camera

Who acts: camera, device, you, I, tablet, security camera · What happens: be, take, make, fix, watch, smile · To what, where: device, photographs, videos, part, area, photo

«camera» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: camera in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A camera is a device for taking photographs or making videos.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 camera	det
2	camera	camera	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 device	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 device	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 device	det
5	device	device	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	7 taking	mark
7	taking	take	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 device	acl
8	photographs	photograph	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 taking	obj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 making	cc
10	making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 taking	conj
11	videos	video	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 making	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 device	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	a camera	a device	tree rules
2	take	gerund	a device not said here	photographs	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photograph=Theme
3	make	gerund	a device not said here	videos	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset video=Product

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

A camera can be part of a phone, tablet or computer, or fixed to watch an area, like a security camera.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 camera	det
2	camera	camera	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 part	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 part	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 part	cop
5	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 phone	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 phone	det
8	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 part	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 tablet	punct
10	tablet	tablet	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 part	parataxis
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 computer	cc
12	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tablet	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 fixed	punct
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 fixed	cc
15	fixed	fix	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 part	conj
16	to	to	PART	_	17 watch	mark
17	watch	watch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 fixed	xcomp
18	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 area	det
19	area	area	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 watch	obj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 camera	punct
21	like	like	ADP	_	24 camera	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 camera	det
23	security	security	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 camera	compound
24	camera	camera	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 watch	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	can	a camera	part	of a phone	tree rules
2	fix	participle	a camera not said here			tree rules
3	watch	to-infinitive	a camera not said here	a area	like a security camera	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent area=Theme

Example 1

Smile for the camera!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Smile	smile	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 camera	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 camera	det
4	camera	camera	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Smile	obl
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Smile	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	smile	imperative	you not said here					for the camera	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for camera=Recipient

Example 2

I took a photo with my camera.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 took	nsubj
2	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 photo	det
4	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 camera	case
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 camera	nmod:poss
7	camera	camera	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	I	a photo				with my camera	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme

Example 3

My tablet has two cameras.

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 tablet	nmod:poss
2	tablet	tablet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 cameras	nummod
5	cameras	camera	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	My tablet	two cameras					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camera=Patient

Example 4

The security camera filmed the thief.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 camera	det
2	security	security	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 camera	compound
3	camera	camera	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 filmed	nsubj
4	filmed	film	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 thief	det
6	thief	thief	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 filmed	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 filmed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	film	past	the security camera	the thief					vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thief=Theme

Example 5

Ask before you take someone's picture.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	before	before	SCONJ	_	4 take	mark
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 take	nsubj
4	take	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Ask	ccomp
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 picture	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 someone	case
7	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 take	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ask	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	imperative	you not said here						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	take	present	you	someone's picture					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Theme

Example 6

The film crew had three cameras.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 crew	det
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crew	compound
3	crew	crew	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	nsubj
4	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 cameras	nummod
6	cameras	camera	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 had	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the film crew	three cameras					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camera=Patient

Example 7

Light enters the camera through the lens.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 enters	nsubj
2	enters	enter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 camera	det
4	camera	camera	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 enters	obj
5	through	through	ADP	_	7 lens	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 lens	det
7	lens	lens	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 enters	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 enters	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enter	present	Light	the camera		the lens			vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme camera=Destination

Example 8

Turn off your camera when you finish the video call.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	off	off	ADP	_	1 Turn	compound:prt
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 camera	nmod:poss
4	camera	camera	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Turn	obj
5	when	when	SCONJ	_	7 finish	mark
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 finish	nsubj
7	finish	finish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Turn	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 call	det
9	video	video	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 call	compound
10	call	call	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 finish	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn off	imperative	you not said here	your camera					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent camera=Patient
2	finish	present	you	the video call					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector call=Eventuality

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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