incapable Who acts: you, Incapable, grandmother, baby, Penguins, He · What happens: be, do, not do, not have, mean, look · To what, where: something, it, ability, incapable, steep hill, sign · Speech: someone speaks here
«incapable» 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: incapable in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 If you are incapable of doing something, you cannot do it, because you do not have the ability or power.
The tree, 21 words mark nsubj cop advcl mark advcl obj punct nsubj aux advmod obj punct mark nsubj aux advmod conj det obj cc conj punct root If SCONJ you PRON are AUX incapable ADJ of SCONJ doing VERB something PRON , PUNCT you PRON can AUX not PART do VERB it PRON , PUNCT because SCONJ you PRON do AUX not PART have VERB the DET ability NOUN or CCONJ power NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 incapable mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 incapable nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 incapable cop 4 incapable incapable ADJ Degree=Pos 12 do advcl 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 doing mark 6 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 incapable advcl 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 doing obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 4 incapable punct 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 do nsubj 10 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 do aux 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 do advmod 12 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 do obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 19 have punct 15 because because SCONJ _ 19 have mark 16 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 19 have nsubj 17 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 have aux 18 not not PART Polarity=Neg 19 have advmod 19 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 do conj 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 ability det 21 ability ability NOUN Number=Sing 19 have obj 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 power cc 23 power power NOUN Number=Sing 21 ability conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 12 do punct
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1 is a condition, not said to happen present you incapable property tree rules 2 do gerund you not said here something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 3 not do can you it vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality 4 not have present · do-support you the ability or power vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ability=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Incapable can mean not able to look after yourself, for example because of illness or being very drunk.
The tree, 18 words nsubj aux advmod xcomp mark xcomp case obl punct case obl case fixed obl cc cop advmod conj punct root Incapable NOUN can AUX mean VERB not PART able ADJ to PART look VERB after ADP yourself PRON , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN because ADP of ADP illness NOUN or CCONJ being AUX very ADV drunk ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Incapable incapable NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 able advmod 5 able able ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mean xcomp 6 to to PART _ 7 look mark 7 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 able xcomp 8 after after ADP _ 9 yourself case 9 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 7 look obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 example punct 11 for for ADP _ 12 example case 12 example example NOUN Number=Sing 7 look obl 13 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 15 illness case 14 of of ADP _ 13 because fixed 15 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 7 look obl 16 or or CCONJ _ 19 drunk cc 17 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 19 drunk cop 18 very very ADV _ 19 drunk advmod 19 drunk drunk ADJ Degree=Pos 15 illness conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Incapable able property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 look to-infinitive Incapable not said here after yourself for example; because illness vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for example=Theme 3 is gerund Incapable not said here drunk property tree rules
Example 1 My grandmother is incapable of being unkind.
nmod:poss nsubj cop case cop nmod punct root My PRON grandmother NOUN is AUX incapable NOUN of ADP being AUX unkind ADJ . PUNCT 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 grandmother nmod:poss 2 grandmother grandmother NOUN Number=Sing 4 incapable nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 incapable cop 4 incapable incapable NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 unkind case 6 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 unkind cop 7 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos 4 incapable nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 incapable punct
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1 is a present My grandmother incapable tree rules 2 is gerund unkind property tree rules
Example 2 The baby is incapable of walking yet.
det nsubj cop mark advcl advmod punct root The DET baby NOUN is AUX incapable ADJ of SCONJ walking VERB yet ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 4 incapable nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 incapable cop 4 incapable incapable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 walking mark 6 walking walk VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 incapable advcl 7 yet yet ADV _ 6 walking advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 incapable punct
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1 is present the baby incapable property tree rules 2 walk gerund the baby not said here yet vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Penguins are incapable of flying.
nsubj cop mark advcl punct root Penguins NOUN are AUX incapable ADJ of SCONJ flying VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Penguins penguin NOUN Number=Plur 3 incapable nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 incapable cop 3 incapable incapable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 of of SCONJ _ 5 flying mark 5 flying fly VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 incapable advcl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 incapable punct
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1 is present Penguins incapable property tree rules 2 fly gerund Penguins not said here vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 He seemed incapable of sitting still.
