neuter Who acts: operation, Neuter, languages, We, cat, das · What happens: neuter, be, do, not have, mean, have · To what, where: pet animal, operation, babies, masculine, neuter nouns, sex organs
«neuter» 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: neuter in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To neuter a pet animal is to have a vet do an operation so it can't have babies.
The tree, 19 words mark advcl det compound obj cop mark det obj xcomp det obj advmod nsubj aux advmod advcl obj punct root To PART neuter VERB a DET pet NOUN animal NOUN is AUX to PART have VERB a DET vet NOUN do VERB an DET operation NOUN so ADV it PRON ca AUX n't PART have VERB babies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 neuter mark 2 neuter neuter VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 have advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 animal det 4 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 5 animal compound 5 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 2 neuter obj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 have cop 7 to to PART _ 8 have mark 8 have have VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 vet det 10 vet vet NOUN Number=Sing 8 have obj 11 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 have xcomp 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 operation det 13 operation operation NOUN Number=Sing 11 do obj 14 so so ADV _ 18 have advmod 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 have nsubj 16 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 18 have aux 17 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 18 have advmod 18 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 have advcl 19 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 18 have obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 8 have punct
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1 neuter to-infinitive a pet animal tree rules 2 is present have property tree rules 3 do infinitive a operation vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent operation=Eventuality 4 not have can operation babies vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=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 Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.
Neuter means neither masculine nor feminine; some languages, like German, have neuter nouns.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cc:preconj obj cc conj punct det nsubj punct case nmod punct parataxis compound obj punct root Neuter NOUN means VERB neither CCONJ masculine NOUN nor CCONJ feminine NOUN ; PUNCT some DET languages NOUN , PUNCT like ADP German PROPN , PUNCT have VERB neuter NOUN nouns NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neuter neuter NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 neither neither CCONJ Polarity=Neg 4 masculine cc:preconj 4 masculine masculine NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obj 5 nor nor CCONJ Polarity=Neg 6 feminine cc 6 feminine feminine NOUN Number=Sing 4 masculine conj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 languages punct 8 some some DET PronType=Ind 9 languages det 9 languages language NOUN Number=Plur 14 have nsubj 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 German punct 11 like like ADP _ 12 German case 12 German German PROPN Number=Sing 9 languages nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 have punct 14 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 means parataxis 15 neuter neuter NOUN Number=Sing 16 nouns compound 16 nouns noun NOUN Number=Plur 14 have obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Neuter masculine nor feminine vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent masculine=Topic 2 have present some languages like German neuter nouns vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noun=Patient
Meaning 3 Neuter can mean having no sex organs, like worker bees.
nsubj aux xcomp det compound obj punct case compound conj punct root Neuter NOUN can AUX mean VERB having VERB no DET sex NOUN organs NOUN , PUNCT like ADP worker NOUN bees NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neuter neuter NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 mean xcomp 5 no no DET PronType=Neg 7 organs det 6 sex sex NOUN Number=Sing 7 organs compound 7 organs organ NOUN Number=Plur 4 having obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 bees punct 9 like like ADP _ 11 bees case 10 worker worker NOUN Number=Sing 11 bees compound 11 bees bee NOUN Number=Plur 7 organs conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Neuter vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have not said to happen gerund Neuter not said here no sex organs and worker bees vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent organ=Patient
Example 1 We had our cat neutered at the vet.
nsubj nmod:poss obj xcomp case det obl punct root We PRON had VERB our PRON cat NOUN neutered VERB at ADP the DET vet 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 cat nmod:poss 4 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 5 neutered neuter VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 had xcomp 6 at at ADP _ 8 vet case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 vet det 8 vet vet NOUN Number=Sing 5 neutered obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We our cat tree rules 2 neuter participle our cat not said here the vet tree rules
Example 2 Neutering helps stop too many stray kittens.
nsubj xcomp advmod amod amod obj punct root Neutering VERB helps VERB stop VERB too ADV many ADJ stray ADJ kittens NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neutering neuter VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 helps nsubj 2 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 helps xcomp 4 too too ADV _ 5 many advmod 5 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 7 kittens amod 6 stray stray ADJ Degree=Pos 7 kittens amod 7 kittens kitten NOUN Number=Plur 3 stop obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 helps punct
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1 neuter gerund tree rules 2 help present vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 stop infinitive many stray kittens vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality kitten=Eventuality
Example 3 In German, «das Kind» is neuter.
case obl punct punct nsubj appos punct cop punct root In ADP German PROPN , PUNCT « PUNCT das NOUN Kind PROPN » PUNCT is AUX neuter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 German case 2 German German PROPN Number=Sing 9 neuter obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 German punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 das punct 5 das da NOUN Number=Plur 9 neuter nsubj 6 Kind Kind PROPN Number=Sing 5 das appos 7 » » PUNCT _ 5 das punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 neuter cop 9 neuter neuter NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 neuter punct
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1 is a present das neuter German tree rules
Example 4 English nouns don't have neuter gender in grammar.
amod nsubj aux advmod amod obj case obl punct root English ADJ nouns NOUN do AUX n't PART have VERB neuter ADJ gender NOUN in ADP grammar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 2 nouns amod 2 nouns noun NOUN Number=Plur 5 have nsubj 3 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 have aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 have advmod 5 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 neuter neuter ADJ Degree=Pos 7 gender amod 7 gender gender NOUN Number=Sing 5 have obj 8 in in ADP _ 9 grammar case 9 grammar grammar NOUN Number=Sing 5 have obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 have punct
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1 not have present · do-support English nouns neuter gender grammar vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gender=Patient
Example 5 Worker ants are neuter.
compound nsubj cop punct root Worker NOUN ants NOUN are AUX neuter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Worker worker NOUN Number=Sing 2 ants compound 2 ants ant NOUN Number=Plur 4 neuter nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 neuter cop 4 neuter neuter NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 neuter punct
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1 is a present Worker ants neuter tree rules
Example 6 The vet neuters dogs on Tuesdays.
det compound compound case nmod punct root The DET vet NOUN neuters NOUN dogs NOUN on ADP Tuesdays PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 neuters det 2 vet vet NOUN Number=Sing 3 neuters compound 3 neuters neuter NOUN Number=Plur 4 dogs compound 4 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 on on ADP _ 6 Tuesdays case 6 Tuesdays Tuesday PROPN Number=Plur 4 dogs nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 dogs punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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