nil

Who acts: Nil, We, game, chance, snow, patient · What happens: mean, use, win, end, be, chance · To what, where: nothing, Nil, match scores, match, bike, Mr Lee · Speech: someone speaks here

«nil» 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: nil in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Nil means nothing or zero.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nil	nil	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	2 means	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 zero	cc
5	zero	zero	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 nothing	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Nil	nothing					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Topic

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: UK, sport — kept apart, not parsed.

Nil is used for zero in match scores: "two–nil".

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nil	nil	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 used	aux:pass
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 zero	case
5	zero	zero	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 used	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 scores	case
7	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 scores	compound
8	scores	score	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 used	obl
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 nil	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 nil	punct
11	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	13 nil	nummod
12	–	–	PUNCT	_	11 two	punct
13	nil	nil	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	parataxis
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 nil	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present · passive		Nil		match scores		for zero; two nil parataxis	tree rules

Example 1

We won the match three–nil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 won	nsubj
2	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 match	det
4	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obj
5	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 nil	nummod
6	–	-	PUNCT	_	7 nil	punct
7	nil	nil	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 won	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	past	We	the match				three nil obj	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent match=Beneficiary nil=Theme

Example 2

The game ended nil–nil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 game	det
2	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ended	nsubj
3	ended	end	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	nil	nil	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ended	obj
5	–	-	PUNCT	_	6 nil	punct
6	nil	nil	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nil	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ended	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	past	the game	nil and nil					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality nil=Eventuality

Example 3

The chance of snow in summer here is nil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 chance	det
2	chance	chance	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 nil	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 snow	case
4	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 chance	nmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 summer	case
6	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 chance	nmod
7	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 summer	advmod
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 nil	cop
9	nil	nil	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 nil	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the chance of snow in summer	nil					tree rules
2	chance		snow					in summer	nom chance «state intransitive»: of=agent in=obl

Example 4

The patient is nil by mouth before the operation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 patient	det
2	patient	patient	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nil	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 nil	cop
4	nil	nil	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	6 mouth	case
6	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nil	nmod
7	before	before	ADP	_	9 operation	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 operation	det
9	operation	operation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nil	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 nil	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the patient	nil			before the operation	by mouth	tree rules

Example 5

Our savings were nil after buying the bike.

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 savings	nmod:poss
2	savings	savings	NOUN	Number=Ptan	4 nil	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 nil	cop
4	nil	nil	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	after	after	SCONJ	_	6 buying	mark
6	buying	buy	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 nil	acl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bike	det
8	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 buying	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 nil	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	past	Our savings	nil	tree rules
2	buy	gerund	nil not said here	the bike	vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme
3	save		Our		nom savings «possession transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

His interest in maths was nil until he met Mr Lee.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 interest	nmod:poss
2	interest	interest	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 nil	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 maths	case
4	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 interest	nmod
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 nil	cop
6	nil	nil	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	until	until	SCONJ	_	9 met	mark
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 met	nsubj
9	met	meet	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 nil	acl:relcl
10	Mr	Mr	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Lee	compound
11	Lee	Lee	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 met	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 nil	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	is a	past	His interest in maths	nil		tree rules
2	meet	past	he	Mr Lee		vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lee=Co-Agent
3	interest		His = he		maths	nom interest «cognition transitive»: poss=agent in=place

Example 7

They called it Mishnali, and it )ns hinided down to liioin by I'nil tradition from Alualiaiii." (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

Sentence 1: They called it Mishnali, and it )ns hinided down to liioin by I'nil tradition from Alualiaiii."

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 called	nsubj
2	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 called	obj
4	Mishnali	Mishnali	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 called	xcomp
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 hinided	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 hinided	cc
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 hinided	nsubj:outer
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 it	punct
9	ns	n	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 hinided	nsubj
10	hinided	hinid	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 called	conj
11	down	down	ADP	_	10 hinided	compound:prt
12	to	to	ADP	_	13 liioin	case
13	liioin	liioin	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hinided	obl
14	by	by	ADP	_	16 tradition	case
15	I'nil	I'nil	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 tradition	compound
16	tradition	tradition	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hinided	obl
17	from	from	ADP	_	18 Alualiaiii	case
18	Alualiaiii	Alualiaiii	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 tradition	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 called	punct
20	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	past	They	it				Mishnali xcomp	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient
2	hinid down	past	it					to liioin; by I'nil tradition from Alualiaiii; ns nsubj	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

The numeral system of tlie Sefer Tetzirah, as I have ex- plained, may be considered to consist of live symbols, |, ||, III, nil, 0, the cipher being the fifth symbol. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

Sentence 1: The numeral system of tlie Sefer Tetzirah, as I have ex- plained, may be considered to consist of live symbols, |, ||, III, nil, 0, the cipher being the fifth symbol.

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 system	det
2	numeral	numeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 system	compound
3	system	system	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 considered	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 tlie	case
5	tlie	tlie	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 system	nmod
6	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 tlie	appos
7	Tetzirah	Tetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Sefer	flat
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 have	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	11 have	mark
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 have	nsubj
11	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 system	parataxis
12	ex	ex	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 plained	compound
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 ex	punct
14	plained	plain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 have	xcomp
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 system	punct
16	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	18 considered	aux
17	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	18 considered	aux:pass
18	considered	consider	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
19	to	to	PART	_	20 consist	mark
20	consist	consist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 considered	xcomp
21	of	of	ADP	_	23 symbols	case
22	live	live	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 symbols	amod
23	symbols	symbol	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 consist	obl
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 considered	punct
25	\|	\|	PUNCT	_	18 considered	punct
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 nil	punct
27	\|	\|	PUNCT	_	32 nil	punct
28	\|	\|	PUNCT	_	32 nil	punct
29	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 III	punct
30	III	III	NUM	NumForm=Roman NumType=Card	32 nil	nummod
31	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 nil	punct
32	nil	nil	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 considered	obl
33	,	,	PUNCT	_	34 0	punct
34	0	0	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	32 nil	appos
35	,	,	PUNCT	_	41 symbol	punct
36	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	37 cipher	det
37	cipher	cipher	NOUN	Number=Sing	41 symbol	nsubj
38	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	41 symbol	cop
39	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	41 symbol	det
40	fifth	fifth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	41 symbol	amod
41	symbol	symbol	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 nil	appos
42	.	.	PUNCT	_	18 considered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	have	present	I			tree rules
2	plain	participle	I not said here			tree rules
3	consider	may · passive		the numeral system of tlie	III nil obl	vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme
4	consist	to-infinitive			of live symbols	tree rules
5	is a	gerund	the cipher	the fifth symbol		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

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📖 nil

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Example 1

Example 2

Example 3

Example 4

Example 5

Example 6

Example 7

Example 8

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