Version at: 05/04/2020, 22:14
[Go back to Advanced Search at tatoeba.org](https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/advanced_search) #Advanced Search The page [How to Search for Text](https://en.wiki.tatoeba.org/articles/show/text-search) describes how to search for text using the regular search bar at the top of every Tatoeba page. [Advanced search] (https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/advanced_search), available via the "Advanced search" link within the search bar, also allows you to search, but gives you more options. There are three main sections: * Sentences * Translations * Sort ## Sentences The **Sentences** section contains the following fields: * **Words**: lets you enter a word or phrase, using the same rules as in [regular search](https://en.wiki.tatoeba.org/articles/show/text-search) * **Language**: lets you limit sentences to a specific language (ignored if set to "Any language") * **Show translations in**: limits the translations shown for a sentence (ignored if set to "All languages") * **Owner**: limits sentences to the ones owned by a particular owner, such as _TRANG_ * **Is orphan**: if set to **Yes**, finds only sentences that are orphaned (not owned by anyone); if set to **No** (the default), finds only words that have an owner; if set to **Any**, will be ignored; note that the quality of sentences that are not owned by anyone cannot be trusted as much as sentences that have an owner * **Is unapproved**: if set to **Yes**, finds only sentences that are unapproved; if set to **No** (the default), finds only sentences that are not unapproved; if set to **Any**, will be ignored; note that unapproved sentences should not be trusted * **Has audio**: if set to **Yes**, finds only sentences that have audio that you can listen to by pressing the speaker icon next to the sentence; if set to **No** (the default), finds only sentences that are not unapproved; if set to **Any**, will be ignored * **Tags**: lets you specify tags (such as _@change_ or _imperative_) that sentences must have in order to match * **Belongs to list**: choose a list of sentences, or leave as **Unspecified** to ignore * **Owned by a self-identified native**: limit the search to sentences written in languages that the owners indicate in their profile as their strongest (usually their native language) ##Translations The **Translations** section lets you limit the search either to sentences with translations that have certain qualities, or to sentences with translations that **do not** have certain qualities. The first field in the section lets you choose between: * **Limit to**: includes only sentences with translations that have the qualities you specify * **Exclude**: excludes sentences with translations that have the qualities you specify The other fields are as follows: * **Language**: language of the translations; will be ignored if set to **Any language** * **Link**: set to **Any** to choose sentences with direct and indirect translations; set to **Direct** to choose sentences with direct translations (sentences that someone has specifically marked as translations); set to **Indirect** to choose sentences that are translations of translations, but not necessary direct translations * **Owner**: for a description, see [Sentences](https://en.wiki.tatoeba.org/articles/show/advanced-search#Sentences) * **Is orphan**: for a description, see [Sentences](https://en.wiki.tatoeba.org/articles/show/advanced-search#Sentences) * **Is unapproved**: for a description, see [Sentences](https://en.wiki.tatoeba.org/articles/show/advanced-search#Sentences) * **Has audio**: for a description, see [Sentences](https://en.wiki.tatoeba.org/articles/show/advanced-search#Sentences) ##Sort The **Sort** section lets you choose the order in which sentences are listed. You can choose between the following options: * **Relevance**: this option, which is the default, favors sentences that contain an exact match for the search query, followed by sentences with the fewest words (see [description](https://github.com/Tatoeba/tatoeba2/commit/47b56f1151bde721843c8adfc2545d2f91ab881f)) * **Fewest words first**: favors sentences that contain fewer words * **Last created first**: favors sentences that were created most recently * **Last modified first**: favors sentences that were changed most recently * **Random**: lists sentences in random order You can use "Reverse order" to reverse the order of the sort. It has no effect on **Random** sort order. # Examples ## Example 1 [Example 1](https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/search?query=%3Dlive&from=eng&to=fra&user=CK&orphans=no&unapproved=no&has_audio=yes&tags=&list=&native=&trans_filter=limit&trans_to=fra&trans_link=direct&trans_user=&trans_orphan=&trans_unapproved=&trans_has_audio=&sort=words&sort_reverse=yes): Find sentences with the following qualities: * contain the word "live" * written in English * owned by CK * not orphan * not marked as unapproved * with audio * must have at least one direct translation in French and list them from longest to shortest, showing only French translations. ## Example 2 [Example 2](https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/search?query=lern*&from=epo&to=und&user=&orphans=no&unapproved=no&has_audio=yes&tags=&list=&native=&trans_filter=exclude&trans_to=deu&trans_link=&trans_user=&trans_orphan=&trans_unapproved=&trans_has_audio=&sort=modified&sort_reverse=): Find sentences with the following qualities: * contain words starting with "lern" * written in Esperanto * without any direct or indirect translations into German and list them from newest to oldest, showing all translations. --- ### Related Articles [How to Search for Text](text-search) --- <a href="http://tatoeba.org/">Go back to tatoeba.org</a>
