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[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. Once you perform an advanced search, the advanced search fields will remain visible on the right-hand side of every page that contains search results. You can use these fields to perform further advanced searches.

There are three main sections:

* Sentences
* Translations
* Sort


![Advanced Search][1]
## 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.


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[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. Once you perform an advanced search, the advanced search fields will remain visible on the right-hand side of every page that contains search results. You can use these fields to perform further advanced searches.

There are three main sections:

* Sentences
* Translations
* Sort


![Advanced Search][1]
## 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 additional 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.


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[How to Search for Text](text-search)

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