however Who acts: It, something, you, he, jar, She · What happens: mean, spite, show, come, do, like · To what, where: that, whatever, way, matter, questions, surprise · Speech: someone speaks here
«however» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: however in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 However means but, or in spite of that. It shows that something different or surprising comes next.
Sentence 1: However means but, or in spite of that.
advmod cc punct cc case conj case nmod punct root However ADV means VERB but CCONJ , PUNCT or CCONJ in ADP spite NOUN of ADP that PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 However however ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 but but CCONJ _ 7 spite cc 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 spite punct 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 spite cc 6 in in ADP _ 7 spite case 7 spite spite NOUN Number=Sing 2 means conj 8 of of ADP _ 9 that case 9 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 spite nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present however property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 spite that nom spite «feeling transitive»: of=patient
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.
Sentence 2: It shows that something different or surprising comes next.
nsubj mark nsubj amod cc conj advcl advmod punct root It PRON shows VERB that SCONJ something PRON different ADJ or CCONJ surprising ADJ comes VERB next ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 shows nsubj 2 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 8 comes mark 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 comes nsubj 5 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 4 something amod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 surprising cc 7 surprising surprising ADJ Degree=Pos 5 different conj 8 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 shows advcl 9 next next ADV _ 8 comes advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 shows punct
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1 show present It vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 come present something next property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 2 However also means in whatever way: do it however you like.
advmod advmod case obj obl:unmarked punct ccomp obj advmod nsubj advcl punct root However ADV also ADV means VERB in ADP whatever PRON way NOUN : PUNCT do VERB it PRON however ADV you PRON like VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 However however ADV _ 3 means advmod 2 also also ADV _ 3 means advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 whatever case 5 whatever whatever PRON PronType=Rel 3 means obj 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 whatever obl:unmarked 7 : : PUNCT _ 8 do punct 8 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 do obj 10 however however ADV _ 12 like advmod 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 like nsubj 12 like like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 do advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present whatever however property tree rules 2 do infinitive way vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality 3 like present you however property vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
Meaning 3 However also means no matter how: however hard he tried, the jar stayed shut.
The tree, 14 words advmod advmod det obj advmod punct advmod advmod nsubj parataxis punct det nsubj conj xcomp punct root However ADV also ADV means VERB no DET matter NOUN how ADV : PUNCT however ADV hard ADV he PRON tried VERB , PUNCT the DET jar NOUN stayed VERB shut ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 However however ADV _ 3 means advmod 2 also also ADV _ 3 means advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 matter det 5 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 3 means obj 6 how how ADV PronType=Int 5 matter advmod 7 : : PUNCT _ 11 tried punct 8 however however ADV _ 9 hard advmod 9 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 11 tried advmod 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 tried nsubj 11 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 means parataxis 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 stayed punct 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 jar det 14 jar jar NOUN Number=Sing 15 stayed nsubj 15 stayed stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 tried conj 16 shut shut ADJ Degree=Pos 15 stayed xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present no matter however property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Topic 2 try past he hard property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 3 stay past the jar shut property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 4 In questions, however means how (showing surprise): however did you find it?
The tree, 12 words case obl punct advmod advmod punct ccomp obj punct punct advmod aux nsubj conj obj punct root In ADP questions NOUN , PUNCT however ADV means VERB how ADV ( PUNCT showing VERB surprise NOUN ) PUNCT : PUNCT however ADV did AUX you PRON find VERB it PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 questions case 2 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 5 means obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 questions punct 4 however however ADV _ 5 means advmod 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 how how ADV PronType=Int 8 showing advmod 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 8 showing punct 8 showing show VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 means ccomp 9 surprise surprise NOUN Number=Sing 8 showing obj 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 8 showing punct 11 : : PUNCT _ 15 find punct 12 however however ADV _ 15 find advmod 13 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 find aux 14 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 find nsubj 15 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means conj 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 find obj 17 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present questions however property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 show gerund surprise vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent surprise=Recipient 3 find past · do-support you surprise however property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Example 1 She had 20 sweets; however, she gave 6 away.
nsubj nummod obj punct advmod punct nsubj parataxis nummod advmod punct root She PRON had VERB 20 NUM sweets NOUN ; PUNCT however ADV , PUNCT she PRON gave VERB 6 NUM away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 sweets nummod 4 sweets sweet NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 gave punct 6 however however ADV _ 9 gave advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 gave punct 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 gave nsubj 9 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 had parataxis 10 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 away nummod 11 away away ADV _ 9 gave advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past She 20 sweets vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient 2 give past she away, however property vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 He planned to read 50 pages; however, he read only 30.
