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indeterminable

Who acts: Indeterminable, age, total, cause, colour, accent · What happens: mean, find out, measure, decide, be, cause · To what, where: fire, jar

«indeterminable» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: indeterminable in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Indeterminable means impossible to find out, measure or decide exactly.

nsubjxcompmarkxcompcompound:prtpunctconjccconjadvmodpunctrootIndeterminableADJmeansVERBimpossibleADJtoPARTfindVERBoutADP,PUNCTmeasureVERBorCCONJdecideVERBexactlyADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IndeterminableindeterminableADJDegree=Pos2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3impossibleimpossibleADJDegree=Pos2 meansxcomp
4totoPART_5 findmark
5findfindVERBVerbForm=Inf3 impossiblexcomp
6outoutADP_5 findcompound:prt
7,,PUNCT_8 measurepunct
8measuremeasureVERBVerbForm=Inf5 findconj
9ororCCONJ_10 decidecc
10decidedecideVERBVerbForm=Inf8 measureconj
11exactlyexactlyADV_10 decideadvmod
12..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentIndeterminableimpossible propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2find outto-infinitiveIndeterminable not said herevn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent
3measureinfinitiveIndeterminable not said herevn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
4decideinfinitiveIndeterminable not said hereexactly propertyvn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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.

Example 1

The age of the old bone was indeterminable.

detnsubjcasedetamodnmodcoppunctrootTheDETageNOUNofADPtheDEToldADJboneNOUNwasAUXindeterminableADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 agedet
2ageageNOUNNumber=Sing8 indeterminablensubj
3ofofADP_6 bonecase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 bonedet
5oldoldADJDegree=Pos6 boneamod
6boneboneNOUNNumber=Sing2 agenmod
7wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin8 indeterminablecop
8indeterminableindeterminableADJDegree=Posrootroot
9..PUNCT_8 indeterminablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe age of the old boneindeterminable propertytree rules

Example 2

Without the price of one apple, the total is indeterminable.

casedetoblcasenummodnmodpunctdetnsubjcoppunctrootWithoutADPtheDETpriceNOUNofADPoneNUMappleNOUN,PUNCTtheDETtotalNOUNisAUXindeterminableADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WithoutwithoutADP_3 pricecase
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 pricedet
3pricepriceNOUNNumber=Sing11 indeterminableobl
4ofofADP_6 applecase
5oneoneNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card6 applenummod
6appleappleNOUNNumber=Sing3 pricenmod
7,,PUNCT_3 pricepunct
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 totaldet
9totaltotalNOUNNumber=Sing11 indeterminablensubj
10isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 indeterminablecop
11indeterminableindeterminableADJDegree=Posrootroot
12..PUNCT_11 indeterminablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthe totalwithout the price of one apple; indeterminable propertytree rules

Example 3

The cause of the fire was indeterminable.

detnsubjcasedetnmodcoppunctrootTheDETcauseNOUNofADPtheDETfireNOUNwasAUXindeterminableADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 causedet
2causecauseNOUNNumber=Sing7 indeterminablensubj
3ofofADP_5 firecase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 firedet
5firefireNOUNNumber=Sing2 causenmod
6wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin7 indeterminablecop
7indeterminableindeterminableADJDegree=Posrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 indeterminablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe cause of the fireindeterminable propertytree rules
2causethe firenom cause «event transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

The colour of the faded flag is now indeterminable.

detnsubjcasedetamodnmodcopadvmodpunctrootTheDETcolourNOUNofADPtheDETfadedVERBflagNOUNisAUXnowADVindeterminableADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 colourdet
2colourcolourNOUNNumber=Sing9 indeterminablensubj
3ofofADP_6 flagcase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 flagdet
5fadedfadeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass6 flagamod
6flagflagNOUNNumber=Sing2 colournmod
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 indeterminablecop
8nownowADVPronType=Dem9 indeterminableadvmod
9indeterminableindeterminableADJDegree=Posrootroot
10..PUNCT_9 indeterminablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fadeparticiplevn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2ispresentthe colour of the faded flagnowindeterminable propertytree rules

Example 5

Her accent was of an indeterminable origin.

nmod:possnsubjcopcasedetamodpunctrootHerPRONaccentNOUNwasAUXofADPanDETindeterminableADJoriginNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HerherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 accentnmod:poss
2accentaccentNOUNNumber=Sing7 originnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin7 origincop
4ofofADP_7 origincase
5anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 origindet
6indeterminableindeterminableADJDegree=Pos7 originamod
7originoriginNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 originpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastHer accentof a indeterminable origintree rules
2accentHer = shenom accent «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

How many sweets are in the jar is indeterminable without counting.

advmodamodnsubjcopcasedetoblcopmarkadvclpunctrootHowADVmanyADJsweetsNOUNareAUXinADPtheDETjarNOUNisAUXindeterminableADJwithoutSCONJcountingVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HowhowADVPronType=Int2 manyadvmod
2manymanyADJDegree=Pos3 sweetsamod
3sweetssweetNOUNNumber=Plur9 indeterminablensubj
4arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 indeterminablecop
5ininADP_7 jarcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 jardet
7jarjarNOUNNumber=Sing9 indeterminableobl
8isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 indeterminablecop
9indeterminableindeterminableADJDegree=Posrootroot
10withoutwithoutSCONJ_11 countingmark
11countingcountVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part9 indeterminableadvcl
12..PUNCT_9 indeterminablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentmany sweetsthe jarindeterminable propertytree rules
2countgerundmany sweets not said herevn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus

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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