naira

Who acts: kobo, book, sign, Ada, news, one mango · What happens: divide, be, sign, cost, make, save · To what, where: one naira, 100 kobo, sign ₦, hundred naira, market, ₦ · Speech: someone speaks here

«naira» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: naira in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The money of Nigeria; one naira is divided into 100 kobo. Its sign is ₦.

Sentence 1: The money of Nigeria; one naira is divided into 100 kobo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 money	det
2	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 Nigeria	case
4	Nigeria	Nigeria	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 money	nmod
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 divided	punct
6	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 naira	nummod
7	naira	naira	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 divided	nsubj:pass
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 divided	aux:pass
9	divided	divide	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 money	parataxis
10	into	into	ADP	_	12 kobo	case
11	100	100	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	12 kobo	nummod
12	kobo	kobo	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 divided	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 money	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	divide	present · passive		one naira		100 kobo			vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

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.

Sentence 2: Its sign is ₦.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 sign	nmod:poss
2	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ₦	compound
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 ₦	cop
4	₦	₦	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ₦	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		sign ₦					tree rules
2	sign		kobo						nom sign «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

The book cost five hundred naira at the market in Lagos.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 book	det
2	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cost	nsubj
3	cost	cost	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 hundred	compound
5	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 naira	nummod
6	naira	naira	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cost	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 market	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 market	det
9	market	market	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cost	obl
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 Lagos	case
11	Lagos	Lagos	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 market	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cost	present	the book	hundred naira		the market in Lagos			vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme naira=Value

Example 2

One naira is made of a hundred kobo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 naira	nummod
2	naira	naira	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 made	aux:pass
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 kobo	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 kobo	det
7	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 kobo	nummod
8	kobo	kobo	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		One naira				of a hundred kobo	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 3

The sign for naira is ₦.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sign	det
2	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ₦	nsubj
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 naira	case
4	naira	naira	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sign	nmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 ₦	cop
6	₦	₦	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 ₦	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the sign for naira	₦					tree rules

Example 4

Ada saved her naira notes in a tin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ada	Ada	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 saved	nsubj
2	saved	save	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 notes	nmod:poss
4	naira	naira	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 notes	compound
5	notes	note	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 saved	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 tin	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 tin	det
8	tin	tin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saved	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	save	past	Ada	Ada's naira notes		a tin			vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme
2	note		Ada						nom note «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The news said the naira had lost value against the dollar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 news	det
2	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 naira	det
5	naira	naira	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lost	nsubj:pass
6	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 lost	aux
7	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 said	ccomp
8	value	value	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lost	obj
9	against	against	ADP	_	11 dollar	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 dollar	det
11	dollar	dollar	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lost	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the news						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	lose	past · perfect · passive		the naira				against the dollar	tree rules

Example 6

If one mango costs 200 naira, how much do three cost? Six hundred naira.

Sentence 1: If one mango costs 200 naira, how much do three cost?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	4 costs	mark
2	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 mango	nummod
3	mango	mango	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 costs	nsubj
4	costs	cost	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 cost	advcl
5	200	200	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 naira	nummod
6	naira	naira	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 costs	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 do	punct
8	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	9 much	advmod
9	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 do	obj
10	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 cost	aux
11	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 do	obj
12	cost	cost	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	?	?	PUNCT	_	12 cost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cost a condition, not said to happen	present	one mango	200 naira					vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme naira=Value
2	cost	present · do-support							vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: Six hundred naira.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 hundred	compound
2	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 naira	nummod
3	naira	naira	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 naira	punct

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

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