ferment Who acts: ferment, yeast, We, balloon, city, Kimchi · What happens: mean, change, break down, make, ferment, cause · To what, where: sugar, gas, trouble, state, dough ferment, Cabbage · Speech: someone speaks here
«ferment» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: ferment in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
To ferment means to change chemically because of yeast or bacteria, which break down sugar and make gas, acid or alcohol.
The tree, 21 words mark nsubj mark xcomp advmod case fixed obl cc conj punct nsubj conj compound:prt obj cc conj obj punct appos cc conj punct root To PART ferment NOUN means VERB to PART change VERB chemically ADV because ADP of ADP yeast NOUN or CCONJ bacteria NOUN , PUNCT which PRON break VERB down ADP sugar NOUN and CCONJ make VERB gas NOUN , PUNCT acid NOUN or CCONJ alcohol NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 ferment mark 2 ferment ferment NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 change mark 5 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 chemically chemically ADV _ 5 change advmod 7 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 9 yeast case 8 of of ADP _ 7 because fixed 9 yeast yeast NOUN Number=Sing 5 change obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 bacteria cc 11 bacteria bacteria NOUN Number=Sing 9 yeast conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 break punct 13 which which PRON PronType=Rel 14 break nsubj 14 break break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 yeast conj 15 down down ADP _ 14 break compound:prt 16 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 14 break obj 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 make cc 18 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 change conj 19 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 18 make obj 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 acid punct 21 acid acid NOUN Number=Sing 19 gas appos 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 alcohol cc 23 alcohol alcohol NOUN Number=Sing 21 acid conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present ferment vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 change not said to happen to-infinitive ferment not said here because yeast or bacteria; chemically property vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 break down present yeast or bacteria sugar vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sugar=Patient 4 make infinitive ferment not said here gas vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset gas=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 To ferment trouble means to cause it or stir it up (more often «foment»).
The tree, 14 words mark csubj obj mark xcomp obj cc conj obj compound:prt punct advmod advmod punct obl punct punct punct root To PART ferment VERB trouble NOUN means VERB to PART cause VERB it PRON or CCONJ stir VERB it PRON up ADP ( PUNCT more ADV often ADV « PUNCT foment NOUN » PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 ferment mark 2 ferment ferment VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 2 ferment obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 cause mark 6 cause cause VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 cause obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 stir cc 9 stir stir VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 cause conj 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 stir obj 11 up up ADP _ 9 stir compound:prt 12 ( ( PUNCT _ 16 foment punct 13 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 14 often advmod 14 often often ADV _ 16 foment advmod 15 « « PUNCT _ 16 foment punct 16 foment foment NOUN Number=Sing 9 stir obl 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 foment punct 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 16 foment punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 ferment to-infinitive trouble tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 cause not said to happen to-infinitive trouble vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition it=Patient 4 stir up infinitive trouble foment obl vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition it=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: noun, formal — kept apart, not parsed.
A ferment is a state of excitement, unrest or trouble in a group of people.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det case nmod punct nmod cc conj case det nmod case nmod punct root A DET ferment NOUN is AUX a DET state NOUN of ADP excitement NOUN , PUNCT unrest NOUN or CCONJ trouble NOUN in ADP a DET group NOUN of ADP people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 ferment det 2 ferment ferment NOUN Number=Sing 5 state nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 state cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 state det 5 state state NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 excitement case 7 excitement excitement NOUN Number=Sing 5 state nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 unrest punct 9 unrest unrest NOUN Number=Sing 5 state nmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 trouble cc 11 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 9 unrest conj 12 in in ADP _ 14 group case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 group det 14 group group NOUN Number=Sing 11 trouble nmod 15 of of ADP _ 16 people case 16 people people NOUN Number=Plur 14 group nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 state punct
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1 is a present a ferment a state of excitement; unrest or trouble in a group of people nmod tree rules
Example 1 Yeast makes the dough ferment and rise.
nsubj det compound obj cc conj punct root Yeast NOUN makes VERB the DET dough NOUN ferment NOUN and CCONJ rise VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yeast yeast NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes nsubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ferment det 4 dough dough NOUN Number=Sing 5 ferment compound 5 ferment ferment NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 rise cc 7 rise rise VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 makes conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 makes punct
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1 make present Yeast the dough ferment vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ferment=Product 2 rise infinitive Yeast not said here vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Milk ferments into yoghurt.
compound case nmod punct root Milk NOUN ferments NOUN into ADP yoghurt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 2 ferments compound 2 ferments ferment NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 into into ADP _ 4 yoghurt case 4 yoghurt yoghurt NOUN Number=Sing 2 ferments nmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 ferments punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3 Cabbage is fermented to make sauerkraut.
nsubj:pass aux:pass mark advcl obj punct root Cabbage NOUN is AUX fermented VERB to PART make VERB sauerkraut NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cabbage cabbage NOUN Number=Sing 3 fermented nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 fermented aux:pass 3 fermented ferment VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 fermented advcl 6 sauerkraut sauerkraut NOUN Number=Sing 5 make obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 fermented punct
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1 ferment present · passive Cabbage tree rules 2 make to-infinitive sauerkraut vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sauerkraut=Product
Example 4 The grape juice fermented in big barrels.
det compound acl case amod obl punct root The DET grape NOUN juice NOUN fermented VERB in ADP big ADJ barrels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 juice det 2 grape grape NOUN Number=Sing 3 juice compound 3 juice juice NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 fermented ferment VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 juice acl 5 in in ADP _ 7 barrels case 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 7 barrels amod 7 barrels barrel NOUN Number=Plur 4 fermented obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 juice punct
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1 ferment participle the grape juice not said here big barrels vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 We watched a balloon fill with gas from fermenting sugar water.
nsubj det nsubj ccomp case obl case obl compound obj punct root We PRON watched VERB a DET balloon NOUN fill VERB with ADP gas NOUN from ADP fermenting VERB sugar NOUN water NOUN . PUNCT 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 watched nsubj 2 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 balloon det 4 balloon balloon NOUN Number=Sing 5 fill nsubj 5 fill fill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 watched ccomp 6 with with ADP _ 7 gas case 7 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 5 fill obl 8 from from ADP _ 9 fermenting case 9 fermenting ferment VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 fill obl 10 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 11 water compound 11 water water NOUN Number=Sing 9 fermenting obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We tree rules 2 fill present a balloon with gas vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with gas=Instrument 3 ferment gerund sugar water tree rules
Example 6 The city was in a ferment after the news.
det nsubj cop case det case det nmod punct root The DET city NOUN was AUX in ADP a DET ferment NOUN after ADP the DET news NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 city det 2 city city NOUN Number=Sing 6 ferment nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 ferment cop 4 in in ADP _ 6 ferment case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ferment det 6 ferment ferment NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 after after ADP _ 9 news case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 news det 9 news news NOUN Number=Sing 6 ferment nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 ferment punct
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1 is past the city a ferment after the news tree rules
Example 7 Kimchi is fermented cabbage from Korea.
nsubj cop amod case nmod punct root Kimchi NOUN is AUX fermented VERB cabbage NOUN from ADP Korea PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kimchi kimchi NOUN Number=Sing 4 cabbage nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 cabbage cop 3 fermented ferment VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 cabbage amod 4 cabbage cabbage NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 from from ADP _ 6 Korea case 6 Korea Korea PROPN Number=Sing 4 cabbage nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 cabbage punct
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1 ferment participle vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 is a present Kimchi fermented cabbage Korea tree rules
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