POS tags
| Open class words | Closed class words | Other |
|---|---|---|
| ADJ | ADP | PUNCT |
| ADV | AUX | SYM |
| INTJ | CONJ | X |
| NOUN | DET | |
| PROPN | NUM | |
| VERB | PART | |
| PRON | ||
| SCONJ |
ADJ: adjective
Description
Adjectives typically modify nouns. In Basque, the adjective follows the noun, although some of them precede it.
Examples
- Following the noun: etxe handia “big house”
- Preceding the noun: goiko etxea “the upper house”
ADP: adposition
This document is a placeholder for the language-specific documentation
for ADP.
ADV: adverb
Description
Adverbs are words that typically modify adjectives, verbs or other adverbs for such categories as time, place, direction or manner. In Basque, the free word order allows the averbs to appear on either side of the verb.
Examples
- Following the verb: azkar doa “fast goes”
- Preceding the verb: darama sarritan “carries frequently”
- oso azkar “very fast”
AUX: auxiliary verb
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for AUX.
CONJ: coordinating conjunction
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for CONJ.
DET: determiner
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for DET.
INTJ: interjection
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for INTJ.
NOUN: noun
Definition
Nouns are a part of speech typically denoting a person, place, thing, animal or idea.
Examples
- neska “girl”
- katu “cat”
- zuhaitz “tree”
- aire “air”
- edertasun “beauty”
NUM: numeral
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for NUM.
PART: particle
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for PART.
PRON: pronoun
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for PRON.
PROPN: proper noun
Definition
A proper noun is a noun (or nominal content word) that is the name (or part of the name) of a specific individual, place, or object.
Examples
- Jon, Jon
- Ukrainia, Ucraine
- Madril, Madrid
PUNCT: punctuation
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for PUNCT.
SCONJ: subordinating conjunction
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for SCONJ.
SYM: symbol
This document is a placeholder for the language-specific documentation
for SYM.
VERB: verb
A verb is a member of the syntactic class of words that typically signal events and actions, can constitute a minimal predicate in a clause, and govern the number and types of other constituents which may occur in the clause.
The tag VERB is reserved for full lexical verbs, while auxiliary verbs are tagged [AUX]. In Basque, there are two types of main verbs:
- Complete: verbs with aspect, tense, and agreement features
- Incomplete: verbs with aspect and tense features (future tense)
Examples
- Complete: daramat “(I) carry (it)”, dakarkio “(he) brings(present-tense) (it) (to him)”
- Incomplete: ekarri du(AUX) “carry him-it-present-tense(AUX)”,