kilo Who acts: kilo, prefix kilo, Mum, Apples, baby, I · What happens: be, mean, buy, cost, weigh, run · To what, where: thousand, kilo, two pounds, thousand grams, four kilos, five kilos
«kilo» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: kilo in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A kilo is short for a kilogram, a unit of mass equal to a thousand grams.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop case det obl punct det appos case amod nmod case det nummod obl punct root A DET kilo NOUN is AUX short ADJ for ADP a DET kilogram NOUN , PUNCT a DET unit NOUN of ADP mass ADJ equal ADJ to ADP a DET thousand NUM grams NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 kilo det 2 kilo kilo NOUN Number=Sing 4 short nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 short cop 4 short short ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 kilogram case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 kilogram det 7 kilogram kilogram NOUN Number=Sing 4 short obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 unit punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 unit det 10 unit unit NOUN Number=Sing 7 kilogram appos 11 of of ADP _ 13 equal case 12 mass mass ADJ Degree=Pos 13 equal amod 13 equal equal ADJ Degree=Pos 10 unit nmod 14 to to ADP _ 17 grams case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 thousand det 16 thousand thousand NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 17 grams nummod 17 grams gram NOUN Number=Plur 13 equal obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 short punct
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1 is present a kilo for a kilogram; short property 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 The prefix kilo- means a thousand, as in kilometre and kilowatt.
det compound nsubj punct det obj punct case case parataxis cc conj punct root The DET prefix NOUN kilo NOUN - PUNCT means VERB a DET thousand NUM , PUNCT as ADP in ADP kilometre NOUN and CCONJ kilowatt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 kilo det 2 prefix prefix NOUN Number=Sing 3 kilo compound 3 kilo kilo NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 kilo punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 thousand det 7 thousand thousand NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 means obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 kilometre punct 9 as as ADP _ 11 kilometre case 10 in in ADP _ 11 kilometre case 11 kilometre kilometre NOUN Number=Sing 5 means parataxis 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 kilowatt cc 13 kilowatt kilowatt NOUN Number=Sing 11 kilometre conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present the prefix kilo a thousand vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Topic
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Sometimes short for kilometre.
advmod case obl punct root Sometimes ADV short ADJ for ADP kilometre NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 2 short advmod 2 short short ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 for for ADP _ 4 kilometre case 4 kilometre kilometre NOUN Number=Sing 2 short obl 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 short punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 Mum bought a kilo of potatoes.
nsubj det obj case nmod punct root Mum NOUN bought VERB a DET kilo NOUN of ADP potatoes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 bought nsubj 2 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 kilo det 4 kilo kilo NOUN Number=Sing 2 bought obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 potatoes case 6 potatoes potato NOUN Number=Plur 4 kilo nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 bought punct
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1 buy past Mum a kilo of potatoes vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kilo=Theme
Example 2 Apples cost two pounds a kilo.
nsubj nummod obj det obj punct root Apples NOUN cost VERB two NUM pounds NOUN a DET kilo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 2 cost nsubj 2 cost cost VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 pounds nummod 4 pounds pound NOUN Number=Plur 2 cost obj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 kilo det 6 kilo kilo NOUN Number=Sing 2 cost obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 cost punct
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1 cost present Apples two pounds vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Theme pound=Beneficiary kilo=Value
Example 3 A kilo is a thousand grams.
det nsubj cop det nummod punct root A DET kilo NOUN is AUX a DET thousand NUM grams NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 kilo det 2 kilo kilo NOUN Number=Sing 6 grams nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 grams cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 thousand det 5 thousand thousand NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 grams nummod 6 grams gram NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 grams punct
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1 is a present a kilo thousand grams tree rules
Example 4 The baby weighs four kilos.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET baby NOUN weighs VERB four NUM kilos NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 weighs nsubj 3 weighs weigh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 kilos nummod 5 kilos kilo NOUN Number=Plur 3 weighs obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 weighs punct
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1 weigh present the baby four kilos vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme kilo=Value
Example 5 I ran five kilos — I mean kilometres!
nsubj nummod obj punct nsubj conj obj punct root I PRON ran VERB five NUM kilos NOUN — PUNCT I PRON mean VERB kilometres NOUN ! 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 ran nsubj 2 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 kilos nummod 4 kilos kilo NOUN Number=Plur 2 ran obj 5 — - PUNCT _ 7 mean punct 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 mean nsubj 7 mean mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 ran conj 8 kilometres kilometre NOUN Number=Plur 7 mean obj 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 ran punct
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1 run past I five kilos vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme kilo=Trajectory 2 mean present I kilometres vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kilometre=Topic
Example 6 Bananas are sold by the kilo.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root Bananas NOUN are AUX sold VERB by ADP the DET kilo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bananas banana NOUN Number=Plur 3 sold nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 sold aux:pass 3 sold sell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 6 kilo case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 kilo det 6 kilo kilo NOUN Number=Sing 3 sold obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 sold punct
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1 sell present · passive the kilo Bananas vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
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