japan Who acts: capital city, Japan, capital, Mount Fuji, Children, We · What happens: be, practise, fold, come, bow, say · To what, where: Tokyo, island country, Asia, highest mountain, Japan, earthquake drills · Speech: someone speaks here
«japan» 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: japan in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Japan: an island country in East Asia, in the Pacific Ocean; its capital city is Tokyo.
The tree, 16 words punct det compound appos case compound nmod punct case det compound nmod punct nmod:poss compound nsubj cop conj punct root Japan PROPN : PUNCT an DET island NOUN country NOUN in ADP East PROPN Asia PROPN , PUNCT in ADP the DET Pacific PROPN Ocean PROPN ; PUNCT its PRON capital NOUN city NOUN is AUX Tokyo PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 5 country punct 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 country det 4 island island NOUN Number=Sing 5 country compound 5 country country NOUN Number=Sing 1 Japan appos 6 in in ADP _ 8 Asia case 7 East East PROPN Number=Sing 8 Asia compound 8 Asia Asia PROPN Number=Sing 5 country nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 Ocean punct 10 in in ADP _ 13 Ocean case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 Ocean det 12 Pacific Pacific PROPN Number=Sing 13 Ocean compound 13 Ocean Ocean PROPN Number=Sing 1 Japan nmod 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 Tokyo punct 15 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 city nmod:poss 16 capital capital NOUN Number=Sing 17 city compound 17 city city NOUN Number=Sing 19 Tokyo nsubj 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 Tokyo cop 19 Tokyo Tokyo PROPN Number=Sing 1 Japan conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 1 Japan punct
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1 is a present Ocean's capital city Tokyo tree rules
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 japan (rare): a hard, glossy black lacquer, and to coat something with it.
The tree, 13 words punct appos punct punct det amod punct amod amod conj punct cc mark compound appos case nmod punct root japan NOUN ( PUNCT rare ADJ ) PUNCT : PUNCT a DET hard ADJ , PUNCT glossy ADJ black ADJ lacquer NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ to PART coat NOUN something PRON with ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 japan japan NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 rare punct 3 rare rare ADJ Degree=Pos 1 japan appos 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 rare punct 5 : : PUNCT _ 11 lacquer punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 lacquer det 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 11 lacquer amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 hard punct 9 glossy glossy ADJ Degree=Pos 11 lacquer amod 10 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 11 lacquer amod 11 lacquer lacquer NOUN Number=Sing 1 japan conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 something punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 16 something cc 14 to to PART _ 15 coat mark 15 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 16 something compound 16 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 lacquer appos 17 with with ADP _ 18 it case 18 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 something nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 1 japan punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 Japan is an island country in Asia.
nsubj cop det compound case nmod punct root Japan PROPN is AUX an DET island NOUN country NOUN in ADP Asia PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 5 country nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 country cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 country det 4 island island NOUN Number=Sing 5 country compound 5 country country NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 Asia case 7 Asia Asia PROPN Number=Sing 5 country nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 country punct
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1 is a present Japan a island country Asia tree rules
Example 2 The capital of Japan is Tokyo.
det nsubj case nmod cop punct root The DET capital NOUN of ADP Japan PROPN is AUX Tokyo PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 capital det 2 capital capital NOUN Number=Sing 6 Tokyo nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 Japan case 4 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 2 capital nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 Tokyo cop 6 Tokyo Tokyo PROPN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 Tokyo punct
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1 is a present the capital of Japan Tokyo tree rules
Example 3 Mount Fuji is the highest mountain in Japan.
compound nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root Mount PROPN Fuji PROPN is AUX the DET highest ADJ mountain NOUN in ADP Japan PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mount Mount PROPN Number=Sing 2 Fuji compound 2 Fuji Fuji PROPN Number=Sing 6 mountain nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 mountain cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 mountain det 5 highest high ADJ Degree=Sup 6 mountain amod 6 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 Japan case 8 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 6 mountain nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 mountain punct
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1 is a present Mount Fuji the highest mountain Japan tree rules
Example 4 Children in Japan practise earthquake drills at school.
nsubj case nmod compound obj case obl punct root Children NOUN in ADP Japan PROPN practise VERB earthquake NOUN drills NOUN at ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 practise nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 Japan case 3 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 1 Children nmod 4 practise practise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 6 drills compound 6 drills drill NOUN Number=Plur 4 practise obj 7 at at ADP _ 8 school case 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 4 practise obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 practise punct
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1 practise present Children in Japan earthquake drills school tree rules
Example 5 We folded paper cranes — origami comes from Japan.
nsubj compound obj punct nsubj conj case obl punct root We PRON folded VERB paper NOUN cranes NOUN — PUNCT origami NOUN comes VERB from ADP Japan PROPN . PUNCT 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 folded nsubj 2 folded fold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 4 cranes compound 4 cranes crane NOUN Number=Plur 2 folded obj 5 — - PUNCT _ 7 comes punct 6 origami origami NOUN Number=Sing 7 comes nsubj 7 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 folded conj 8 from from ADP _ 9 Japan case 9 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 7 comes obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 folded punct
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1 fold past We paper cranes vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent crane=Patient 2 come present origami Japan vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from japan=Initial_Location
Example 6 People in Japan often bow to say hello.
nsubj case nmod advmod mark xcomp obj punct root People NOUN in ADP Japan PROPN often ADV bow VERB to PART say VERB hello INTJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 5 bow nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 Japan case 3 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 1 People nmod 4 often often ADV _ 5 bow advmod 5 bow bow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 say mark 7 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 bow xcomp 8 hello hello INTJ _ 7 say obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 bow punct
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1 bow present People in Japan often property tree rules 2 say speech: assert to-infinitive People in Japan not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent hello=Topic
Example 7 My cousin is learning Japanese.
nmod:poss nsubj aux obj punct root My PRON cousin NOUN is AUX learning VERB Japanese PROPN . 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 cousin nmod:poss 2 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 4 learning nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 learning aux 4 learning learn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 Japanese Japanese PROPN Number=Sing 4 learning obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 learning punct
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1 learn present · progressive My cousin Japanese vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent japanese=Topic
Example 8 “This is Urashima Taro, from the country of Japan.
punct nsubj cop compound punct case det appos case nmod punct root “ PUNCT This PRON is AUX Urashima PROPN Taro PROPN , PUNCT from ADP the DET country NOUN of ADP Japan PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 5 Taro punct 2 This this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 Taro nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 Taro cop 4 Urashima Urashima PROPN Number=Sing 5 Taro compound 5 Taro Taro PROPN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 country punct 7 from from ADP _ 9 country case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 country det 9 country country NOUN Number=Sing 5 Taro appos 10 of of ADP _ 11 Japan case 11 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 9 country nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 Taro punct
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1 is a in a quote present This Urashima Taro tree rules
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