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affix

Who acts: word, Un, you, affix · What happens: add, change, mean, stick, fix, attach · To what, where: letter group, meaning, something, affixes, affix, stamp · Speech: someone speaks here

«affix» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: affix in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

noun (grammar): A letter group added to a word to change its meaning: a prefix at the start (un-, re-) or a suffix at the end (-ful, -ness).

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 grammar	punct
3	grammar	grammar	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 noun	appos
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 grammar	punct
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 group	punct
6	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 group	det
7	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 group	compound
8	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 noun	appos
9	added	add	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 group	acl
10	to	to	ADP	_	12 word	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 word	det
12	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 added	obl
13	to	to	PART	_	14 change	mark
14	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 added	advcl
15	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 meaning	nmod:poss
16	meaning	meaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 change	obj
17	:	:	PUNCT	_	19 prefix	punct
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 prefix	det
19	prefix	prefix	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 group	conj
20	at	at	ADP	_	22 start	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 start	det
22	start	start	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 prefix	nmod
23	(	(	PUNCT	_	24 un	punct
24	un	un	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 prefix	appos
25	-	-	PUNCT	_	24 un	punct
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 suffix	punct
27	re	re	ADP	_	32 suffix	case
28	-	-	PUNCT	_	27 re	punct
29	)	)	PUNCT	_	27 re	punct
30	or	or	CCONJ	_	32 suffix	cc
31	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	32 suffix	det
32	suffix	suffix	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 un	conj
33	at	at	ADP	_	35 end	case
34	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	35 end	det
35	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 un	nmod
36	(	(	PUNCT	_	38 ful	punct
37	-	-	PUNCT	_	38 ful	punct
38	ful	ful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	35 end	amod
39	,	,	PUNCT	_	41 ness	punct
40	-	-	PUNCT	_	41 ness	punct
41	ness	ness	NOUN	Number=Sing	38 ful	conj
42	)	)	PUNCT	_	24 un	punct
43	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 noun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	participle		a letter group and a prefix at the start not said here				to a word	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to word=Co-Patient
2	change	to-infinitive		word's meaning					vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Patient
3	mean		word						nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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.

Meaning 2

verb (formal).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 formal	punct
3	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 verb	amod
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 formal	punct
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 verb	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

To stick, fix or attach something to something else.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 stick	mark
2	stick	stick	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 fix	punct
4	fix	fix	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 stick	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 attach	cc
6	attach	attach	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 stick	conj
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 attach	obj
8	to	to	ADP	_	9 something	case
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 attach	obl
10	else	else	ADV	_	9 something	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stick	to-infinitive							vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	fix	infinitive							vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
3	attach	infinitive		something				to something	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent something=Patient to something=Co-Patient

Example 1

«Un-» and «-ful» are both affixes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Un	punct
2	Un	Un	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 affixes	nsubj
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 Un	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Un	punct
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 ful	cc
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 ful	punct
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 ful	punct
8	ful	ful	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Un	conj
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 ful	punct
10	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 affixes	cop
11	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	12 affixes	det
12	affixes	affix	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 affixes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Un and ful	both affixes					tree rules

Example 2

Add an affix to «help» to make «helpful».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Add	add	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 affix	det
3	affix	affix	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Add	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	6 help	mark
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 help	punct
6	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Add	advcl
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 help	punct
8	to	to	PART	_	9 make	mark
9	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 help	xcomp
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 helpful	punct
11	helpful	helpful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 make	xcomp
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 helpful	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Add	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	a affix					vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent affix=Patient
2	help in a quote	to-infinitive	you not said here						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	make	to-infinitive	you not said here					helpful property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 3

Affix a stamp to the envelope.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Affix	affix	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 stamp	det
3	stamp	stamp	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Affix	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 envelope	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 envelope	det
6	envelope	envelope	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stamp	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Affix	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	affix	imperative	you not said here	a stamp				to the envelope	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent stamp=Patient to envelope=Co-Patient

Example 4

Please affix your photo here.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 affix	discourse
2	affix	affix	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 photo	nmod:poss
4	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 affix	obj
5	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	2 affix	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 affix	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	affix	imperative	you not said here	your photo		here			vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Patient

Example 5

The notice was affixed to the door.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 notice	det
2	notice	notice	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 affixed	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 affixed	aux:pass
4	affixed	affix	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 door	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 door	det
7	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 affixed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 affixed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	affix	past · passive		the notice				to the door	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Patient to door=Co-Patient

Example 6

In «replay», the affix «re-» means again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 replay	case
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 replay	punct
3	replay	replay	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 means	obl
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 replay	punct
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 affix	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 affix	det
7	affix	affix	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 means	nsubj
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 re	punct
9	re	re	ADP	_	7 affix	nmod
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 re	punct
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 re	punct
12	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	again	again	ADV	_	12 means	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	the affix				again	in replay	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in replay=Attribute

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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