version at: 05/04/2020, 22:14
[Go back to Advanced Search at tatoeba.org](https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/advanced_search) #Advanced Search The page [How to Search for Text](https://en.wiki.tatoeba.org/articles/show/text-search) describes how to search for text using the regular search bar at the top of every Tatoeba page. [Advanced search](https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/advanced_search), available via the "Advanced search" link within the search bar, also allows you to search, but gives you more options. There are three main sections: * Sentences * Translations * Sort ## Sentences The **Sentences** section contains the following fields: * **Words**: lets you enter a word or phrase, using the same rules as in [regular search](https://en.wiki.tatoeba.org/articles/show/text-search) * **Language**: lets you limit sentences to a specific language (ignored if set to "Any language") * **Show translations in**: limits the translations shown for a sentence (ignored if set to "All languages") * **Owner**: limits sentences to the ones owned by a particular owner, such as _TRANG_ * **Is orphan**: if set to **Yes**, finds only sentences that are orphaned (not owned by anyone); if set to **No** (the default), finds only words that have an owner; if set to **Any**, will be ignored; note that the quality of sentences that are not owned by anyone cannot be trusted as much as sentences that have an owner * **Is unapproved**: if set to **Yes**, finds only sentences that are unapproved; if set to **No** (the default), finds only sentences that are not unapproved; if set to **Any**, will be ignored; note that unapproved sentences should not be trusted * **Has audio**: if set to **Yes**, finds only sentences that have audio that you can listen to by pressing the speaker icon next to the sentence; if set to **No** (the default), finds only sentences that are not unapproved; if set to **Any**, will be ignored * **Tags**: lets you specify tags (such as _@change_ or _imperative_) that sentences must have in order to match * **Belongs to list**: choose a list of sentences, or leave as **Unspecified** to ignore * **Owned by a self-identified native**: limit the search to sentences written in languages that the owners indicate in their profile as their strongest (usually their native language) ##Translations The **Translations** section lets you limit the search either to sentences with translations that have certain qualities, or to sentences with translations that **do not** have certain qualities. The first field in the section lets you choose between: * **Limit to**: includes only sentences with translations that have the qualities you specify * **Exclude**: excludes sentences with translations that have the qualities you specify The other fields are as follows: * **Language**: language of the translations; will be ignored if set to **Any language** * **Link**: set to **Any** to choose sentences with direct and indirect translations; set to **Direct** to choose sentences with direct translations (sentences that someone has specifically marked as translations); set to **Indirect** to choose sentences that are translations of translations, but not necessary direct translations * **Owner**: for a description, see [Sentences](https://en.wiki.tatoeba.org/articles/show/advanced-search#Sentences) * **Is orphan**: for a description, see [Sentences](https://en.wiki.tatoeba.org/articles/show/advanced-search#Sentences) * **Is unapproved**: for a description, see [Sentences](https://en.wiki.tatoeba.org/articles/show/advanced-search#Sentences) * **Has audio**: for a description, see [Sentences](https://en.wiki.tatoeba.org/articles/show/advanced-search#Sentences) ##Sort The **Sort** section lets you choose the order in which sentences are listed. You can choose between the following options: * **Relevance**: this option, which is the default, favors sentences that contain an exact match for the search query, followed by sentences with the fewest words (see [description](https://github.com/Tatoeba/tatoeba2/commit/47b56f1151bde721843c8adfc2545d2f91ab881f)) * **Fewest words first**: favors sentences that contain fewer words * **Last created first**: favors sentences that were created most recently * **Last modified first**: favors sentences that were changed most recently * **Random**: lists sentences in random order You can use "Reverse order" to reverse the order of the sort. It has no effect on **Random** sort order. # Examples ## Example 1 [Example 1](https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/search?query=%3Dlive&from=eng&to=fra&user=CK&orphans=no&unapproved=no&has_audio=yes&tags=&list=&native=&trans_filter=limit&trans_to=fra&trans_link=direct&trans_user=&trans_orphan=&trans_unapproved=&trans_has_audio=&sort=words&sort_reverse=yes): Find sentences with the following qualities: * contain the word "live" * written in English * owned by CK * not orphan * not marked as unapproved * with audio * must have at least one direct translation in French and list them from longest to shortest, showing only French translations. ## Example 2 [Example 2](https://tatoeba.org/eng/sentences/search?query=lern*&from=epo&to=und&user=&orphans=no&unapproved=no&has_audio=yes&tags=&list=&native=&trans_filter=exclude&trans_to=deu&trans_link=&trans_user=&trans_orphan=&trans_unapproved=&trans_has_audio=&sort=modified&sort_reverse=): Find sentences with the following qualities: * contain words starting with "lern" * written in Esperanto * without any direct or indirect translations into German and list them from newest to oldest, showing all translations. --- ### Related Articles [How to Search for Text](text-search) --- <a href="http://tatoeba.org/">Go back to tatoeba.org</a>