nsubj obj case nmod advmod punct root He PRON seemed VERB incapable NOUN of ADP sitting NOUN still ADV . 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 seemed nsubj 2 seemed seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 incapable incapable NOUN Number=Sing 2 seemed obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 sitting case 5 sitting sitting NOUN Number=Sing 3 incapable nmod 6 still still ADV _ 2 seemed advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 seemed punct
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1 seem past He incapable of sitting still vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme incapable=Attribute
Example 5 The old car was incapable of going up the steep hill.
det amod nsubj cop mark advcl compound:prt det amod obj punct root The DET old ADJ car NOUN was AUX incapable ADJ of SCONJ going VERB up ADP the DET steep ADJ hill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 car det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 car amod 3 car car NOUN Number=Sing 5 incapable nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 incapable cop 5 incapable incapable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 of of SCONJ _ 7 going mark 7 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 incapable advcl 8 up up ADP _ 7 going compound:prt 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 hill det 10 steep steep ADJ Degree=Pos 11 hill amod 11 hill hill NOUN Number=Sing 7 going obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 incapable punct
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1 is past the old car incapable property tree rules 2 go up gerund the old car not said here the steep hill vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient hill=Extent
Example 6 Without his glasses, he was incapable of reading the sign.
case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj cop mark advcl det obj punct root Without ADP his PRON glasses NOUN , PUNCT he PRON was AUX incapable ADJ of SCONJ reading VERB the DET sign NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Without without ADP _ 3 glasses case 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 glasses nmod:poss 3 glasses glass NOUN Number=Plur 7 incapable obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 glasses punct 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 incapable nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 incapable cop 7 incapable incapable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 of of SCONJ _ 9 reading mark 9 reading read VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 incapable advcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sign det 11 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 9 reading obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 incapable punct
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1 is past he without his glasses; incapable property tree rules 2 read gerund he not said here the sign vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Topic
Example 7 She's incapable of telling a lie.
nsubj cop mark acl det obj punct root She PRON 's AUX incapable NOUN of SCONJ telling VERB a DET lie NOUN . 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 3 incapable nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 incapable cop 3 incapable incapable NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of SCONJ _ 5 telling mark 5 telling tell VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 incapable acl 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 lie det 7 lie lie NOUN Number=Sing 5 telling obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 incapable punct
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1 is a present She incapable tree rules 2 tell speech: assert gerund incapable not said here a lie vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lie=Recipient
Example 8 He gave his hat to Liza, who took it scornfully; for she had no imagination, and was quite incapable of understanding the motives of such a man.
The tree, 27 words nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod punct case nsubj conj det obj punct cc cop advmod obl mark acl det obj case det:predet det nmod punct root He PRON gave VERB his PRON hat NOUN to ADP Liza PROPN , PUNCT who PRON took VERB it PRON scornfully ADV ; PUNCT for ADP she PRON had VERB no DET imagination NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ was AUX quite ADV incapable NOUN of SCONJ understanding VERB the DET motives NOUN of ADP such DET a DET man 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 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 hat nmod:poss 4 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 5 to to ADP _ 6 Liza case 6 Liza Liza PROPN Number=Sing 2 gave obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 took punct 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 took nsubj 9 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 Liza acl:relcl 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 took obj 11 scornfully scornfully ADV _ 9 took advmod 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 15 had punct 13 for for ADP _ 15 had case 14 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 had nsubj 15 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 gave conj 16 no no DET PronType=Neg 17 imagination det 17 imagination imagination NOUN Number=Sing 15 had obj 18 , , PUNCT _ 22 incapable punct 19 and and CCONJ _ 22 incapable cc 20 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 22 incapable cop 21 quite quite ADV _ 22 incapable advmod 22 incapable incapable NOUN Number=Sing 15 had obl 23 of of SCONJ _ 24 understanding mark 24 understanding understand VERB VerbForm=Ger 22 incapable acl 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 motives det 26 motives motive NOUN Number=Plur 24 understanding obj 27 of of ADP _ 30 man case 28 such such DET PronType=Ind 30 man det:predet 29 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 30 man det 30 man man NOUN Number=Sing 26 motives nmod 31 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past He his hat Liza vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent hat=Theme to liza=Recipient 2 take past Liza hat scornfully property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 3 have past Liza no imagination vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent imagination=Patient 4 is a past incapable tree rules 5 understand gerund incapable not said here the motives of such man vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer motive=Stimulus
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