germinate Who acts: seed, Seeds, We, root · What happens: germinate, start, grow, put out, be, develop · To what, where: root, idea, bean seeds, water, cress, damp cotton wool
«germinate» 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: germinate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 When a seed germinates, it starts to grow and puts out a root and a shoot.
The tree, 16 words mark det nsubj advcl punct nsubj mark xcomp cc conj compound:prt det obj cc det conj punct root When SCONJ a DET seed NOUN germinates VERB , PUNCT it PRON starts VERB to PART grow VERB and CCONJ puts VERB out ADP a DET root NOUN and CCONJ a DET shoot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 4 germinates mark 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 seed det 3 seed seed NOUN Number=Sing 4 germinates nsubj 4 germinates germinate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 starts advcl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 germinates punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 starts nsubj 7 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 9 grow mark 9 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 starts xcomp 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 puts cc 11 puts put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 starts conj 12 out out ADP _ 11 puts compound:prt 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 root det 14 root root NOUN Number=Sing 11 puts obj 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 shoot cc 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 shoot det 17 shoot shoot NOUN Number=Sing 14 root conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 starts punct
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1 germinate present a seed vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 start present seed vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 grow to-infinitive seed not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 put out present seed not said here a root and a shoot vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent root=Goal
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 germinate an idea is to begin to develop it (formal).
mark advcl det obj cop mark mark xcomp obj punct parataxis punct punct root To PART germinate VERB an DET idea NOUN is AUX to PART begin VERB to PART develop VERB it PRON ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 germinate mark 2 germinate germinate VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 begin advcl 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 idea det 4 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 2 germinate obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 begin cop 6 to to PART _ 7 begin mark 7 begin begin VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 9 develop mark 9 develop develop VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 begin xcomp 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 develop obj 11 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 formal punct 12 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 7 begin parataxis 13 ) ) PUNCT _ 12 formal punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 begin punct
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1 germinate to-infinitive a idea tree rules 2 is present begin property tree rules 3 develop to-infinitive idea vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Product
Example 1 The bean seeds germinated after five days.
det compound acl case nummod obl punct root The DET bean NOUN seeds NOUN germinated VERB after ADP five NUM days NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 seeds det 2 bean bean NOUN Number=Sing 3 seeds compound 3 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 germinated germinate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 seeds acl 5 after after ADP _ 7 days case 6 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 days nummod 7 days day NOUN Number=Plur 4 germinated obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 seeds punct
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1 germinate participle the bean seeds not said here day vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Seeds need water and warmth to germinate.
nsubj obj cc conj mark advcl punct root Seeds NOUN need VERB water NOUN and CCONJ warmth NOUN to PART germinate VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 2 need nsubj 2 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 need obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 warmth cc 5 warmth warmth NOUN Number=Sing 3 water conj 6 to to PART _ 7 germinate mark 7 germinate germinate VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 need advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 need punct
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1 need present Seeds water and warmth vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot water=Theme 2 germinate to-infinitive Seeds not said here vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 3 We germinated cress on damp cotton wool.
nsubj obj case amod compound obl punct root We PRON germinated VERB cress NOUN on ADP damp ADJ cotton NOUN wool 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 germinated nsubj 2 germinated germinate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 cress cress NOUN Number=Sing 2 germinated obj 4 on on ADP _ 7 wool case 5 damp damp ADJ Degree=Pos 7 wool amod 6 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 7 wool compound 7 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 2 germinated obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 germinated punct
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1 germinate past We cress damp cotton wool tree rules
Example 4 Seeds will not germinate if they are too cold.
nsubj aux advmod mark nsubj cop advmod advcl punct root Seeds NOUN will AUX not PART germinate VERB if SCONJ they PRON are AUX too ADV cold ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 4 germinate nsubj 2 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 germinate aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 germinate advmod 4 germinate germinate VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 if if SCONJ _ 9 cold mark 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 cold nsubj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 cold cop 8 too too ADV _ 9 cold advmod 9 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 4 germinate advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 germinate punct
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1 not germinate future Seeds vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 is a condition, not said to happen present Seeds = seed cold property tree rules
Example 5 The root comes out first when a seed germinates.
det nsubj compound:prt advmod mark det nsubj advcl punct root The DET root NOUN comes VERB out ADP first ADV when SCONJ a DET seed NOUN germinates VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 root det 2 root root NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes nsubj 3 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 comes compound:prt 5 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 comes advmod 6 when when SCONJ _ 9 germinates mark 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 seed det 8 seed seed NOUN Number=Sing 9 germinates nsubj 9 germinates germinate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 comes advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 comes punct
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1 come out present the root first property vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient 2 germinate present a seed vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 An idea for the story germinated in her head.
det nsubj case det acl case nmod:poss obl punct root An DET idea NOUN for ADP the DET story NOUN germinated VERB in ADP her PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 idea det 2 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 5 story nsubj 3 for for ADP _ 5 story case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 story det 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 germinated germinate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 story acl 7 in in ADP _ 9 head case 8 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 head nmod:poss 9 head head NOUN Number=Sing 6 germinated obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 story punct
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1 germinate participle the story not said here idea's head vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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