ain Who acts: Ain, Ai, I, boy, It, she · What happens: not be, be, cut off, not mean, not am, not have · To what, where: word, own, first part, short form, apostrophe, any · Speech: someone speaks here
«ain» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: ain in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Ain is not a word on its own; it is the first part of «ain't», a short form cut off at the apostrophe.
The tree, 24 words nsubj cop advmod det case nmod:poss nmod punct nsubj cop det amod appos mark punct advcl advmod punct punct det amod appos acl compound:prt case det obl punct root Ain NOUN is AUX not PART a DET word NOUN on ADP its PRON own ADJ ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX the DET first ADJ part NOUN of SCONJ « PUNCT ai AUX n't PART » PUNCT , PUNCT a DET short ADJ form NOUN cut VERB off ADP at ADP the DET apostrophe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ain ain NOUN Number=Sing 5 word nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 word cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 word advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 word det 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 on on ADP _ 8 own case 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 own nmod:poss 8 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 5 word nmod 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 part punct 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 part nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 part cop 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 part det 13 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 14 part amod 14 part part NOUN Number=Sing 5 word appos 15 of of SCONJ _ 17 ai mark 16 « « PUNCT _ 17 ai punct 17 ai be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Vrnc Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 part advcl 18 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 17 ai advmod 19 » » PUNCT _ 14 part punct 20 , , PUNCT _ 23 form punct 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 form det 22 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 23 form amod 23 form form NOUN Number=Sing 5 word appos 24 cut cut VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 23 form acl 25 off off ADP _ 24 cut compound:prt 26 at at ADP _ 28 apostrophe case 27 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 28 apostrophe det 28 apostrophe apostrophe NOUN Number=Sing 24 cut obl 29 . . PUNCT _ 5 word punct
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1 not is a present Ain a word Ain's own tree rules 2 is a present Ain the first part tree rules 3 cut off participle a short form not said here the apostrophe vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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 Usage: informal, nonstandard — kept apart, not parsed.
Ain't means am not, is not, are not, has not or have not, as in «I ain't got any».
The tree, 21 words nsubj advmod ccomp advmod punct conj advmod punct cop advmod punct parataxis advmod cc conj advmod punct mark fixed punct nsubj aux advmod parataxis obj punct punct root Ai NOUN n't PART means VERB am VERB not PART , PUNCT is VERB not PART , PUNCT are AUX not PART , PUNCT has VERB not PART or CCONJ have VERB not PART , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT I PRON ai AUX n't PART got VERB any DET » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ai ai NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 means advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 am am VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 am advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 is punct 7 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 means conj 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 is advmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 has punct 10 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 has cop 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 has advmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 11 not punct 13 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 means parataxis 14 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 has advmod 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 have cc 16 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 has conj 17 not not PART Polarity=Neg 16 have advmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 25 got punct 19 as as SCONJ _ 25 got mark 20 in in ADP _ 19 as fixed 21 « « PUNCT _ 25 got punct 22 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 25 got nsubj 23 ai be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 25 got aux 24 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 25 got advmod 25 got get VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 16 have parataxis 26 any any DET PronType=Ind 25 got obj 27 » » PUNCT _ 25 got punct 28 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 not mean present Ai vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not am infinitive tree rules 3 not be present Ai not said here vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 not is present have property tree rules 5 not have infinitive tree rules 6 not get in a quote present · passive I any vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer any=Stimulus
Example 1 «I ain't going,» said the boy in the story.
punct nsubj aux advmod ccomp punct punct det nsubj case det nmod punct root « PUNCT I PRON ai AUX n't PART going VERB , PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB the DET boy NOUN in ADP the DET story NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 going punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 going nsubj 3 ai be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 going aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 going advmod 5 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 said ccomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 going punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 5 going punct 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 boy det 10 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 8 said nsubj 11 in in ADP _ 13 story case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 story det 13 story story NOUN Number=Sing 10 boy nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
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1 not go in a quote present · progressive the boy in the story = boy vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 say speech: assert past the boy in the story vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 2 It ain't fair — she got more cake!
