lac
Who acts: lac, He · What happens: be, use, amount, make, offer, pay · To what, where: sum, money, sticky red resin, varnish, lac, her
«lac» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: lac in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A lac is a sum of one hundred thousand (100,000), used for large amounts of money in India.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 lac | det |
| 2 | lac | lac | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sum | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 sum | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 sum | det |
| 5 | sum | sum | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 thousand | case |
| 7 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 hundred | compound |
| 8 | hundred | hundred | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 thousand | compound |
| 9 | thousand | thousand | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 sum | nmod |
| 10 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 11 100,000 | punct |
| 11 | 100,000 | 100000 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 9 thousand | conj |
| 12 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 11 100,000 | punct |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 used | punct |
| 14 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 sum | acl |
| 15 | for | for | ADP | _ | 17 amounts | case |
| 16 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 amounts | amod |
| 17 | amounts | amount | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 used | obl |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 money | case |
| 19 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 amounts | nmod |
| 20 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 India | case |
| 21 | India | India | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 money | nmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 sum | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a lac | a sum | of hundred thousand | tree rules | |||
| 2 | use | participle | a sum not said here | for large amounts of money in India | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | amount | money in India | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=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
A lac is a sticky red resin made by insects and used to make varnish.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 lac | det |
| 2 | lac | lac | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 resin | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 resin | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 resin | det |
| 5 | sticky | sticky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 resin | amod |
| 6 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 resin | amod |
| 7 | resin | resin | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 resin | acl |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 insects | case |
| 10 | insects | insect | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 made | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 used | cc |
| 12 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 made | conj |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 make | mark |
| 14 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 used | advcl |
| 15 | varnish | varnish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 make | obj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 resin | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a lac | a sticky red resin | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | make | participle | a sticky red resin not said here | by insects | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | ||||
| 3 | use | participle | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | make | to-infinitive | varnish | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset varnish=Product |
Example 1
He offered her a lac of rupees.
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 offered | nsubj |
| 2 | offered | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 offered | iobj |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 lac | det |
| 5 | lac | lac | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 offered | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 rupees | case |
| 7 | rupees | rupee | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 lac | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 offered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | past | He | a lac of rupees | her = she | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent she=Goal lac=Theme |
Example 2
A lac is a hundred thousand.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 lac | det |
| 2 | lac | lac | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 thousand | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 thousand | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 thousand | det |
| 5 | hundred | hundred | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 thousand | compound |
| 6 | thousand | thousand | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 thousand | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a lac | a hundred thousand | tree rules |
Example 3
The wise man was paid a lac of rupees for his advice.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 man | det |
| 2 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 man | amod |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 paid | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 paid | aux:pass |
| 5 | paid | pay | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 lac | det |
| 7 | lac | lac | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 paid | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 rupees | case |
| 9 | rupees | rupee | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 lac | nmod |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 advice | case |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 advice | nmod:poss |
| 12 | advice | advice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 rupees | nmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 paid | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay | past · passive | the wise man | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Recipient lac=Asset |
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