ninja

Who acts: person, ninja, I, Ninjas, You, cartoon · What happens: train, sneak, be, creep, get, solve · To what, where: something, rooftop, snack, real spies, old Japan, puzzle

«ninja» 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: ninja in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A secret fighter or spy in old Japan, trained in fighting, sneaking and disguises.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 fighter	det
2	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 fighter	amod
3	fighter	fighter	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 fighting	nsubj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 spy	cc
5	spy	spy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fighter	conj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 Japan	case
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 Japan	amod
8	Japan	Japan	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 fighter	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 trained	punct
10	trained	train	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 fighting	amod
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 fighting	case
12	fighting	fighting	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 sneaking	punct
14	sneaking	sneak	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 fighting	conj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 disguises	cc
16	disguises	disguise	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 sneaking	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 fighting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	train	participle							vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	sneak	gerund							vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=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.

Meaning 2

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A person who is very skilled at something: «a spelling ninja».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 skilled	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 skilled	cop
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 skilled	advmod
6	skilled	skilled	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 person	acl:relcl
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 skilled	obl
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 ninja	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 ninja	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 ninja	det
12	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 ninja	compound
13	ninja	ninja	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 something	appos
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 ninja	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a person			something		skilled property	tree rules

Example 1

The ninja crept silently across the rooftop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ninja	det
2	ninja	ninja	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crept	nsubj
3	crept	creep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	silently	silently	ADV	_	3 crept	advmod
5	across	across	ADP	_	7 rooftop	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 rooftop	det
7	rooftop	rooftop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crept	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 crept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	creep	past	the ninja			the rooftop		silently property	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across rooftop=Trajectory

Example 2

I sneaked downstairs like a ninja to get a snack.

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 sneaked	nsubj
2	sneaked	sneak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	downstairs	downstairs	ADV	_	2 sneaked	advmod
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 ninja	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 ninja	det
6	ninja	ninja	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sneaked	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 get	mark
8	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 sneaked	advcl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 snack	det
10	snack	snack	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 get	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sneaked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sneak	past	I					like a ninja; downstairs property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	get	to-infinitive	I not said here	a snack					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer snack=Stimulus

Example 3

Ninjas were real spies in old Japan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ninjas	ninja	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 spies	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 spies	cop
3	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 spies	amod
4	spies	spy	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 Japan	case
6	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 Japan	amod
7	Japan	Japan	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 spies	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Ninjas	real spies		old Japan			tree rules

Example 4

You solved that puzzle so fast — you're a maths ninja!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	2 solved	nsubj
2	solved	solve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 puzzle	det
4	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 solved	obj
5	so	so	ADV	_	6 fast	advmod
6	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 solved	advmod
7	—	-	PUNCT	_	12 ninja	punct
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 ninja	nsubj
9	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 ninja	cop
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 ninja	det
11	maths	maths	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 ninja	compound
12	ninja	ninja	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 solved	obl
13	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 solved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	solve	past	You	that puzzle				fast property	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puzzle=Topic
2	is a	present	you	a maths ninja					tree rules

Example 5

The cartoon about ninja turtles is very old but still popular.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cartoon	det
2	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 old	nsubj
3	about	about	ADP	_	5 turtles	case
4	ninja	ninja	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 turtles	compound
5	turtles	turtle	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cartoon	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 old	cop
7	very	very	ADV	_	8 old	advmod
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 popular	cc
10	still	still	ADV	_	11 popular	advmod
11	popular	popular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 old	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 old	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the cartoon about ninja turtles					old property	tree rules
2	be		the cartoon about ninja turtles not said here				still		tree rules

Example 6

My brother does ninja moves on the trampoline.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 brother	nmod:poss
2	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 does	nsubj
3	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	ninja	ninja	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 moves	nsubj
5	moves	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 does	ccomp
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 trampoline	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 trampoline	det
8	trampoline	trampoline	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 moves	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 does	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	My brother						tree rules
2	move	present	ninja			the trampoline			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on trampoline=Trajectory

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