nsubj mark xcomp nummod obj punct advmod punct nsubj conj advmod obj punct root He PRON planned VERB to PART read VERB 50 NUM pages NOUN ; PUNCT however ADV , PUNCT he PRON read VERB only ADV 30 NUM . 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 planned nsubj 2 planned plan VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 read mark 4 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 planned xcomp 5 50 50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 pages nummod 6 pages page NOUN Number=Plur 4 read obj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 read punct 8 however however ADV _ 11 read advmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 8 however punct 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 read nsubj 11 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 planned conj 12 only only ADV _ 13 30 advmod 13 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 read obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 planned punct
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1 plan past He vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 read not said to happen to-infinitive He not said here 50 pages vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Topic 3 read past he 30 however property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 30=Topic
Example 3 The shop had 10 cakes; however, 4 were sold.
det nsubj nummod obj punct advmod punct nsubj:pass aux:pass conj punct root The DET shop NOUN had VERB 10 NUM cakes NOUN ; PUNCT however ADV , PUNCT 4 NUM were AUX sold VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 cakes nummod 5 cakes cake NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 sold punct 7 however however ADV _ 11 sold advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 however punct 9 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 sold nsubj:pass 10 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 sold aux:pass 11 sold sell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 had conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the shop 10 cakes vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient 2 sell past · passive 4 however property vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 4 However many you take, 2 will be left.
advmod nsubj nsubj punct nsubj:pass aux aux:pass parataxis punct root However ADV many ADJ you PRON take VERB , PUNCT 2 NUM will AUX be AUX left VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 However however ADV _ 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 take nsubj 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 take nsubj 4 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 take punct 6 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 left nsubj:pass 7 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 left aux 8 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 left aux:pass 9 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 take parataxis 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 take punct
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1 take present many vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 leave future · passive 2 vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 5 It was raining. However, we still went to the park.
Sentence 1: It was raining.
nsubj aux punct root It PRON was AUX raining VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 raining nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 raining aux 3 raining rain VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 . . PUNCT _ 3 raining punct
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1 rain past · progressive It vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
Sentence 2: However, we still went to the park.
advmod punct nsubj advmod case det obl punct root However ADV , PUNCT we PRON still ADV went VERB to ADP the DET park NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 However however ADV _ 5 went advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 However punct 3 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 went nsubj 4 still still ADV _ 5 went advmod 5 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 park case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 park det 8 park park NOUN Number=Sing 5 went obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 went punct
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1 go past we the park still however property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to park=Initial_Location
Example 6 However hard I try, I cannot whistle.
advmod advmod nsubj punct nsubj aux advmod xcomp punct root However ADV hard ADV I PRON try VERB , PUNCT I PRON can AUX not PART whistle VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 However however ADV _ 2 hard advmod 2 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 4 try advmod 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 try nsubj 4 try try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 try punct 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 whistle nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 whistle aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 whistle advmod 9 whistle whistle VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 try xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 try punct
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1 try present I hard property vn try-61.1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 not whistle not said to happen can I vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 You can draw it however you like.
nsubj aux obj advmod nsubj advcl punct root You PRON can AUX draw VERB it PRON however ADV you PRON like VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 draw nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 draw aux 3 draw draw VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 draw obj 5 however however ADV _ 7 like advmod 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 like nsubj 7 like like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 draw advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 draw punct
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1 draw can You it vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 2 like present you however property vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
Example 8 However did you get up there?
advmod aux nsubj compound:prt advmod punct root However ADV did AUX you PRON get VERB up ADP there ADV ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 However however ADV _ 4 get advmod 2 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 get aux 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 get nsubj 4 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 up up ADP _ 4 get compound:prt 6 there there ADV PronType=Dem 4 get advmod 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 get punct
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1 get up past · do-support you there however property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 9 However, I will do my best.
advmod punct nsubj aux nmod:poss obj punct root However ADV , PUNCT I PRON will AUX do VERB my PRON best ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 However however ADV _ 5 do advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 However punct 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 do nsubj 4 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 do aux 5 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 best nmod:poss 7 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 do obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 do punct
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1 do future I my best however property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality
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