bursa
Who acts: small bag, bursa, knee, footballer, much kneeling, We · What happens: stop, help, move, hurt, swell, fly · To what, where: bones, rubbing, bursa, elbow, relatives, swollen bursa · Speech: someone speaks here
«bursa» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: bursa in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: science, body — kept apart, not parsed.
A small bag of fluid in the body, usually near a joint like the knee or elbow, that stops bones, muscles and tendons from rubbing.
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 bag | det |
| 2 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 bag | amod |
| 3 | bag | bag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 stops | nsubj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 fluid | case |
| 5 | fluid | fluid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bag | nmod |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 body | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 body | det |
| 8 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 fluid | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 joint | punct |
| 10 | usually | usually | ADV | _ | 13 joint | advmod |
| 11 | near | near | ADP | _ | 13 joint | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 joint | det |
| 13 | joint | joint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bag | conj |
| 14 | like | like | ADP | _ | 16 knee | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 knee | det |
| 16 | knee | knee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 joint | nmod |
| 17 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 18 elbow | cc |
| 18 | elbow | elbow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 knee | conj |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 stops | punct |
| 20 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 21 stops | nsubj |
| 21 | stops | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 22 | bones | bone | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 stops | obj |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 muscles | punct |
| 24 | muscles | muscle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 22 bones | conj |
| 25 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 26 tendons | cc |
| 26 | tendons | tendon | NOUN | Number=Plur | 22 bones | conj |
| 27 | from | from | ADP | _ | 28 rubbing | case |
| 28 | rubbing | rubbing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 stops | obl |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 21 stops | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | present | a small bag of fluid in the body and a joint like the knee or elbow | bones and muscles and tendons | rubbing | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer bone=Beneficiary from rubbing=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: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
Bursa, a big city in north-west Turkey.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bursa | Bursa | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 city | punct |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 city | det |
| 4 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 city | amod |
| 5 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Bursa | appos |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 Turkey | case |
| 7 | north | north | ADV | _ | 9 west | advmod |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 north | punct |
| 9 | west | west | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 Turkey | amod |
| 10 | Turkey | Turkey | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 city | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Bursa | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
A bursa helps your knee move smoothly.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 bursa | det |
| 2 | bursa | bursa | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 helps | nsubj |
| 3 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 knee | nmod:poss |
| 5 | knee | knee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 move | nsubj |
| 6 | move | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 helps | ccomp |
| 7 | smoothly | smoothly | ADV | _ | 6 move | advmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 helps | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | present | a bursa | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | move | present | your knee | smoothly property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
The footballer hurt the bursa in his elbow.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 footballer | det |
| 2 | footballer | footballer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hurt | nsubj |
| 3 | hurt | hurt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 bursa | det |
| 5 | bursa | bursa | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hurt | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 elbow | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 elbow | nmod:poss |
| 8 | elbow | elbow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hurt | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 hurt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hurt | past | the footballer | the bursa | footballer's elbow | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bursa=Patient |
Example 3
Too much kneeling can swell the bursa in your knee.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Too | too | ADV | _ | 2 much | advmod |
| 2 | much | much | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 kneeling | amod |
| 3 | kneeling | kneeling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 swell | nsubj |
| 4 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 swell | aux |
| 5 | swell | swell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 bursa | det |
| 7 | bursa | bursa | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 swell | obj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 knee | case |
| 9 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 knee | nmod:poss |
| 10 | knee | knee | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 swell | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 swell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swell | can | much kneeling | the bursa | in your knee | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient bursa=Extent in knee=Attribute |
Example 4
We flew to Bursa to visit relatives.
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 flew | nsubj |
| 2 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 Bursa | case |
| 4 | Bursa | Bursa | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 flew | obl |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 visit | mark |
| 6 | visit | visit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 flew | advcl |
| 7 | relatives | relative | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 visit | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 flew | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fly | past | We | Bursa | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to bursa=Result | ||||
| 2 | visit | to-infinitive | We not said here | relatives | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent relative=Co-Agent |
Example 5
The doctor said Grandma's sore shoulder was a swollen bursa.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 doctor | det |
| 2 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 said | nsubj |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | Grandma | Grandma | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 shoulder | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Grandma | case |
| 6 | sore | sore | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 shoulder | amod |
| 7 | shoulder | shoulder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 bursa | nsubj |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 bursa | cop |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 bursa | det |
| 10 | swollen | swollen | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 bursa | amod |
| 11 | bursa | bursa | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 said | ccomp |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | the doctor | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is a | past | Grandma's sore shoulder | a swollen bursa | tree rules |
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