nee Who acts: surname, woman, It, née, Mary, notice · What happens: write, use, show, be, name, come · To what, where: Née, Mrs, birth, French, great grandmother, Ann Kelly · Speech: someone speaks here
«nee» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: nee in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Née (often written nee) is used before a woman's family name from birth, to show what her surname was before she married: «Mrs Jane Smith, née Brown».
The tree, 28 words nsubj punct advmod amod appos punct aux:pass case det nmod:poss case compound obl case nmod punct mark parataxis obj nmod:poss nsubj cop mark nsubj acl:relcl punct punct obl flat flat punct nmod:desc conj punct punct root Née PROPN ( PUNCT often ADV written VERB nee ADJ ) PUNCT is AUX used VERB before ADP a DET woman NOUN 's PART family NOUN name NOUN from ADP birth NOUN , PUNCT to PART show VERB what PRON her PRON surname NOUN was AUX before SCONJ she PRON married VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT Mrs PROPN Jane PROPN Smith PROPN , PUNCT née NOUN Brown PROPN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Née Née PROPN Number=Sing 8 used nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 nee punct 3 often often ADV _ 4 written advmod 4 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 nee amod 5 nee nee ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Née appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 nee punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 used aux:pass 8 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 before before ADP _ 14 name case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 woman det 11 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 14 name nmod:poss 12 's 's PART _ 11 woman case 13 family family NOUN Number=Sing 14 name compound 14 name name NOUN Number=Sing 8 used obl 15 from from ADP _ 16 birth case 16 birth birth NOUN Number=Sing 14 name nmod 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 show punct 18 to to PART _ 19 show mark 19 show show VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 used parataxis 20 what what PRON PronType=Int 19 show obj 21 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 surname nmod:poss 22 surname surname NOUN Number=Sing 20 what nsubj 23 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 26 married cop 24 before before SCONJ _ 26 married mark 25 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 26 married nsubj 26 married marry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 what acl:relcl 27 : : PUNCT _ 29 Mrs punct 28 « « PUNCT _ 29 Mrs punct 29 Mrs Mrs PROPN Number=Sing 19 show obl 30 Jane Jane PROPN Number=Sing 29 Mrs flat 31 Smith Smith PROPN Number=Sing 29 Mrs flat 32 , , PUNCT _ 34 Brown punct 33 née née NOUN Number=Sing 34 Brown nmod:desc 34 Brown Brown PROPN Number=Sing 29 Mrs conj 35 » » PUNCT _ 19 show punct 36 . . PUNCT _ 8 used punct
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1 write participle often property vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 use present · passive Née before a woman's family name from birth vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 3 show to-infinitive Mrs and Brown née vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Recipient 4 is past surname marry property tree rules 5 name a woman birth nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent from=place
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 It comes from French, where «née» means «born».
nsubj case obl punct advmod punct nsubj punct acl:relcl punct ccomp punct punct root It PRON comes VERB from ADP French PROPN , PUNCT where ADV « PUNCT née NOUN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT born VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 comes nsubj 2 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 4 French case 4 French French PROPN Number=Sing 2 comes obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 means punct 6 where where ADV PronType=Rel 10 means advmod 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 née punct 8 née née NOUN Number=Sing 10 means nsubj 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 née punct 10 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 French acl:relcl 11 « « PUNCT _ 12 born punct 12 born bear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 means ccomp 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 born punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 comes punct
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1 come present It French vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from french=Initial_Location 2 mean present née vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 bear in a quote participle vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
Example 1 Mary Wilson, née Taylor, was my great-grandmother.
nsubj flat punct appos appos punct cop nmod:poss amod punct punct root Mary PROPN Wilson PROPN , PUNCT née NOUN Taylor PROPN , PUNCT was AUX my PRON great ADJ - PUNCT grandmother NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mary Mary PROPN Number=Sing 11 grandmother nsubj 2 Wilson Wilson PROPN Number=Sing 1 Mary flat 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 née punct 4 née née NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mary appos 5 Taylor Taylor PROPN Number=Sing 4 née appos 6 , , PUNCT _ 1 Mary punct 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 grandmother cop 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 grandmother nmod:poss 9 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 11 grandmother amod 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 great punct 11 grandmother grandmother NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 grandmother punct
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1 is a past Mary my great grandmother tree rules
Example 2 The notice read «Ann Kelly (nee O'Brien)».
