bloke
Who acts: He, door, uncle, good bloke, Two blokes · What happens: be, knock, ask, help, fix · To what, where: nice bloke, bloke, door, red hat, good bloke, everyone
«bloke» 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: bloke in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: informal, UK/Australia — kept apart, not parsed.
A man.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 man | det |
| 2 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 man | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
An ordinary, regular man (just a normal bloke).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 man | det |
| 2 | ordinary | ordinary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 man | amod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 ordinary | punct |
| 4 | regular | regular | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 man | amod |
| 5 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 10 bloke | punct |
| 7 | just | just | ADV | _ | 10 bloke | advmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 bloke | det |
| 9 | normal | normal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 bloke | amod |
| 10 | bloke | bloke | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 man | appos |
| 11 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 10 bloke | punct |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 man | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
He's a really nice bloke.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 bloke | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 bloke | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 bloke | det |
| 4 | really | really | ADV | _ | 5 nice | advmod |
| 5 | nice | nice | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 bloke | amod |
| 6 | bloke | bloke | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 bloke | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | He | a nice bloke | tree rules |
Example 2
Some bloke knocked on the door asking for Dad.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 2 bloke | det |
| 2 | bloke | bloke | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | knocked | knock | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 bloke | acl |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 door | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 door | det |
| 6 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 knocked | obl |
| 7 | asking | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 door | acl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 Dad | case |
| 9 | Dad | Dad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 asking | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 bloke | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | knock | participle | some bloke not said here | the door | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on door=Location | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | gerund | the door not said here | for Dad | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
Who's that bloke in the red hat?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 bloke | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 bloke | cop |
| 3 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 bloke | det |
| 4 | bloke | bloke | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 hat | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 hat | det |
| 7 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 hat | amod |
| 8 | hat | hat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bloke | nmod |
| 9 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 bloke | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | that bloke | the red hat | tree rules |
Example 4
My uncle is a good bloke who helps everyone.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 uncle | nmod:poss |
| 2 | uncle | uncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 bloke | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 bloke | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 bloke | det |
| 5 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 bloke | amod |
| 6 | bloke | bloke | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 helps | nsubj |
| 8 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 bloke | acl:relcl |
| 9 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 8 helps | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 bloke | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | My uncle | a good bloke | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | help | present | a good bloke | everyone | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Beneficiary |
Example 5
Two blokes were fixing the road.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 blokes | nummod |
| 2 | blokes | bloke | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 fixing | nsubj |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 fixing | aux |
| 4 | fixing | fix | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 road | det |
| 6 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fixing | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 fixing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fix | past · progressive | Two blokes | the road | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent road=Patient |
Example 6
He's just an ordinary bloke from Sydney.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 bloke | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 bloke | cop |
| 3 | just | just | ADV | _ | 6 bloke | advmod |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 bloke | det |
| 5 | ordinary | ordinary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 bloke | amod |
| 6 | bloke | bloke | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 Sydney | case |
| 8 | Sydney | Sydney | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 bloke | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 bloke | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | He | a ordinary bloke | Sydney | tree rules |
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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