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affordable

Who acts: Affordable, people, bike, town, Fresh fruit, We · What happens: mean, be, buy, pay, need, look · To what, where: affordable homes

«affordable» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: affordable in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Affordable means cheap enough for people to be able to buy or pay for.

The tree, 14 words
nsubjxcompadvmodmarknsubjmarkcopconjmarkxcompccconjoblpunctrootAffordableADJmeansVERBcheapADJenoughADVforSCONJpeopleNOUNtoPARTbeAUXableADJtoPARTbuyVERBorCCONJpayVERBforADP.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AffordableaffordableADJDegree=Pos2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3cheapcheapADJDegree=Pos2 meansxcomp
4enoughenoughADV_3 cheapadvmod
5forforSCONJ_9 ablemark
6peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur9 ablensubj
7totoPART_9 ablemark
8bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf9 ablecop
9ableableADJDegree=Pos3 cheapconj
10totoPART_11 buymark
11buybuyVERBVerbForm=Inf9 ablexcomp
12ororCCONJ_13 paycc
13paypayVERBVerbForm=Inf11 buyconj
14forforADP_13 payobl
15..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentAffordablecheap propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2isto-infinitivepeopleable propertytree rules
3buyto-infinitivepeople not said herevn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
4payinfinitivepeople not said herevn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=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.

Example 1

This bike is more affordable than that one.

detnsubjcopadvmodcasedetoblpunctrootThisDETbikeNOUNisAUXmoreADVaffordableADJthanADPthatDEToneNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem2 bikedet
2bikebikeNOUNNumber=Sing5 affordablensubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 affordablecop
4moremoreADVDegree=Cmp5 affordableadvmod
5affordableaffordableADJDegree=Posrootroot
6thanthanADP_8 onecase
7thatthatDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem8 onedet
8oneoneNOUNNumber=Sing5 affordableobl
9..PUNCT_5 affordablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthis bikethan that one; affordable propertytree rules

Example 2

The town needs more affordable homes.

detnsubjadvmodamodobjpunctrootTheDETtownNOUNneedsVERBmoreADVaffordableADJhomesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 towndet
2towntownNOUNNumber=Sing3 needsnsubj
3needsneedVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4moremoreADVDegree=Cmp5 affordableadvmod
5affordableaffordableADJDegree=Pos6 homesamod
6homeshomeNOUNNumber=Plur3 needsobj
7..PUNCT_3 needspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1needpresentthe townaffordable homesvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot home=Theme

Example 3

Fresh fruit should be affordable for every family.

amodnsubjauxcopcasedetoblpunctrootFreshADJfruitNOUNshouldAUXbeAUXaffordableADJforADPeveryDETfamilyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FreshfreshADJDegree=Pos2 fruitamod
2fruitfruitNOUNNumber=Sing5 affordablensubj
3shouldshouldAUXVerbForm=Fin5 affordableaux
4bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf5 affordablecop
5affordableaffordableADJDegree=Posrootroot
6forforADP_8 familycase
7everyeveryDETPronType=Tot8 familydet
8familyfamilyNOUNNumber=Sing5 affordableobl
9..PUNCT_5 affordablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1isshouldFresh fruitfor every family; affordable propertytree rules

Example 4

We looked for an affordable holiday.

nsubjcasedetamodoblpunctrootWePRONlookedVERBforADPanDETaffordableADJholidayNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 lookednsubj
2lookedlookVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3forforADP_6 holidaycase
4anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 holidaydet
5affordableaffordableADJDegree=Pos6 holidayamod
6holidayholidayNOUNNumber=Sing2 lookedobl
7..PUNCT_2 lookedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lookpastWefor a affordable holidayvn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for holiday=Theme

Example 5

Second-hand books are very affordable.

amodpunctcompoundnsubjcopadvmodpunctrootSecondADJ-PUNCThandNOUNbooksNOUNareAUXveryADVaffordableADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SecondsecondADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord3 handamod
2--PUNCT_1 Secondpunct
3handhandNOUNNumber=Sing4 bookscompound
4booksbookNOUNNumber=Plur7 affordablensubj
5arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 affordablecop
6veryveryADV_7 affordableadvmod
7affordableaffordableADJDegree=Posrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 affordablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresenthand booksaffordable propertytree rules

Example 6

Prices became less affordable this year.

nsubjadvmodxcompdetobl:unmarkedpunctrootPricesNOUNbecameVERBlessADVaffordableADJthisDETyearNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PricespriceNOUNNumber=Plur2 becamensubj
2becamebecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3lesslessADVDegree=Cmp4 affordableadvmod
4affordableaffordableADJDegree=Pos2 becamexcomp
5thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem6 yeardet
6yearyearNOUNNumber=Sing4 affordableobl:unmarked
7..PUNCT_2 becamepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1becomepastPricesaffordable propertyvn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

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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