nirvana Who acts: nirvana, person, they, Buddhists, Buddha, chocolate shop · What happens: be, reach, believe, mean, follow, lead · To what, where: state, Buddhism, desire, person, place, nirvana · Speech: someone speaks here
«nirvana» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: nirvana in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: religion — kept apart, not parsed.
In Buddhism, nirvana is the state of perfect peace a person reaches when they are free from all desire and suffering and are no longer reborn; Buddhists believe the Buddha reached it.
The tree, 32 words case obl punct nsubj cop det case amod obl det nsubj parataxis advmod nsubj cop ccomp case det obl cc conj cc cop advmod advmod conj punct nsubj parataxis det nsubj ccomp obj punct root In ADP Buddhism PROPN , PUNCT nirvana NOUN is AUX the DET state NOUN of ADP perfect ADJ peace NOUN a DET person NOUN reaches VERB when ADV they PRON are AUX free ADJ from ADP all DET desire NOUN and CCONJ suffering NOUN and CCONJ are AUX no ADV longer ADV reborn ADJ ; PUNCT Buddhists PROPN believe VERB the DET Buddha PROPN reached VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Buddhism case 2 Buddhism Buddhism PROPN Number=Sing 7 state obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Buddhism punct 4 nirvana nirvana NOUN Number=Sing 7 state nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 state cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 state det 7 state state NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 10 peace case 9 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 10 peace amod 10 peace peace NOUN Number=Sing 13 reaches obl 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 person det 12 person person NOUN Number=Sing 13 reaches nsubj 13 reaches reach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 state parataxis 14 when when ADV PronType=Int 17 free advmod 15 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 free nsubj 16 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 free cop 17 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 13 reaches ccomp 18 from from ADP _ 20 desire case 19 all all DET PronType=Tot 20 desire det 20 desire desire NOUN Number=Sing 17 free obl 21 and and CCONJ _ 22 suffering cc 22 suffering suffering NOUN Number=Sing 20 desire conj 23 and and CCONJ _ 27 reborn cc 24 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 27 reborn cop 25 no no ADV _ 26 longer advmod 26 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 27 reborn advmod 27 reborn reborn ADJ Degree=Pos 17 free conj 28 ; ; PUNCT _ 30 believe punct 29 Buddhists Buddhist PROPN Number=Plur 30 believe nsubj 30 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 reaches parataxis 31 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 32 Buddha det 32 Buddha Buddha PROPN Number=Sing 33 reached nsubj 33 reached reach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 30 believe ccomp 34 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 33 reached obj 35 . . PUNCT _ 7 state punct
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1 is a present nirvana the state Buddhism tree rules 2 reach present a person of perfect peace vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is present they all desire and suffering free property tree rules 4 is present they not said here long, reborn property tree rules 5 believe present Buddhists vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 6 reach past the Buddha person vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent it=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.
Nirvana means a place or state of perfect happiness: «This chocolate shop is nirvana!».
The tree, 14 words nsubj det obj cc conj case amod nmod punct punct det compound nsubj cop parataxis punct punct punct root Nirvana NOUN means VERB a DET place NOUN or CCONJ state NOUN of ADP perfect ADJ happiness NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT This DET chocolate NOUN shop NOUN is AUX nirvana NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nirvana nirvana NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 place det 4 place place NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 state cc 6 state state NOUN Number=Sing 4 place conj 7 of of ADP _ 9 happiness case 8 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 9 happiness amod 9 happiness happiness NOUN Number=Sing 6 state nmod 10 : : PUNCT _ 16 nirvana punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 16 nirvana punct 12 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 14 shop det 13 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 14 shop compound 14 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 16 nirvana nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 nirvana cop 16 nirvana nirvana NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 17 ! ! PUNCT _ 16 nirvana punct 18 » » PUNCT _ 16 nirvana punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Nirvana a place or state of perfect happiness tree rules 2 is a in a quote present this chocolate shop nirvana tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
Nirvana was a famous American rock band.
nsubj cop det amod amod compound punct root Nirvana PROPN was AUX a DET famous ADJ American ADJ rock NOUN band NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nirvana Nirvana PROPN Number=Sing 7 band nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 band cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 band det 4 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 7 band amod 5 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 7 band amod 6 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 7 band compound 7 band band NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 band punct
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1 is a past Nirvana a famous American rock band tree rules
Example 1 Buddhists believe the Buddha reached nirvana.
nsubj det nsubj ccomp obj punct root Buddhists NOUN believe VERB the DET Buddha PROPN reached VERB nirvana NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Buddhists buddhist NOUN Number=Plur 2 believe nsubj 2 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Buddha det 4 Buddha Buddha PROPN Number=Sing 5 reached nsubj 5 reached reach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 believe ccomp 6 nirvana nirvana NOUN Number=Sing 5 reached obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 believe punct
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1 believe present Buddhists vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 reach past the Buddha nirvana vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent nirvana=Theme
Example 2 Nirvana means freedom from suffering in Buddhism.
