indebted
What happens: owe, indebt · To what, where: thanks, someone, money, I, you, We
«indebted» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: indebted in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Owing thanks to someone for help or kindness.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owing | owe | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | thanks | thanks | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Owing | obj |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 someone | case |
| 4 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 thanks | nmod |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 help | case |
| 6 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 someone | nmod |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 kindness | cc |
| 8 | kindness | kindness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 help | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Owing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | owe | gerund | thanks | someone | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent thanks=Theme to someone=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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
I am indebted to you for my life.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 indebted | nsubj |
| 2 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 indebted | aux:pass |
| 3 | indebted | indebt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 you | case |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 indebted | obl |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 life | case |
| 7 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 life | nmod:poss |
| 8 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 indebted | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 indebted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | indebt | present · passive | I | you | for my life | tree rules |
Meaning 2
Owing money to someone.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owing | owe | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Owing | obj |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 someone | case |
| 4 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 1 Owing | obl |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Owing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | owe | gerund | money | someone | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent money=Theme to someone=Goal |
Example 1
I am indebted to you for my life.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 indebted | nsubj |
| 2 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 indebted | aux:pass |
| 3 | indebted | indebt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 you | case |
| 5 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 indebted | obl |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 life | case |
| 7 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 life | nmod:poss |
| 8 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 indebted | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 indebted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | indebt | present · passive | I | you | for my life | tree rules |
Example 2
We are indebted to the farmer for the milk.
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 | 3 indebted | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 indebted | aux:pass |
| 3 | indebted | indebt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 farmer | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 farmer | det |
| 6 | farmer | farmer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 indebted | obl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 milk | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 milk | det |
| 9 | milk | milk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 farmer | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 indebted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | indebt | present · passive | We | to the farmer for the milk | tree rules |
Example 3
He was indebted to the bank for his new cart.
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 | 3 indebted | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 indebted | aux:pass |
| 3 | indebted | indebt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 bank | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 bank | det |
| 6 | bank | bank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 indebted | obl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 cart | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 cart | nmod:poss |
| 9 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 cart | amod |
| 10 | cart | cart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 indebted | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 indebted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | indebt | past · passive | He | to the bank; for his new cart | tree rules |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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