partitive

Who acts: word, du pain, slice, Some, confiture, you · What happens: show, mean, be, slice, use, share · To what, where: part, bread, partitive phrase, cake, partitive, jam

«partitive» 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: partitive in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.

A word or phrase that shows a part of a whole or an amount, such as "some of", "a piece of", "a slice of", "a glass of".

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 word	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 phrase	cc
4	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 word	conj
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 shows	nsubj
6	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 word	acl:relcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 part	det
8	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shows	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	14 amount	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 amount	det
11	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 amount	amod
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 amount	cc
13	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 amount	det
14	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 part	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 some	punct
16	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	19 some	case
17	as	as	ADP	_	16 such	fixed
18	"	"	PUNCT	_	19 some	punct
19	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	14 amount	conj
20	of	of	ADP	_	25 piece	case
21	"	"	PUNCT	_	20 of	punct
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 of	punct
23	"	"	PUNCT	_	25 piece	punct
24	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 piece	det
25	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 some	nmod
26	of	of	ADP	_	25 piece	case
27	"	"	PUNCT	_	25 piece	punct
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 slice	punct
29	"	"	PUNCT	_	31 slice	punct
30	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	31 slice	det
31	slice	slice	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 some	appos
32	of	of	ADP	_	31 slice	case
33	"	"	PUNCT	_	31 slice	punct
34	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 some	punct
35	"	"	PUNCT	_	37 glass	punct
36	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	37 glass	det
37	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 some	nmod
38	of	of	ADP	_	37 glass	case
39	"	"	PUNCT	_	37 glass	punct
40	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	a word or phrase	a part of a whole amount					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent part=Recipient

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: French — kept apart, not parsed.

The partitive article "du, de la, des" meaning "some".

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 article	det
2	partitive	partitive	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 article	compound
3	article	article	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 article	punct
5	du	du	X	Foreign=Yes	3 article	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 article	punct
7	de	de	X	Foreign=Yes	3 article	flat:foreign
8	la	la	X	Foreign=Yes	3 article	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 des	punct
10	des	des	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 article	conj
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 meaning	punct
12	meaning	meaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 article	conj
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 some	punct
14	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	12 meaning	nmod
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 some	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 article	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"du pain" means "some bread".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 pain	punct
2	du	du	X	Foreign=Yes	3 pain	compound
3	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 pain	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 bread	punct
7	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	8 bread	det
8	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	obj
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 bread	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	du pain	some bread					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Topic

Example 1

"A slice of cake" is a partitive phrase.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 slice	punct
2	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 slice	det
3	slice	slice	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 phrase	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 cake	case
5	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slice	nmod
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 slice	punct
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 phrase	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 phrase	det
9	partitive	partitive	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 phrase	compound
10	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 phrase	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a slice of cake	a partitive phrase					tree rules
2	slice in a quote			cake					nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

"Some of the children" uses a partitive.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 uses	punct
2	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	7 uses	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 children	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 children	det
5	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Some	nmod
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 children	punct
7	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 partitive	det
9	partitive	partitive	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 uses	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 uses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Some	a partitive					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent partitive=Patient

Example 3

In French, "de la confiture" means "some jam" (a partitive).

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 French	case
2	French	French	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 means	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 French	punct
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 confiture	punct
5	de	de	X	Foreign=Yes	7 confiture	advmod
6	la	la	X	Foreign=Yes	5 de	flat:foreign
7	confiture	confiture	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 means	nsubj
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 confiture	punct
9	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 jam	punct
11	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	12 jam	det
12	jam	jam	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 means	obj
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 jam	punct
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	16 partitive	punct
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 partitive	det
16	partitive	partitive	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 jam	appos
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	16 partitive	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	confiture	some jam				in French	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot jam=Theme in french=Attribute

Example 4

Use a partitive like "a piece of" with uncountable nouns: a piece of information.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 partitive	det
3	partitive	partitive	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obj
4	like	like	ADP	_	7 piece	case
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 piece	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 piece	det
7	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 partitive	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	12 nouns	case
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 nouns	punct
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 nouns	case
11	uncountable	uncountable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 nouns	amod
12	nouns	noun	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 piece	nmod
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 piece	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 piece	det
15	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obj
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 information	case
17	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 piece	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	a partitive				like a piece of uncountable nouns	tree rules

Example 5

"A bar of chocolate" is a partitive phrase.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 bar	punct
2	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bar	det
3	bar	bar	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 phrase	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 chocolate	case
5	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bar	nmod
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 bar	punct
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 phrase	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 phrase	det
9	partitive	partitive	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 phrase	compound
10	phrase	phrase	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 phrase	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a bar of chocolate	a partitive phrase					tree rules

Example 6

In partitive division, 12 sweets shared among 3 children gives 4 each.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 division	case
2	partitive	partitive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 division	amod
3	division	division	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 gives	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 division	punct
5	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 sweets	nummod
6	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 gives	nsubj
7	shared	share	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 sweets	acl
8	among	among	ADP	_	10 children	case
9	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	10 children	nummod
10	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 shared	obl
11	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	11 gives	obj
13	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	12 4	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 gives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	share	participle		12 sweets not said here				among 3 children	tree rules
2	give	present	12 sweets	4		partitive division			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4=Theme

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