nsubj obj case nmod case nmod punct root Nirvana NOUN means VERB freedom NOUN from ADP suffering NOUN in ADP Buddhism PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nirvana nirvana NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 freedom freedom NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obj 4 from from ADP _ 5 suffering case 5 suffering suffering NOUN Number=Sing 3 freedom nmod 6 in in ADP _ 7 Buddhism case 7 Buddhism Buddhism PROPN Number=Sing 5 suffering nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Nirvana freedom suffering in Buddhism vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent freedom=Topic
Example 3 Following the Eightfold Path leads towards nirvana, Buddhists teach.
nsubj det compound nsubj case obl punct nsubj acl:relcl punct root Following VERB the DET Eightfold PROPN Path PROPN leads VERB towards ADP nirvana NOUN , PUNCT Buddhists PROPN teach VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Following follow VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 leads nsubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Path det 3 Eightfold Eightfold PROPN Number=Sing 4 Path compound 4 Path Path PROPN Number=Sing 5 leads nsubj 5 leads lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 towards towards ADP _ 7 nirvana case 7 nirvana nirvana NOUN Number=Sing 5 leads obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 teach punct 9 Buddhists Buddhist PROPN Number=Plur 10 teach nsubj 10 teach teach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 nirvana acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 leads punct
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1 follow gerund vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 lead present nirvana vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent towards nirvana=Destination 3 teach speech: other present Buddhists nirvana not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent nirvana=Recipient
Example 4 (informal) Lying in the hammock in the sun was nirvana.
punct nsubj punct csubj case det obl case det nmod cop punct root ( PUNCT informal ADJ ) PUNCT Lying VERB in ADP the DET hammock NOUN in ADP the DET sun NOUN was AUX nirvana NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 informal punct 2 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 12 nirvana nsubj 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 informal punct 4 Lying lie VERB VerbForm=Ger 12 nirvana csubj 5 in in ADP _ 7 hammock case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 hammock det 7 hammock hammock NOUN Number=Sing 4 Lying obl 8 in in ADP _ 10 sun case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sun det 10 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 7 hammock nmod 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 nirvana cop 12 nirvana nirvana NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 nirvana punct
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1 lie gerund the hammock in the sun vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in hammock=Location 2 is a past informal nirvana tree rules
Example 5 For my brother, a pizza buffet is nirvana.
case nmod:poss obl punct det compound nsubj cop punct root For ADP my PRON brother NOUN , PUNCT a DET pizza NOUN buffet NOUN is AUX nirvana NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 For for ADP _ 3 brother case 2 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 brother nmod:poss 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 9 nirvana obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 brother punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 buffet det 6 pizza pizza NOUN Number=Sing 7 buffet compound 7 buffet buffet NOUN Number=Sing 9 nirvana nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 nirvana cop 9 nirvana nirvana NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 nirvana punct
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1 is a present a pizza buffet nirvana for my brother tree rules
Example 6 Nirvana was a famous rock band from Seattle.
nsubj cop det amod compound case nmod punct root Nirvana PROPN was AUX a DET famous ADJ rock NOUN band NOUN from ADP Seattle PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nirvana Nirvana PROPN Number=Sing 6 band nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 band cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 band det 4 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 6 band amod 5 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 6 band compound 6 band band NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 from from ADP _ 8 Seattle case 8 Seattle Seattle PROPN Number=Sing 6 band nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 band punct
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1 is a past Nirvana a famous rock band Seattle tree rules
Example 7 We learned about nirvana in our lesson on Buddhism.
nsubj case obl case nmod:poss obl case nmod punct root We PRON learned VERB about ADP nirvana NOUN in ADP our PRON lesson NOUN on ADP Buddhism PROPN . 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 learned nsubj 2 learned learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 about about ADP _ 4 nirvana case 4 nirvana nirvana NOUN Number=Sing 2 learned obl 5 in in ADP _ 7 lesson case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 lesson nmod:poss 7 lesson lesson NOUN Number=Sing 2 learned obl 8 on on ADP _ 9 Buddhism case 9 Buddhism Buddhism PROPN Number=Sing 7 lesson nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 learned punct
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1 learn past We our lesson on Buddhism about nirvana vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about nirvana=Topic
Example 8 «Nirvana» is a word from Sanskrit.
punct nsubj punct cop det case nmod punct root « PUNCT Nirvana PROPN » PUNCT is AUX a DET word NOUN from ADP Sanskrit PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Nirvana punct 2 Nirvana Nirvana PROPN Number=Sing 6 word nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Nirvana punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 word cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 word det 6 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 from from ADP _ 8 Sanskrit case 8 Sanskrit Sanskrit PROPN Number=Sing 6 word nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 word punct
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1 is a present Nirvana a word Sanskrit tree rules
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