mandarin Who acts: mandarin, small sweet orange fruit, I, Mandarins, She, hundreds · What happens: be, peel, speak, have, help, run · To what, where: small sweet orange fruit, main form, language, important official, history, mandarin · Speech: someone speaks here
«mandarin» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: mandarin in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A mandarin is a small, sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod amod nsubj cop acl:relcl mark xcomp punct root A DET mandarin NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ , PUNCT sweet ADJ orange ADJ fruit NOUN that PRON is AUX easy ADJ to PART peel VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mandarin det 2 mandarin mandarin NOUN Number=Sing 9 fruit nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 fruit cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 fruit det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fruit amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 small punct 7 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fruit amod 8 orange orange ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fruit amod 9 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 easy nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 easy cop 12 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fruit acl:relcl 13 to to PART _ 14 peel mark 14 peel peel VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 easy xcomp 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 fruit punct
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1 is a present a mandarin a small sweet orange fruit tree rules 2 is present a small sweet orange fruit easy property tree rules 3 peel to-infinitive a small sweet orange fruit not said here vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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 Mandarin (with a capital M) is the main form of Chinese, the language spoken by the most people in the world as a first language.
The tree, 25 words nsubj punct case det compound appos punct cop det amod case nmod punct det conj acl case det amod obl:agent case det nmod case det amod obl punct root Mandarin PROPN ( PUNCT with ADP a DET capital NOUN M NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX the DET main ADJ form NOUN of ADP Chinese PROPN , PUNCT the DET language NOUN spoken VERB by ADP the DET most ADJ people NOUN in ADP the DET world NOUN as ADP a DET first ADJ language NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mandarin Mandarin PROPN Number=Sing 11 form nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 M punct 3 with with ADP _ 6 M case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 M det 5 capital capital NOUN Number=Sing 6 M compound 6 M M NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mandarin appos 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 M punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 form cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 form det 10 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 11 form amod 11 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 of of ADP _ 13 Chinese case 13 Chinese Chinese PROPN _ 11 form nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 language punct 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 language det 16 language language NOUN Number=Sing 11 form conj 17 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 language acl 18 by by ADP _ 21 people case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 people det 20 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 21 people amod 21 people people NOUN Number=Plur 17 spoken obl:agent 22 in in ADP _ 24 world case 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 world det 24 world world NOUN Number=Sing 21 people nmod 25 as as ADP _ 28 language case 26 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 28 language det 27 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 28 language amod 28 language language NOUN Number=Sing 17 spoken obl 29 . . PUNCT _ 11 form punct
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1 is a present Mandarin the main form and the language of Chinese tree rules 2 speak speech: other participle the language not said here as a first language vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 In history, a mandarin was an important official in old China.
case obl punct det nsubj cop det amod case amod nmod punct root In ADP history NOUN , PUNCT a DET mandarin NOUN was AUX an DET important ADJ official NOUN in ADP old ADJ China PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 history case 2 history history NOUN Number=Sing 9 official obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 history punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mandarin det 5 mandarin mandarin NOUN Number=Sing 9 official nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 official cop 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 official det 8 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 9 official amod 9 official official NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 in in ADP _ 12 China case 11 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 12 China amod 12 China China PROPN Number=Sing 9 official nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 official punct
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1 is a past a mandarin a important official history in old China tree rules
Example 1 I have a mandarin in my lunchbox.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root I PRON have VERB a DET mandarin NOUN in ADP my PRON lunchbox 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 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 mandarin det 4 mandarin mandarin NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 lunchbox case 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 lunchbox nmod:poss 7 lunchbox lunchbox NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present I a mandarin my lunchbox vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mandarin=Patient
Example 2 Mandarins are easy to peel.
nsubj cop mark xcomp punct root Mandarins NOUN are AUX easy ADJ to PART peel VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mandarins mandarin NOUN Number=Plur 3 easy nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 easy cop 3 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 peel mark 5 peel peel VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 easy xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 easy punct
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1 is present Mandarins easy property tree rules 2 peel to-infinitive Mandarins not said here vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 3 She can speak Mandarin and English.
nsubj aux obj cc conj punct root She PRON can AUX speak VERB Mandarin PROPN and CCONJ English PROPN . 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 3 speak nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 speak aux 3 speak speak VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 Mandarin Mandarin PROPN Number=Sing 3 speak obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 English cc 6 English English PROPN Number=Sing 4 Mandarin conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 speak punct
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1 speak speech: other can She Mandarin and English tree rules
Example 4 Mandarin is spoken by hundreds of millions of people.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case nmod case nmod punct root Mandarin PROPN is AUX spoken VERB by ADP hundreds NOUN of ADP millions NOUN of ADP people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mandarin Mandarin PROPN Number=Sing 3 spoken nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 spoken aux:pass 3 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 5 hundreds case 5 hundreds hundred NOUN Number=Plur 3 spoken obl 6 of of ADP _ 7 millions case 7 millions million NOUN Number=Plur 5 hundreds nmod 8 of of ADP _ 9 people case 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 millions nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoken punct
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1 speak speech: other present · passive hundreds of millions of people Mandarin tree rules
Example 5 A mandarin has about ten segments inside.
det nsubj advmod nummod obj advmod punct root A DET mandarin NOUN has VERB about ADV ten NUM segments NOUN inside ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mandarin det 2 mandarin mandarin NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 about about ADV _ 5 ten advmod 5 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 segments nummod 6 segments segment NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 7 inside inside ADV _ 6 segments advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a mandarin ten segments vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent segment=Patient
Example 6 In ancient China, mandarins helped run the empire.
case amod obl punct nsubj xcomp det obj punct root In ADP ancient ADJ China PROPN , PUNCT mandarins NOUN helped VERB run VERB the DET empire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 China case 2 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 China amod 3 China China PROPN Number=Sing 6 helped obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 China punct 5 mandarins mandarin NOUN Number=Plur 6 helped nsubj 6 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 helped xcomp 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 empire det 9 empire empire NOUN Number=Sing 7 run obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 helped punct
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1 help past mandarins ancient China vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 run infinitive mandarins not said here the empire vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme empire=Trajectory
Example 7 Satsumas are a type of mandarin.
nsubj cop det case nmod punct root Satsumas NOUN are AUX a DET type NOUN of ADP mandarin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Satsumas satsuma NOUN Number=Plur 4 type nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 type cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 type det 4 type type NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 mandarin case 6 mandarin mandarin NOUN Number=Sing 4 type nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 type punct
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1 is a present Satsumas a type of mandarin tree rules
Example 8 We shared a bag of mandarins on the trip.
nsubj det obj case nmod case det nmod punct root We PRON shared VERB a DET bag NOUN of ADP mandarins NOUN on ADP the DET trip 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 shared nsubj 2 shared share VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 bag det 4 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 2 shared obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 mandarins case 6 mandarins mandarin NOUN Number=Plur 4 bag nmod 7 on on ADP _ 9 trip case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 trip det 9 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 6 mandarins nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 shared punct
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1 share past We a bag of mandarins on the trip tree rules
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