german Who acts: German, language, 10 pupils, German class, He, many · What happens: be, speak, mean, learn, have, know · To what, where: language, German, Austria, Germany, German person, 18 children · Speech: someone speaks here
«german» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: german in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 German is the language of Germany; it is also spoken in Austria and Switzerland.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop det case nmod punct nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod acl case obl cc conj punct root German NOUN is AUX the DET language NOUN of ADP Germany PROPN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX also ADV spoken VERB in ADP Austria PROPN and CCONJ Switzerland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 German german NOUN Number=Sing 4 language nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 language cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 language det 4 language language NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 Germany case 6 Germany Germany PROPN Number=Sing 4 language nmod 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 spoken punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 spoken nsubj:pass 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 spoken aux:pass 10 also also ADV _ 11 spoken advmod 11 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 language acl 12 in in ADP _ 13 Austria case 13 Austria Austria PROPN Number=Sing 11 spoken obl 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 Switzerland cc 15 Switzerland Switzerland PROPN Number=Sing 13 Austria conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 language punct
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1 is a present German the language of Germany tree rules 2 speak speech: other present · passive the language not said here German Austria and Switzerland tree rules
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 German means from Germany: a German car, German bread.
nsubj case obl punct det amod parataxis punct amod conj punct root German ADJ means VERB from ADP Germany PROPN : PUNCT a DET German ADJ car NOUN , PUNCT German ADJ bread NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 German German ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 4 Germany case 4 Germany Germany PROPN Number=Sing 2 means obl 5 : : PUNCT _ 8 car punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 car det 7 German German ADJ Degree=Pos 8 car amod 8 car car NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 bread punct 10 German German ADJ Degree=Pos 11 bread amod 11 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 8 car conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present German Germany vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A German is a person from Germany.
det amod cop det case nmod punct root A DET German ADJ is AUX a DET person NOUN from ADP Germany PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 2 German German ADJ Degree=Pos 5 person amod 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 from from ADP _ 7 Germany case 7 Germany Germany PROPN Number=Sing 5 person nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a German person Germany tree rules
Example 1 10 pupils learn German.
nummod nsubj obj punct root 10 NUM pupils NOUN learn VERB German PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 pupils nummod 2 pupils pupil NOUN Number=Plur 3 learn nsubj 3 learn learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 German German PROPN Number=Sing 3 learn obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 learn punct
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1 learn present 10 pupils German vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent german=Topic
Example 2 The German class has 18 children.
det amod nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET German ADJ class NOUN has VERB 18 NUM children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 class det 2 German German ADJ Degree=Pos 3 class amod 3 class class NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 18 18 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 children nummod 6 children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the German class 18 children vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient
Example 3 He knows 50 German words.
nsubj nummod amod obj punct root He PRON knows VERB 50 NUM German ADJ words NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 knows nsubj 2 knows know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 50 50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 words nummod 4 German German ADJ Degree=Pos 5 words amod 5 words word NOUN Number=Plur 2 knows obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 knows punct
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1 know present He 50 German words vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus
Example 4 How many more learn French than German?
advmod nsubj nsubj obj case nmod punct root How ADV many ADJ more ADJ learn VERB French PROPN than ADP German PROPN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 learn nsubj 3 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 learn nsubj 4 learn learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 French French PROPN Number=Sing 4 learn obj 6 than than ADP _ 7 German case 7 German German PROPN Number=Sing 5 French nmod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 learn punct
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1 learn present many French than German vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent french=Topic
Example 5 «Danke» means thank you in German.
punct nsubj punct ccomp obj case obl punct root « PUNCT Danke PROPN » PUNCT means VERB thank VERB you PRON in ADP German PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Danke punct 2 Danke Danke PROPN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Danke punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 thank thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 means ccomp 6 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 thank obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 German case 8 German German PROPN Number=Sing 5 thank obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Danke vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 thank speech: thank present you German vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
Example 6 Kindergarten is a German word.
nsubj cop det amod punct root Kindergarten NOUN is AUX a DET German ADJ word NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kindergarten kindergarten NOUN Number=Sing 5 word nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 word cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 word det 4 German German ADJ Degree=Pos 5 word amod 5 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 word punct
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1 is a present Kindergarten a German word tree rules
Example 7 Our neighbour has a German shepherd dog.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod compound obj punct root Our PRON neighbour NOUN has VERB a DET German ADJ shepherd NOUN dog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 neighbour nmod:poss 2 neighbour neighbour NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 dog det 5 German German ADJ Degree=Pos 7 dog amod 6 shepherd shepherd NOUN Number=Sing 7 dog compound 7 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Our neighbour a German shepherd dog vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient
Example 8 Berlin is the capital of Germany.
nsubj cop det case nmod punct root Berlin PROPN is AUX the DET capital NOUN of ADP Germany PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Berlin Berlin PROPN Number=Sing 4 capital nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 capital cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 capital det 4 capital capital NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 Germany case 6 Germany Germany PROPN Number=Sing 4 capital nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 capital punct
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1 is a present Berlin the capital of Germany tree rules
Example 9 Then she spoke to him in German.
advmod nsubj case obl case obl punct root Then ADV she PRON spoke VERB to ADP him PRON in ADP German PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 3 spoke advmod 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 spoke nsubj 3 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 him case 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 spoke obl 6 in in ADP _ 7 German case 7 German German PROPN Number=Sing 3 spoke obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past she him = he German then vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to he=Co-Agent
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