finite

Who acts: Finite, finite verb, verb, she, Earth, time · What happens: mean, have, not go on, be, show, agree · To what, where: end, verb, tense, finite supplies, 's, finite verb · Speech: someone speaks here

«finite» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: finite in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Finite means having an end or a limit; not going on forever.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Finite	finite	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 end	det
5	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 having	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 limit	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 limit	det
8	limit	limit	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 end	conj
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 going	punct
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 going	advmod
11	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 means	conj
12	on	on	ADP	_	11 going	compound:prt
13	forever	forever	ADV	_	11 going	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Finite			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	have not said to happen	gerund	Finite not said here	a end or a limit		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent end=Patient
3	not go on	gerund	Finite not said here		forever property	vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Everyday, meaning 2

Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.

A finite verb is a verb that shows tense and agrees with its subject, as in «she runs».

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 verb	det
2	finite	finite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 verb	amod
3	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 verb	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 verb	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 verb	det
6	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 shows	nsubj
8	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 verb	acl:relcl
9	tense	tense	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 shows	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 agrees	cc
11	agrees	agree	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 shows	conj
12	with	with	ADP	_	14 subject	case
13	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 subject	nmod:poss
14	subject	subject	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 agrees	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 runs	punct
16	as	as	SCONJ	_	20 runs	mark
17	in	in	ADP	_	16 as	fixed
18	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 runs	punct
19	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 runs	nsubj
20	runs	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 shows	parataxis
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 runs	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 verb	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a finite verb	a verb		tree rules
2	show	present	a verb	tense		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent tense=Recipient clause=Topic
3	agree speech: agree	present	a verb not said here		with verb's subject	vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with subject=Co-Agent
4	run in a quote	present	she			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The Earth has finite supplies of oil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Earth	det
2	Earth	Earth	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	finite	finite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 supplies	amod
5	supplies	supplies	NOUN	Number=Ptan	3 has	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 oil	case
7	oil	oil	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 supplies	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the Earth	finite supplies of oil					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent supplies=Patient

Example 2

Our time on the trip is finite, so let's hurry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 time	nmod:poss
2	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 finite	nsubj
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 trip	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 trip	det
5	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 time	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 finite	cop
7	finite	finite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 let	punct
9	so	so	ADV	_	10 let	advmod
10	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	7 finite	parataxis
11	's	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 let	obj
12	hurry	hurry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 let	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 finite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	Our time on the trip		finite property	tree rules
2	let	infinitive		's		tree rules
3	hurry	infinitive	's not said here			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

A finite set has an end, like the days of the week.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 set	det
2	finite	finite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 set	amod
3	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 end	det
6	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 days	punct
8	like	like	ADP	_	10 days	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 days	det
10	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 has	parataxis
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 week	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 week	det
13	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 days	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a finite set	a end					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent end=Patient

Example 4

The counting numbers are infinite, not finite.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 numbers	det
2	counting	counting	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 numbers	compound
3	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 infinite	nsubj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 infinite	cop
5	infinite	infinite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 finite	punct
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 finite	advmod
8	finite	finite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 infinite	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 infinite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the counting numbers					infinite property	tree rules
2	not be		the counting numbers not said here						tree rules

Example 5

In «She sings», «sings» is a finite verb.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	SCONJ	_	4 sings	mark
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 sings	punct
3	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 sings	nsubj
4	sings	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 sings	advcl
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 sings	punct
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 sings	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 sings	punct
8	sings	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 verb	parataxis
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 sings	punct
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 verb	cop
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 verb	det
12	finite	finite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 verb	amod
13	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 verb	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	sing speech: express in a quote	present	She		vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location
2	sing speech: express in a quote	present			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	is a	present		a finite verb	tree rules

Example 6

The word סָפַר safar is technically a finite verb, and not a noun as the syntax requires. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: The word סָפַר safar is technically a finite verb, and not a noun as the syntax requires.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 word	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 verb	nsubj
3	סָפַר	סָפַר	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 safar	compound
4	safar	safar	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 word	appos
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 verb	cop
6	technically	technically	ADV	_	9 verb	advmod
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 verb	det
8	finite	finite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 verb	amod
9	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 noun	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 noun	cc
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 noun	advmod
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 noun	det
14	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 verb	parataxis
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	18 requires	mark
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 syntax	det
17	syntax	syntax	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 requires	nsubj
18	requires	require	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 noun	advcl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 verb	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the word	a finite verb				a noun parataxis; technically property	tree rules
2	require	present	the syntax						vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 translation	punct
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
6	community	community	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 translation	compound
7	translation	translation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 7

Since One, 1 is the finite, the Zero, 0 is the true infinite of the Pythagoreans. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

Sentence 1: Since One, 1 is the finite, the Zero, 0 is the true infinite of the Pythagoreans.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Since	since	ADP	_	2 One	case
2	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 finite	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 One	punct
4	1	1	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 One	flat
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 finite	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 finite	det
7	finite	finite	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 Zero	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Zero	det
10	Zero	Zero	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 finite	appos
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 infinite	punct
12	0	0	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	16 infinite	nsubj
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 infinite	cop
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 infinite	det
15	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 infinite	amod
16	infinite	infinite	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 finite	conj
17	of	of	ADP	_	19 Pythagoreans	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 Pythagoreans	det
19	Pythagoreans	Pythagorean	PROPN	Number=Plur	16 infinite	nmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 finite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	One	the finite and the true infinite				the Zero appos	tree rules
2	is a	present	0	the true infinite				of the Pythagoreans	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Origin	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Origin	det
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	appos
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Letters	case
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 Origin	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 Numerals	cc
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 Letters	conj
10	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 Sefer	case
11	to	to	ADP	_	10 according	fixed
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	nmod
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Sefer	flat
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	15 1914	punct
15	1914	1914	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Mordell	list
16	))	))	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund							vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

Example 8

Chaos .signified in the ancient cosmogonies the vacant, in- finite space out of which sprang all things that exist. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

Sentence 1: Chaos .signified in the ancient cosmogonies the vacant, in- finite space out of which sprang all things that exist.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chaos	chaos	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 signified	nsubj
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Chaos	punct
3	signified	signify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 cosmogonies	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cosmogonies	det
6	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cosmogonies	amod
7	cosmogonies	cosmogony	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 signified	obl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 vacant	det
9	vacant	vacant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cosmogonies	amod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 space	punct
11	in	in	ADP	_	14 space	case
12	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 in	punct
13	finite	finite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 space	amod
14	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 signified	obl
15	out	out	ADP	_	17 which	case
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 which	case
17	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 sprang	nsubj
18	sprang	spring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 space	acl:relcl
19	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	20 things	det
20	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 sprang	obj
21	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	22 exist	nsubj
22	exist	exist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 things	acl:relcl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 signified	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	signify	past	Chaos		in finite space; in the ancient cosmogonies	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in cosmogony=Attribute
2	spring	past	finite space	all things		vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location thing=Theme
3	exist	present	all things			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Origin	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Origin	det
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	appos
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Letters	case
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 Origin	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 Numerals	cc
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 Letters	conj
10	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 Sefer	case
11	to	to	ADP	_	10 according	fixed
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mordell	nmod
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Sefer	flat
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	15 1914	punct
15	1914	1914	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Mordell	list
16	))	))	PUNCT	_	2 Mordell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund							vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent

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📖 finite

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Example 1

Example 2

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