det nsubj punct compound obj punct amod appos punct punct punct root The DET notice NOUN read VERB « PUNCT Ann PROPN Kelly PROPN ( PUNCT nee ADJ O'Brien PROPN ) PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 notice det 2 notice notice NOUN Number=Sing 3 read nsubj 3 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 6 Kelly punct 5 Ann Ann PROPN Number=Sing 6 Kelly compound 6 Kelly Kelly PROPN Number=Sing 3 read obj 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 O'Brien punct 8 nee nee ADJ Degree=Pos 9 O'Brien amod 9 O'Brien O'Brien PROPN Number=Sing 6 Kelly appos 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 O'Brien punct 11 » » PUNCT _ 6 Kelly punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 read punct
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1 read past the notice Ann Kelly vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kelly=Topic
Example 3 In our family tree, Nan is listed as Mrs Jones, née Evans.
The tree, 12 words case nmod:poss compound obl punct nsubj aux:pass case obl flat punct compound conj punct root In ADP our PRON family NOUN tree NOUN , PUNCT Nan PROPN is AUX listed VERB as ADP Mrs PROPN Jones PROPN , PUNCT née NOUN Evans PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 tree case 2 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 tree nmod:poss 3 family family NOUN Number=Sing 4 tree compound 4 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 8 listed obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 tree punct 6 Nan Nan PROPN Number=Sing 8 listed nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 listed aux:pass 8 listed list VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 as as ADP _ 10 Mrs case 10 Mrs Mrs PROPN Number=Sing 8 listed obl 11 Jones Jones PROPN Number=Sing 10 Mrs flat 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 Evans punct 13 née née NOUN Number=Sing 14 Evans compound 14 Evans Evan PROPN Number=Plur 10 Mrs conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 listed punct
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1 list present · passive Nan our family tree as Mrs and née Evans tree rules
Example 4 Née shows the surname someone had when she was born.
nsubj det obj nsubj acl:relcl advmod nsubj:pass aux:pass xcomp punct root Née PROPN shows VERB the DET surname NOUN someone PRON had VERB when ADV she PRON was AUX born VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Née Née PROPN Number=Sing 2 shows nsubj 2 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 surname det 4 surname surname NOUN Number=Sing 2 shows obj 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 had nsubj 6 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 surname acl:relcl 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 born advmod 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 born nsubj:pass 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 born aux:pass 10 born bear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 had xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 shows punct
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1 show present Née the surname vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent surname=Recipient 2 have past someone the surname not said here tree rules 3 bear past · passive Née vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 5 The queen's mother was born with another surname, so books write «née» before it.
The tree, 15 words det nmod:poss case nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct advmod nsubj conj punct obj punct case obl punct root The DET queen NOUN 's PART mother NOUN was AUX born VERB with ADP another DET surname NOUN , PUNCT so ADV books NOUN write VERB « PUNCT née NOUN » PUNCT before ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 queen det 2 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 4 mother nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 queen case 4 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 6 born nsubj:pass 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 born aux:pass 6 born bear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 with with ADP _ 9 surname case 8 another another DET PronType=Ind 9 surname det 9 surname surname NOUN Number=Sing 6 born obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 write punct 11 so so ADV _ 13 write advmod 12 books book NOUN Number=Plur 13 write nsubj 13 write write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 born conj 14 « « PUNCT _ 15 née punct 15 née née NOUN Number=Sing 13 write obj 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 née punct 17 before before ADP _ 18 it case 18 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 write obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 born punct
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1 bear past · passive the queen's mother with another surname vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 write present books née before née vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent née=Theme
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