nihilism Who acts: nothing, belief, Nihilism, life, villain, kindness · What happens: matter, have, reject, destroy, be, show · To what, where: belief, meaning, purpose, idea, nihilism, philosophy club · Speech: someone speaks here
«nihilism» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: nihilism in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
The belief that nothing really matters or has meaning, and that life has no purpose.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj mark nsubj advmod acl cc conj obj punct cc mark nsubj det obj punct root The DET belief NOUN that SCONJ nothing PRON really ADV matters VERB or CCONJ has VERB meaning NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ that SCONJ life NOUN has VERB no DET purpose NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 belief det 2 belief belief NOUN Number=Sing 14 has nsubj 3 that that SCONJ _ 6 matters mark 4 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 6 matters nsubj 5 really really ADV _ 6 matters advmod 6 matters matter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 belief acl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 has cc 8 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 matters conj 9 meaning meaning NOUN Number=Sing 8 has obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 has punct 11 and and CCONJ _ 14 has cc 12 that that SCONJ _ 14 has mark 13 life life NOUN Number=Sing 14 has nsubj 14 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 15 no no DET PronType=Neg 16 purpose det 16 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 14 has obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 14 has punct
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1 matter present nothing the belief not said here tree rules 2 have present nothing not said here meaning vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Patient 3 have present the belief no purpose vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent purpose=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: formal, history — kept apart, not parsed.
The idea that all rules, laws and traditions should be rejected or destroyed.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj:pass mark det appos punct conj cc conj aux aux:pass cc conj punct root The DET idea NOUN that SCONJ all DET rules NOUN , PUNCT laws NOUN and CCONJ traditions NOUN should AUX be AUX rejected VERB or CCONJ destroyed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 idea det 2 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 12 rejected nsubj:pass 3 that that SCONJ _ 5 rules mark 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 rules det 5 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 2 idea appos 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 laws punct 7 laws law NOUN Number=Plur 5 rules conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 traditions cc 9 traditions tradition NOUN Number=Plur 5 rules conj 10 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 rejected aux 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 rejected aux:pass 12 rejected reject VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 destroyed cc 14 destroyed destroy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 rejected conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 12 rejected punct
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1 reject should · passive the idea vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 destroy participle vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Nihilism is the idea that life has no meaning.
nsubj cop det mark nsubj acl det obj punct root Nihilism NOUN is AUX the DET idea NOUN that SCONJ life NOUN has VERB no DET meaning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nihilism nihilism NOUN Number=Sing 4 idea nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 idea cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 idea det 4 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 7 has mark 6 life life NOUN Number=Sing 7 has nsubj 7 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 idea acl 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 9 meaning det 9 meaning meaning NOUN Number=Sing 7 has obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 idea punct
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1 is a present Nihilism the idea tree rules 2 have present life no meaning vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Patient
Example 2 The villain in the story shows nihilism: he thinks nothing matters.
det nsubj case det nmod obj punct nsubj conj nsubj ccomp punct root The DET villain NOUN in ADP the DET story NOUN shows VERB nihilism NOUN : PUNCT he PRON thinks VERB nothing PRON matters VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 villain det 2 villain villain NOUN Number=Sing 6 shows nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 story case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 story det 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 villain nmod 6 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 nihilism nihilism NOUN Number=Sing 6 shows obj 8 : : PUNCT _ 10 thinks punct 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 thinks nsubj 10 thinks think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 shows conj 11 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 12 matters nsubj 12 matters matter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 thinks ccomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 shows punct
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1 show present the villain in the story nihilism vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent nihilism=Recipient 2 think speech: other present villain vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 matter present nothing vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
Example 3 Our philosophy club talked about nihilism and whether kindness matters.
nmod:poss compound acl case obl cc mark nsubj conj punct root Our PRON philosophy NOUN club NOUN talked VERB about ADP nihilism NOUN and CCONJ whether SCONJ kindness NOUN matters VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 club nmod:poss 2 philosophy philosophy NOUN Number=Sing 3 club compound 3 club club NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 talked talk VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 club acl 5 about about ADP _ 6 nihilism case 6 nihilism nihilism NOUN Number=Sing 4 talked obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 matters cc 8 whether whether SCONJ _ 10 matters mark 9 kindness kindness NOUN Number=Sing 10 matters nsubj 10 matters matter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 nihilism conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 club punct
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1 talk participle Our philosophy club not said here about nihilism vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about nihilism=Topic 2 matter present kindness vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 Christians believe life has meaning because God made people, so they disagree with nihilism.
The tree, 14 words nsubj nsubj ccomp obj mark nsubj advcl obj punct advmod nsubj conj case obl punct root Christians PROPN believe VERB life NOUN has VERB meaning NOUN because SCONJ God PROPN made VERB people NOUN , PUNCT so ADV they PRON disagree VERB with ADP nihilism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 2 believe nsubj 2 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 life life NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 believe ccomp 5 meaning meaning NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 6 because because SCONJ _ 8 made mark 7 God God PROPN Number=Sing 8 made nsubj 8 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 has advcl 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 made obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 disagree punct 11 so so ADV _ 13 disagree advmod 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 disagree nsubj 13 disagree disagree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 believe conj 14 with with ADP _ 15 nihilism case 15 nihilism nihilism NOUN Number=Sing 13 disagree obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 believe punct
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1 believe present Christians vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 have present life meaning vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Patient 3 make past God people vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Product 4 disagree present Christians = christian with nihilism vn correspond-36.1 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme whether S»: agent=Agent with nihilism=Co-Agent
Example 5 Some teenagers joke about nihilism when they are bored.
det nsubj case obl advmod nsubj cop advcl punct root Some DET teenagers NOUN joke VERB about ADP nihilism NOUN when ADV they PRON are AUX bored ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 teenagers det 2 teenagers teenager NOUN Number=Plur 3 joke nsubj 3 joke joke VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 about about ADP _ 5 nihilism case 5 nihilism nihilism NOUN Number=Sing 3 joke obl 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 bored advmod 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 bored nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 bored cop 9 bored bored ADJ Degree=Pos 3 joke advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 joke punct
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1 joke speech: other present some teenagers about nihilism vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about nihilism=Topic 2 is present teenagers = teenager bored property tree rules
Example 6 The writer Nietzsche wrote a lot about nihilism.
det nsubj appos det obj case nmod punct root The DET writer NOUN Nietzsche PROPN wrote VERB a DET lot NOUN about ADP nihilism NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 writer det 2 writer writer NOUN Number=Sing 4 wrote nsubj 3 Nietzsche Nietzsche PROPN Number=Sing 2 writer appos 4 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 lot det 6 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 4 wrote obj 7 about about ADP _ 8 nihilism case 8 nihilism nihilism NOUN Number=Sing 6 lot nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 wrote punct
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1 write past the writer a lot about nihilism vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent lot=Recipient about nihilism=Topic
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