674 nodes (4%) are attached to their parents as nsubj.
2576 instances of nsubj (96%) are right-to-left (child precedes parent).
Average distance between parent and child is 3.76514584891548.
The following 21 pairs of parts of speech are connected with nsubj: fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/PRON (1050; 39% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/NOUN (888; 33% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/PROPN (228; 9% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/NOUN (133; 5% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/NOUN (103; 4% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/PRON (93; 3% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/PRON (92; 3% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/PROPN (23; 1% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/DET (14; 1% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/PRON (12; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/PROPN (11; 0% instances), fr-pos/PRON-fr-pos/NOUN (6; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/ADJ (6; 0% instances), fr-pos/PROPN-fr-pos/PRON (4; 0% instances), fr-pos/NOUN-fr-pos/ADJ (3; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADP-fr-pos/PRON (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADV-fr-pos/PRON (2; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADJ-fr-pos/ADJ (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/ADV-fr-pos/NOUN (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/PROPN-fr-pos/NOUN (1; 0% instances), fr-pos/VERB-fr-pos/NUM (1; 0% instances).
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1 Nous il PRON _ Number=Plur|Person=1 3 nsubj _ _
2 devrions devoir AUX _ Mood=Cnd|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _
3 prendre prendre VERB _ VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _
4 cela cela PRON _ Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 obj _ _
5 à à ADP _ _ 7 case _ _
6 le le DET _ Definite=Def|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 7 det _ _
7 sérieux sérieux ADJ _ Gender=Masc 3 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No
8 . . PUNCT _ _ 3 punct _ _
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1 M. monsieur NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _
2 Hosneld Hosneld PROPN _ _ 1 flat:name _ _
3 avait avoir VERB _ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _
4 44 44 NUM _ NumType=Card 5 nummod _ _
5 ans an NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No
6 . . PUNCT _ _ 3 punct _ _
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1 L' le DET _ Definite=Def|Number=Sing|PronType=Art 2 det _ SpaceAfter=No
2 EBM EBM PROPN _ Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _
3 s' le/lui PRON _ Person=3|Reflex=Yes 4 expl _ SpaceAfter=No
4 inclina incliner VERB _ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _
5 devant devant ADP _ _ 6 case _ _
6 Joeuf Joeuf PROPN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 obl _ _
7 par par ADP _ _ 8 case _ _
8 70-61 70-61 NOUN _ NumType=Card 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No
9 . . PUNCT _ _ 4 punct _ _
nsubj in other languages: [am] [ar] [bg] [bxr] [ca] [ckb] [cop] [cs] [cu] [da] [de] [el] [en] [es] [et] [eu] [fa] [fi] [fo] [fr] [ga] [gl] [got] [grc] [he] [hi] [hr] [hu] [id] [it] [ja] [kk] [kmr] [ko] [la] [lv] [mr] [nl] [no] [pl] [pt] [ro] [ru] [sa] [sk] [sla] [sl] [so] [sr] [sv] [swl] [ta] [tr] [u] [ug] [uk] [ur] [urj] [vi] [yue] [zh]