ken

Who acts: I, ken, you, Rocket science, sentence, Dae ken · What happens: ken, mean, know, not know, be, understand · To what, where: name, old Scottish man, great game, him, they · Speech: someone speaks here

«ken» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: ken in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: Scotland, Northern England — kept apart, not parsed.

To ken means to know: «I dinnae ken» = I don't know.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 ken	mark
2	ken	ken	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	csubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 know	mark
5	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	xcomp
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 ken	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 ken	punct
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 ken	nsubj
9	dinnae	dinnae	X	_	10 ken	compound
10	ken	KenRice@ENRONCOMMUNICATIONS	PROPN	Typo=Yes	5 know	ccomp
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 ken	punct
12	=	=	SYM	_	16 know	punct
13	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	16 know	nsubj
14	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 know	aux
15	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	16 know	advmod
16	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 ken	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	ken	to-infinitive		tree rules
2	mean	present		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	know not said to happen	to-infinitive		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
4	not know	present · do-support	I	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

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

Usage: formal, old — kept apart, not parsed.

Your ken is what you know or understand: «Rocket science is beyond my ken».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 ken	nmod:poss
2	ken	ken	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 what	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 what	cop
4	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	root	root
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 know	nsubj
6	know	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 what	acl:relcl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 understand	cc
8	understand	understand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 know	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 ken	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 science	punct
11	Rocket	rocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 science	compound
12	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 ken	nsubj
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 ken	cop
14	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	16 ken	case
15	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 ken	nmod:poss
16	ken	ken	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 what	appos
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 ken	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 what	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Your ken		tree rules
2	know	present	you		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	understand	infinitive	you not said here		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
4	is in a quote	present	Rocket science	beyond my ken	tree rules

Meaning 3

Ken is a boy's name, short for Kenneth (a name).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ken	Ken	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 name	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 name	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 boy	det
4	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 name	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 boy	case
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 short	punct
8	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 name	amod
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 Kenneth	case
10	Kenneth	Kenneth	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 short	obl
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 name	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 name	det
13	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Kenneth	appos
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 name	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Ken	a boy's name					tree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: Scotland, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Ken» at the end of a sentence means «you know»: «It was brilliant, ken.».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Ken	punct
2	Ken	Ken	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 means	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Ken	punct
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 end	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 end	det
6	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Ken	nmod
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 sentence	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 sentence	det
9	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 end	nmod
10	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 know	punct
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 know	nsubj
13	know	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 means	ccomp
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 know	punct
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	19 brilliant	punct
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 brilliant	punct
17	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 brilliant	nsubj
18	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 brilliant	cop
19	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 means	parataxis
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 ken	punct
21	ken	ken	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	19 brilliant	parataxis
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	21 ken	punct
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 brilliant	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Ken at the end of a sentence		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	know in a quote	present	you		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	is in a quote	past	sentence	brilliant property	tree rules
4	ken in a quote	infinitive			tree rules

Example 1

«Dae ye ken where the station is?» asked the old Scottish man.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 ken	punct
2	Dae	Dae	X	Foreign=Yes	4 ken	compound
3	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 ken	nsubj
4	ken	KenRice@ENRONCOMMUNICATIONS	PROPN	Typo=Yes	11 asked	nsubj
5	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 is	advmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 station	det
7	station	station	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 is	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 ken	advcl:relcl
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 ken	punct
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 ken	punct
11	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 man	det
13	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 man	amod
14	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 man	amod
15	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 asked	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	Dae ken		the old Scottish man				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent man=Recipient

Example 2

I dinnae ken what you mean. (Scotland)

Sentence 1: I dinnae ken what you mean.

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 ken	nsubj
2	dinnae	dinnae	X	Foreign=Yes	3 ken	advmod
3	ken	ken	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	6 mean	obj
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 mean	nsubj
6	mean	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 ken	ccomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ken	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ken	infinitive	I						tree rules
2	mean	present	you						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic

Sentence 2: (Scotland)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Scotland	punct
2	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Scotland	punct

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

Example 3

It was a great game, ken?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 game	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 game	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 game	det
4	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 game	amod
5	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 ken	punct
7	ken	ken	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 game	parataxis
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 game	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	a great game					tree rules
2	ken	infinitive							tree rules

Example 4

How the universe began is beyond my ken.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	4 began	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 universe	det
3	universe	universe	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 began	nsubj
4	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 began	cop
6	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	8 ken	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 ken	nmod:poss
8	ken	ken	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 began	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 began	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the universe					beyond my ken; begin property	tree rules

Example 5

Ken is my uncle's name.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ken	Ken	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 name	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 name	cop
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 uncle	nmod:poss
4	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 name	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 uncle	case
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Ken	my uncle's name					tree rules

Example 6

«Aye, I ken him fine,» said Granny, meaning she knew him well.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 ken	punct
2	Aye	aye	INTJ	_	5 ken	discourse
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 ken	punct
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 ken	nsubj
5	ken	ken	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 said	ccomp
6	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 ken	obj
7	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 ken	xcomp
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 ken	punct
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 ken	punct
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	Granny	Granny	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 said	nsubj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 meaning	punct
13	meaning	mean	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 said	advcl
14	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 knew	nsubj
15	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 meaning	ccomp
16	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 knew	obj
17	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	15 knew	advmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	ken in a quote	present	Granny	him = he	fine property	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past	Granny			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	mean	gerund	Granny not said here			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	know	past	Granny	him = he	well property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus

Example 7

And they were married, and he and she are living happy till this day, for aught I ken.(1)

Sentence 1: And they were married, and he and she are living happy till this day, for aught I ken.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 married	cc
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 married	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 married	aux:pass
4	married	marry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 living	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 living	cc
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 living	nsubj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 she	cc
9	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 he	conj
10	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 living	aux
11	living	live	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 married	conj
12	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 living	xcomp
13	till	till	ADP	_	15 day	case
14	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	15 day	det
15	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 living	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 aught	punct
17	for	for	ADP	_	18 aught	case
18	aught	aught	PRON	PronType=Ind	11 living	parataxis
19	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	20 ken	nsubj
20	ken	ken	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 aught	acl:relcl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 married	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	marry	past · passive		they			vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	live	present · progressive	he		day	happy property	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	ken	present	I				tree rules

Sentence 2: (1)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 1	punct
2	1	1	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 1	punct

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

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