Annotation guidelines (version 2.0)
Used by the PARSEME corpora annotated for multiword expressions


Categories of functional MWEs

We distinguish four classes of functional MWEs (FuncMWEs), all of them universal:

  • Determiner idiom (DetID) :
    • I work from home roughly every other day
    • tas pats cilvēks that self personthe same person
      katru otro dienuevery second dayevery other day
    • zadałem sobie to samo pytanie I asked myslef this same question I asked myslef the same question
      przekaż mu te oto słowa transfer him these here words transfer him these words
    • той чи інший бікtoj čy inšyj bik one side or the other one of several
      той чи той випадокtoj čy toj vypadok this or that case in each of the two options
  • Adposition idiom (AdpID):
    • (OEG) 𓅓 𓂝 𓋴𓏏𓈙 m-ꜥw Śtẖ in (m) the arm (ꜥw) of Seth Śtẖ from Seth (PT 65b, N)
    • in front of the station
    • di fronte alla stazione
    • განზე გაგონილიganze gagonili heard from the side heard unintentionally
      თითზე ჩამოსათვლელიtʻitʻze čʻamosatʻvleli countable on (one’s) fingers a few
    • līdz pat until evenup to; until
    • hij speelde één grastoernooi ter voorbereiding op het Grand Slam he played one grass tournament in preparation for the Grand Slam
    • gwarancji nie ma nawet w przypadku arcymistrza there is no guarantee event in the case of a grandmaster
    • смештај у близини лукеsmeštaj u blizini luke accommodation in proximity of the port accommodation near the port
    • під час вечеріpid čas večeri during dinner when an action or event is in progress
      у межах співпраціu mežax spivpraci within the framework of cooperation within the framework of something
      за допомоги друзівza dopomohy druziv with the help of friends using something or someone to achieve a goal
  • Conjunction idiom (ConjID):
    • (OEG) 𓈖 𓈖𓏏𓏏 n-n.tt “for (n) (the fact) that (n.tt) because (PT 716e, T)
    • she was fortunate in that she had friends to help her
    • la cérémonie sera projetée sur grand écran afin que tout le monde puisse suivre the ceremony will be projected on a big screen so that everyone can follow
    • lei è fortunata in quanto ha amici che la aiutano
    • vārdnīca, arī locījumu tabula a dictionary, as also an inflection table a dictionary as well as inflection table
    • zmęczony mimo źe dzień się dopiero zaczynał tired although that the day was only beginning tired although the day was only beginning
    • Пазите само да не оштетите кип.Pazite samo da ne oštetite kip. Just be careful not to damage the statue
    • для того, щобdlja toho, ščob in order to with the aim of, in order to, in order to achieve something
      не тільки, але йne til'ky, ale j not only, but also not only ... but also ...
      чи то…, чи то…čy to…, čy to… either..., or... indicates the possibility of several options, but is not precisely defined
  • Interjection idiom (IntjID):
    • damn it!
    • bon sang! good blood! damn it!
    • mannaggia!
    • ვაი შენს ტყავს!vai šens tqavs! Wow to your skin! You're in trouble! or, Oh, poor you!
    • pie velna! at the devil! Damn it!
    • do diabła! To the devil! Damn it!
    • алал вераalal vera blessing faith congratulations
    • Слава Богу!Slava Bohu! Thank God! expresses gratitude or relief when something good has happened or danger has passed
      До дідька!Do did'ka! Damn it! 1) a lot. 2) used to express dissatisfaction with someone's behavior, actions, deeds, etc. 3) goes away
      Дідька лисого!Did'ka lysoho! Damn bald guy! 1) used as a categorical denial of something 2) absolutely nothing
      Якщо хочете, …Jakščo xočete, … If you want, … a polite suggestion or invitation to do something

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