nsubj cop advmod punct nsubj parataxis amod obj punct root It PRON ai AUX n't PART fair ADJ — PUNCT she PRON got VERB more ADJ cake NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 fair nsubj 2 ai be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fair cop 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 fair advmod 4 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 — - PUNCT _ 7 got punct 6 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 got nsubj 7 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 fair parataxis 8 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 9 cake amod 9 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 7 got obj 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 fair punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not is present It fair property tree rules 2 get past she more cake vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cake=Stimulus
Example 3 «We ain't seen nothing yet,» the farmer laughed.
punct nsubj aux advmod advcl obj advmod punct punct det nsubj punct root « PUNCT We PRON ai AUX n't PART seen VERB nothing PRON yet ADV , PUNCT » PUNCT the DET farmer NOUN laughed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 seen punct 2 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 seen nsubj 3 ai be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 seen aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 seen advmod 5 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 12 laughed advcl 6 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 5 seen obj 7 yet yet ADV _ 5 seen advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 5 seen punct 9 » » PUNCT _ 5 seen punct 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 farmer det 11 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 12 laughed nsubj 12 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 laughed punct
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1 not see in a quote present · passive We nothing yet vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer nothing=Stimulus 2 laugh past the farmer vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
mark nsubj advcl advmod xcomp punct aux advmod obj punct root If SCONJ it PRON ai AUX n't PART broke ADJ , PUNCT do AUX n't PART fix VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 ai mark 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 ai nsubj 3 ai be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 fix advcl 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 broke advmod 5 broke broke ADJ Degree=Pos 3 ai xcomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 ai punct 7 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 9 fix aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 fix advmod 9 fix fix VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 fix obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 fix punct
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1 not fix imperative · do-support you not said here it vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 5 In your essay, write «isn't», not «ain't».
The tree, 9 words case nmod:poss obl punct punct cop advmod punct punct advmod punct parataxis advmod punct punct root In ADP your PRON essay NOUN , PUNCT write VERB « PUNCT is AUX n't PART » PUNCT , PUNCT not PART « PUNCT ai AUX n't PART » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 essay case 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 essay nmod:poss 3 essay essay NOUN Number=Sing 5 write obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 essay punct 5 write write VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 « « PUNCT _ 8 n't punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 n't cop 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 write advmod 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 n't punct 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 ai punct 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 ai advmod 12 « « PUNCT _ 13 ai punct 13 ai be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Vrnc Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 write parataxis 14 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 13 ai advmod 15 » » PUNCT _ 13 ai punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 write punct
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1 not write imperative you not said here your essay vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 essay your nom essay «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 «You ain't finished your sums,» Nan grumbled.
punct nsubj aux advmod advcl nmod:poss obj punct punct nsubj punct root « PUNCT You PRON ai AUX n't PART finished VERB your PRON sums NOUN , PUNCT » PUNCT Nan PROPN grumbled VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 finished punct 2 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 finished nsubj 3 ai be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 finished aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 finished advmod 5 finished finish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 11 grumbled advcl 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 sums nmod:poss 7 sums sum NOUN Number=Plur 5 finished obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 5 finished punct 9 » » PUNCT _ 5 finished punct 10 Nan Nan PROPN Number=Sing 11 grumbled nsubj 11 grumbled grumble VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 grumbled punct
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1 not finish in a quote present · passive You your sums vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector sum=Eventuality 2 grumble speech: other past Nan vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 sum in a quote your nom sum «possession transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 "Brer Fox ain't sayin' nuthin' 'tall.
punct nsubj flat advmod obj punct appos punct punct xcomp punct root " PUNCT Brer PROPN Fox PROPN ai AUX n't PART sayin NOUN ' PUNCT nuthin NOUN ' PUNCT ' PUNCT tall ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Brer punct 2 Brer Brer PROPN Number=Sing 4 ai nsubj 3 Fox Fox PROPN Number=Sing 2 Brer flat 4 ai be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 6 sayin advmod 6 sayin sayin NOUN Number=Sing 4 ai obj 7 ' ' PUNCT _ 8 nuthin punct 8 nuthin nuthin NOUN Number=Sing 6 sayin appos 9 ' ' PUNCT _ 8 nuthin punct 10 ' ' PUNCT _ 8 nuthin punct 11 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 4 ai xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 ai punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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