---
name: "apertium-pretransfer"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "apertium"
version: "3.9.12-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/apertium-pretransfer"
---

# apertium-pretransfer(1)

multiword modifier for Apertium

## NAME

**apertium-pretransfer** – multiword modifier for Apertium

## SYNOPSIS

**apertium-pretransfer** \[*input\_file* \[*output\_file*\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

**apertium-pretransfer** module applies some changes to multiwords (such as moving the lemma queue of a multiword with inner inflection just after the lemma head). If the input is not a multiword, it does not affect the output.

## OPTIONS

- **-n**, **-****-no-surface-forms**

  assume no surface forms

- **-e**, **-****-compounds**

  treat ~ as compound separator

- **-z**, **-****-null-flush**

  null-flushing output on

- **-h**, **-****-help**

  Display this help.

## EXAMPLES

You could write the following to show how the expression “trobant-lo a faltar” is analysed:

```
echo "trobant-lo a faltar" | apertium-destxt | lt-proc ca-es.automorf.bin \
    |./ca-es.tagger --tagger ca-es | apertium-pretransfer
```

## SEE ALSO

[apertium(1)](/apertium/1.md), [apertium-destxt(1)](/apertium-destxt/1.md), [apertium-transfer(1)](/apertium-transfer/1.md), [lt-proc(1)](/lt-proc/1.md)

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2005, 2006 Universitat d'Alacant / Universidad de Alicante. This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of *the* *GNU* *General* *Public* *License:* **https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html**.

## BUGS

Many... lurking in the dark and waiting for you!