diff --git a/conversion_utils/translate_conllu_jos.py b/conversion_utils/translate_conllu_jos.py
index b84894e..dee614b 100644
--- a/conversion_utils/translate_conllu_jos.py
+++ b/conversion_utils/translate_conllu_jos.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from importlib_resources import files
 
 from conversion_utils.jos_msds_and_properties import Converter, Msd
 
+
 def get_syn_map():
     dict_file_name = files('conversion_utils.resources').joinpath('dict.xml')
     dict_file = codecs.open(dict_file_name, 'r')
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ def get_syn_map():
     dict_file.close() 
     return {syn.get('en'):syn.get('sl') for syn in root.xpath('syns/syn')}
     
-def translate(input_file_name, output_file_name):
+
+def translate(input_file_name, scope, output_file_name):
 
     syn_map = get_syn_map()
 
@@ -29,8 +31,10 @@ def translate(input_file_name, output_file_name):
         if (len(columns) != 10):
             output_file.write(line)
         else:
-            columns[4] = converter.translate_msd(Msd(columns[4], 'en'), 'sl').code
-            columns[7] = syn_map[columns[7]]
+            if (scope in {'msd', 'both'}):
+                columns[4] = converter.translate_msd(Msd(columns[4], 'en'), 'sl').code
+            if (scope in {'dep', 'both'}):
+                columns[7] = syn_map[columns[7]]
             output_file.write('\t'.join(columns) + '\n')
 
     input_file.close()
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ if (__name__ == '__main__'):
 
     arg_parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Translate JOS msds and dependency labels.')
     arg_parser.add_argument('-infile', type=str, help='Input conllu')
+    arg_parser.add_argument('-scope', type=str, options=['msd', 'dep', 'both'], default='both', help='Input conllu')
     arg_parser.add_argument('-outfile', type=str, help='Output conllu')
     arguments = arg_parser.parse_args()
     input_file_name = arguments.infile