diff --git a/conversion_utils/jos_msds_and_properties.py b/conversion_utils/jos_msds_and_properties.py
index 604dd06..e4332b2 100644
--- a/conversion_utils/jos_msds_and_properties.py
+++ b/conversion_utils/jos_msds_and_properties.py
@@ -297,11 +297,24 @@ class Converter:
                 self.specifications = parser.parse(xml_file_name)
             except:
                 exit('Could not parse specifications xml file provided.')
-     
+
         self.mte_to_ud_features = self._parse_msd_ud_conversion(MSD_TO_FEATURES)
         self.mte_to_ud_features_rules = self._parse_ud_rules(JOS_TO_UD_FEATURES_RULES)
         self.mte_to_upos_rules = self._parse_ud_rules(JOS_TO_UPOS_RULES)
 
+    def _get_partial_msd(self, msd):
+        properties = self.msd_to_properties(msd, msd.language)
+        category_char = msd.code[0].lower()
+        category = self.specifications.find_category_by_code(category_char, msd.language)
+        category_name = category.names.get(msd.language)
+        properties = Properties(
+            category=category_name,
+            lexeme_feature_map=properties.lexeme_feature_map,
+            form_feature_map={},
+            language=msd.language
+        )
+        return self.properties_to_msd(properties, msd.language).code
+
     def _parse_msd_ud_conversion(self, file_name):
         """Parse file with direct conversions from English Msd to Universal Dependencies."""
         conversion_map = defaultdict()
@@ -329,13 +342,12 @@ class Converter:
 
     def get_msd_state(self, msd):
         """Determine if the Msd code is full, partial or unknown."""
-        code_map = self.specifications.codes_map[msd.language]
-        if msd.code in code_map:
+        if msd.code in self.specifications.codes_map[msd.language]:
             return MsdState.FULL
-        for msd_code in code_map:
-            if msd_code.startswith(msd.code):
-                return MsdState.PARTIAL
-        return MsdState.UNKNOWN
+        elif msd.code in self.specifications.partial_codes_map[msd.language]:
+            return MsdState.PARTIAL
+        else:
+            return MsdState.UNKNOWN
 
     def check_valid_msd(self, msd, require_valid_flag, allow_partial=True):
         """If the Msd code is not valid, raise an exception or give a warning."""
diff --git a/conversion_utils/resources/jos_specifications.pickle b/conversion_utils/resources/jos_specifications.pickle
index 6b0fdf0..1fe5f0e 100644
Binary files a/conversion_utils/resources/jos_specifications.pickle and b/conversion_utils/resources/jos_specifications.pickle differ