karate Who acts: people, coloured belts, I, She, karate teacher, respect · What happens: fight, use, show, train, do, get · To what, where: Japanese martial art, hands, levels, sport, karate, yellow belt · Speech: someone speaks here
«karate» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: karate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A Japanese martial art and sport in which people fight using hands, feet, elbows and knees, with strikes, kicks and blocks.
The tree, 21 words det amod amod cc conj case obl nsubj parataxis advcl obj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct case obl punct conj cc conj punct root A DET Japanese ADJ martial ADJ art NOUN and CCONJ sport NOUN in ADP which PRON people NOUN fight VERB using VERB hands NOUN , PUNCT feet NOUN , PUNCT elbows NOUN and CCONJ knees NOUN , PUNCT with ADP strikes NOUN , PUNCT kicks NOUN and CCONJ blocks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 art det 2 Japanese Japanese ADJ Degree=Pos 4 art amod 3 martial martial ADJ Degree=Pos 4 art amod 4 art art NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 sport cc 6 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing 4 art conj 7 in in ADP _ 8 which case 8 which which PRON PronType=Rel 10 fight obl 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 fight nsubj 10 fight fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 art parataxis 11 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 fight advcl 12 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 11 using obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 feet punct 14 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 12 hands conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 elbows punct 16 elbows elbow NOUN Number=Plur 12 hands conj 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 knees cc 18 knees knee NOUN Number=Plur 12 hands conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 21 strikes punct 20 with with ADP _ 21 strikes case 21 strikes strike NOUN Number=Plur 11 using obl 22 , , PUNCT _ 23 kicks punct 23 kicks kick NOUN Number=Plur 21 strikes conj 24 and and CCONJ _ 25 blocks cc 25 blocks block NOUN Number=Plur 21 strikes conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 4 art punct
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1 fight present people a Japanese martial art and sport vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 use gerund people not said here hands and feet and elbows and knees with strikes and kicks and blocks vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=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 The skills and training of this sport, with coloured belts showing levels.
det cc conj case det nmod punct case amod conj acl obj punct root The DET skills NOUN and CCONJ training NOUN of ADP this DET sport NOUN , PUNCT with ADP coloured ADJ belts NOUN showing VERB levels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 skills det 2 skills skill NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 training cc 4 training training NOUN Number=Sing 2 skills conj 5 of of ADP _ 7 sport case 6 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 sport det 7 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing 4 training nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 belts punct 9 with with ADP _ 11 belts case 10 coloured coloured ADJ Degree=Pos 11 belts amod 11 belts belt NOUN Number=Plur 2 skills conj 12 showing show VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 belts acl 13 levels level NOUN Number=Plur 12 showing obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 skills punct
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1 show gerund coloured belts not said here levels vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent level=Recipient 2 train this sport nom training «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 I do karate on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
nsubj obj case obl cc conj punct root I PRON do VERB karate NOUN on ADP Tuesdays PROPN and CCONJ Thursdays PROPN . PUNCT 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 2 do nsubj 2 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 karate karate NOUN Number=Sing 2 do obj 4 on on ADP _ 5 Tuesdays case 5 Tuesdays Tuesday PROPN Number=Plur 2 do obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 Thursdays cc 7 Thursdays Thursday PROPN Number=Plur 5 Tuesdays conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 do punct
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1 do present I karate tuesday vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent karate=Eventuality
Example 2 She got her yellow belt in karate.
nsubj nmod:poss amod obj case obl punct root She PRON got VERB her PRON yellow ADJ belt NOUN in ADP karate 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 2 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 belt nmod:poss 4 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 5 belt amod 5 belt belt NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 karate case 7 karate karate NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past She her yellow belt karate vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer belt=Stimulus
Example 3 Our karate teacher says respect comes first.
nmod:poss compound nsubj nsubj ccomp advmod punct root Our PRON karate NOUN teacher NOUN says VERB respect NOUN comes VERB first ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 teacher nmod:poss 2 karate karate NOUN Number=Sing 3 teacher compound 3 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 says nsubj 4 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 respect respect NOUN Number=Sing 6 comes nsubj 6 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 says ccomp 7 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 comes advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present Our karate teacher vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 come present respect first property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 He pretended to do a karate chop on the cardboard box.
nsubj mark xcomp det amod obj case det compound obl punct root He PRON pretended VERB to PART do VERB a DET karate ADJ chop NOUN on ADP the DET cardboard NOUN box 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 pretended nsubj 2 pretended pretend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 do mark 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 pretended xcomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 chop det 6 karate karate ADJ Degree=Pos 7 chop amod 7 chop chop NOUN Number=Sing 4 do obj 8 on on ADP _ 11 box case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 box det 10 cardboard cardboard NOUN Number=Sing 11 box compound 11 box box NOUN Number=Sing 4 do obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 pretended punct
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1 pretend past He tree rules 2 do to-infinitive He not said here a karate chop the cardboard box vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chop=Eventuality
Example 5 Karate came from Okinawa in Japan.
nsubj case obl case obl punct root Karate PROPN came VERB from ADP Okinawa PROPN in ADP Japan PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Karate Karate PROPN Number=Sing 2 came nsubj 2 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 4 Okinawa case 4 Okinawa Okinawa PROPN Number=Sing 2 came obl 5 in in ADP _ 6 Japan case 6 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 2 came obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 came punct
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1 come past Karate Okinawa in Japan vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from okinawa=Initial_Location
Example 6 You bow when you enter the karate hall.
nsubj advmod nsubj advcl det compound obj punct root You PRON bow VERB when ADV you PRON enter VERB the DET karate NOUN hall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 bow nsubj 2 bow bow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 5 enter advmod 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 enter nsubj 5 enter enter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 bow advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hall det 7 karate karate NOUN Number=Sing 8 hall compound 8 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 5 enter obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 bow punct
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1 bow present You vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 enter present you the karate hall vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hall=Destination
Example 7 Karate is for self-defence, not for starting fights.
nsubj cop case compound punct punct advmod mark advcl obj punct root Karate PROPN is AUX for ADP self NOUN - PUNCT defence NOUN , PUNCT not PART for SCONJ starting VERB fights NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Karate Karate PROPN Number=Sing 6 defence nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 defence cop 3 for for ADP _ 6 defence case 4 self self NOUN Number=Sing 6 defence compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 self punct 6 defence defence NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 starting punct 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 starting advmod 9 for for SCONJ _ 10 starting mark 10 starting start VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 defence advcl 11 fights fight NOUN Number=Plur 10 starting obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 defence punct
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1 is present Karate for self defence tree rules 2 not start gerund Karate not said here fights vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fight=Eventuality
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