kenyan Who acts: Kenyan, person, Kenyan runner, class, pen pal, Many Kenyans · What happens: be, come, mean, belong, win, have · To what, where: person, Kenya, marathon, pen pal, Kenyan, Kenyan tea · Speech: someone speaks here
«kenyan» 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: kenyan in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A Kenyan is a person who comes from Kenya, a country in East Africa.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct det conj case compound nmod punct root A DET Kenyan NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON comes VERB from ADP Kenya PROPN , PUNCT a DET country NOUN in ADP East PROPN Africa PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Kenyan det 2 Kenyan kenyan NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 comes nsubj 7 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 from from ADP _ 9 Kenya case 9 Kenya Kenya PROPN Number=Sing 7 comes obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 country punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 country det 12 country country NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 13 in in ADP _ 15 Africa case 14 East East PROPN Number=Sing 15 Africa compound 15 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 12 country nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a Kenyan a person and a country in East Africa tree rules 2 come present a person and a country in East Africa Kenya vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from kenya=Initial_Location
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 Kenyan means belonging to Kenya or its people, such as Kenyan food, Kenyan runners or Kenyan wildlife.
The tree, 17 words nsubj xcomp case obl cc nmod:poss nmod punct case fixed amod list punct amod appos cc amod conj punct root Kenyan ADJ means VERB belonging VERB to ADP Kenya PROPN or CCONJ its PRON people NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP Kenyan ADJ food NOUN , PUNCT Kenyan ADJ runners NOUN or CCONJ Kenyan ADJ wildlife NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kenyan kenyan ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 belonging belong VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 to to ADP _ 5 Kenya case 5 Kenya Kenya PROPN Number=Sing 3 belonging obl 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 people cc 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 people nmod:poss 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 Kenya nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 food punct 10 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 food case 11 as as ADP _ 10 such fixed 12 Kenyan kenyan ADJ Degree=Pos 13 food amod 13 food food NOUN Number=Sing 8 people list 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 runners punct 15 Kenyan kenyan ADJ Degree=Pos 16 runners amod 16 runners runner NOUN Number=Plur 13 food appos 17 or or CCONJ _ 19 wildlife cc 18 Kenyan kenyan ADJ Degree=Pos 19 wildlife amod 19 wildlife wildlife NOUN Number=Sing 16 runners conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Kenyan vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 belong not said to happen gerund Kenyan not said here Kenya its people vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
Example 1 A Kenyan runner won the marathon.
det amod nsubj det obj punct root A DET Kenyan ADJ runner NOUN won VERB the DET marathon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 runner det 2 Kenyan kenyan ADJ Degree=Pos 3 runner amod 3 runner runner NOUN Number=Sing 4 won nsubj 4 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 marathon det 6 marathon marathon NOUN Number=Sing 4 won obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 won punct
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1 win past a Kenyan runner the marathon vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marathon=Eventuality
Example 2 Our class has a pen pal who is Kenyan.
nmod:poss nsubj det compound obj nsubj cop nmod punct root Our PRON class NOUN has VERB a DET pen NOUN pal NOUN who PRON is AUX Kenyan PROPN . 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 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pal det 5 pen pen NOUN Number=Sing 6 pal compound 6 pal pal NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 Kenyan nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 Kenyan cop 9 Kenyan Kenyan PROPN Number=Sing 6 pal nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Our class a pen pal vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pal=Patient 2 is a present a pen pal Kenyan tree rules
Example 3 Kenyan tea is grown in the highlands.
amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root Kenyan ADJ tea NOUN is AUX grown VERB in ADP the DET highlands NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kenyan kenyan ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tea amod 2 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 4 grown nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 grown aux:pass 4 grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 highlands case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 highlands det 7 highlands highland NOUN Number=Plur 4 grown obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 grown punct
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1 grow present · passive Kenyan tea the highlands vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 4 Many Kenyans speak Swahili and English.
amod nsubj obj cc conj punct root Many ADJ Kenyans NOUN speak VERB Swahili PROPN and CCONJ English PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Kenyans amod 2 Kenyans kenyan NOUN Number=Plur 3 speak nsubj 3 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Swahili Swahili PROPN Number=Sing 3 speak obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 English cc 6 English English PROPN Number=Sing 4 Swahili conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 speak punct
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1 speak speech: other present Many Kenyans Swahili and English tree rules
Example 5 We read a Kenyan folk tale about a clever hare.
nsubj det amod compound obj case det amod nmod punct root We PRON read VERB a DET Kenyan ADJ folk NOUN tale NOUN about ADP a DET clever ADJ hare NOUN . 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 read nsubj 2 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tale det 4 Kenyan kenyan ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tale amod 5 folk folk NOUN Number=Sing 6 tale compound 6 tale tale NOUN Number=Sing 2 read obj 7 about about ADP _ 10 hare case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 hare det 9 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos 10 hare amod 10 hare hare NOUN Number=Sing 6 tale nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 read punct
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1 read past We a Kenyan folk tale about a clever hare vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tale=Topic
Example 6 Kenyan safari parks have lions, elephants and giraffes.
amod compound nsubj obj punct conj cc conj punct root Kenyan ADJ safari NOUN parks NOUN have VERB lions NOUN , PUNCT elephants NOUN and CCONJ giraffes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kenyan kenyan ADJ Degree=Pos 3 parks amod 2 safari safari NOUN Number=Sing 3 parks compound 3 parks park NOUN Number=Plur 4 have nsubj 4 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 lions lion NOUN Number=Plur 4 have obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 elephants punct 7 elephants elephant NOUN Number=Plur 5 lions conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 giraffes cc 9 giraffes giraffe NOUN Number=Plur 5 lions conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
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1 have present Kenyan safari parks lions and elephants and giraffes vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lion=Patient
Example 7 The Kenyan flag is black, red and green with white lines and a shield.
The tree, 14 words det amod nsubj cop punct conj cc conj case amod obl cc det conj punct root The DET Kenyan ADJ flag NOUN is AUX black ADJ , PUNCT red ADJ and CCONJ green ADJ with ADP white ADJ lines NOUN and CCONJ a DET shield NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 flag det 2 Kenyan kenyan ADJ Degree=Pos 3 flag amod 3 flag flag NOUN Number=Sing 5 black nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 black cop 5 black black ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 red punct 7 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 5 black conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 green cc 9 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 5 black conj 10 with with ADP _ 12 lines case 11 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 12 lines amod 12 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 9 green obl 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 shield cc 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 shield det 15 shield shield NOUN Number=Sing 12 lines conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 black punct
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1 is present the Kenyan flag black property tree rules 2 be the Kenyan flag not said here tree rules 3 be the Kenyan flag not said here with white lines and a shield tree rules
Example 8 My uncle visited a Kenyan school.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj punct root My PRON uncle NOUN visited VERB a DET Kenyan ADJ school NOUN . 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 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 3 visited nsubj 3 visited visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 school det 5 Kenyan kenyan ADJ Degree=Pos 6 school amod 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 visited obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 visited punct
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1 visit past My uncle a Kenyan school vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Co-Agent
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