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indefinite

Who acts: plans, Her, He, We, cat, Nyx · What happens: fix, close, be, plan, go, stay · To what, where: pool, indefinite articles, cat, match, indefinite period · Speech: someone speaks here

«indefinite» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: indefinite in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Not clear or exact: an indefinite answer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 clear	advmod
2	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 exact	cc
4	exact	exact	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 clear	conj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 answer	punct
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 answer	det
7	indefinite	indefinite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 answer	amod
8	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 clear	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 clear	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 2

Without a fixed end or limit: an indefinite stay.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Without	without	ADP	_	4 end	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 end	det
3	fixed	fix	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 end	amod
4	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 limit	cc
6	limit	limit	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 end	conj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 stay	punct
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 stay	det
9	indefinite	indefinite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 stay	amod
10	stay	stay	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 end	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 end	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fix	participle							vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.

«indefinite article» = «a» or «an».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 article	punct
2	indefinite	indefinite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 article	amod
3	article	article	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 article	punct
5	=	=	SYM	_	7 a	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 a	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 article	conj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 a	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 an	cc
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 an	punct
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 a	conj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 an	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 article	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The pool is closed for an indefinite time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pool	det
2	pool	pool	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 closed	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 closed	aux:pass
4	closed	close	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 time	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 time	det
7	indefinite	indefinite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 time	amod
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 closed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 closed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close	present · passive		the pool			time		vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 2

«A» and «an» are indefinite articles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 A	punct
2	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 articles	det
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 A	punct
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 articles	cc
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 an	punct
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 articles	det
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 an	punct
8	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 articles	cop
9	indefinite	indefinite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 articles	amod
10	articles	article	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 articles	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		a indefinite articles					tree rules

Example 3

Her plans were indefinite.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 plans	nmod:poss
2	plans	plan	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 indefinite	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 indefinite	cop
4	indefinite	indefinite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 indefinite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her plans					indefinite property	tree rules
2	plan		Her = she						nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

He went to stay with his aunt for an indefinite period.

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 went	nsubj
2	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 stay	mark
4	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 went	xcomp
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 aunt	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 aunt	nmod:poss
7	aunt	aunt	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stay	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	11 period	case
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 period	det
10	indefinite	indefinite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 period	amod
11	period	period	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 aunt	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	He						vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	stay	to-infinitive	He not said here					with his aunt for a indefinite period	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with aunt=Location

Example 5

We say «a cat» because the cat is indefinite — any cat.

The tree, 11 words

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 say	nsubj
2	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 cat	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cat	det
5	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 say	obj
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 cat	punct
7	because	because	SCONJ	_	11 indefinite	mark
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cat	det
9	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 indefinite	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 indefinite	cop
11	indefinite	indefinite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 say	ccomp
12	—	-	PUNCT	_	14 cat	punct
13	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	14 cat	det
14	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 indefinite	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	We	a cat					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent cat=Topic
2	is	present	the cat					indefinite property	tree rules

Example 6

The match was put off indefinitely.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 match	det
2	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 put	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 put	aux:pass
4	put	put	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	off	off	ADP	_	4 put	compound:prt
6	indefinitely	indefinitely	ADV	_	4 put	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put off	past · passive		the match				indefinitely property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal

Example 7

Nyx again, on her side was also doubly united, having been married at some indefinite period to Erebus.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nyx	Nyx	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 united	nsubj
2	again	again	ADV	_	1 Nyx	advmod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Nyx	punct
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 side	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 side	nmod:poss
6	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Nyx	nmod
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 united	cop
8	also	also	ADV	_	10 united	advmod
9	doubly	doubly	ADV	Degree=Pos	10 united	advmod
10	united	united	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 married	punct
12	having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 married	aux
13	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	14 married	aux:pass
14	married	marry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 united	conj
15	at	at	ADP	_	18 period	case
16	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	18 period	det
17	indefinite	indefinite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 period	amod
18	period	period	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 married	obl
19	to	to	ADP	_	20 Erebus	case
20	Erebus	Erebus	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 period	nmod
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 united	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Nyx on Nyx's side					doubly, united property	tree rules
2	marry	gerund · perfect · passive	Nyx on Nyx's side not said here			some indefinite period to Erebus			vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»

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