pertain

Who acts: you, rules, questions, we, Information, laws · What happens: pertain, be, connect, belong, apply, read · To what, where: certain situation, rules, story, Information, me, questions

«pertain» 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: pertain in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Pertain to»: to be about, be connected with, or belong to something (the rules pertaining to safety).

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Pertain	punct
2	Pertain	pertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	2 Pertain	obl
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Pertain	punct
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 connected	punct
6	to	to	PART	_	8 about	mark
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 about	cop
8	about	about	ADV	_	11 connected	advcl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 about	punct
10	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 connected	aux:pass
11	connected	connect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 Pertain	advcl
12	with	with	ADP	_	11 connected	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 belong	punct
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 belong	cc
15	belong	belong	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 connected	conj
16	to	to	ADP	_	17 something	case
17	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	15 belong	obl
18	(	(	PUNCT	_	20 rules	punct
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 rules	det
20	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 something	appos
21	pertaining	pertain	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	20 rules	acl
22	to	to	ADP	_	23 safety	case
23	safety	safety	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 pertaining	obl
24	)	)	PUNCT	_	20 rules	punct
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Pertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	pertain in a quote	imperative	you not said here		vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme
2	is	to-infinitive		about property	tree rules
3	connect	infinitive · passive	you not said here		vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»
4	belong	present	you not said here	to something	vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
5	pertain	gerund	the rules not said here	to safety	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to safety=Co-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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To be true or to apply in a certain situation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	3 true	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 true	cop
3	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 apply	cc
5	to	to	PART	_	6 apply	mark
6	apply	apply	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 true	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 situation	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 situation	det
9	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 situation	amod
10	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 apply	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 true	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	to-infinitive						true property	tree rules
2	apply	to-infinitive				a certain situation			vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in situation=Destination

Example 1

Read the rules pertaining to the swimming pool.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Read	read	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 rules	det
3	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Read	obj
4	pertaining	pertain	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 rules	acl
5	to	to	ADP	_	8 pool	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 pool	det
7	swimming	swimming	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pool	compound
8	pool	pool	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pertaining	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Read	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	read	imperative	you not said here	the rules					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Topic
2	pertain	gerund	the rules not said here					to the swimming pool	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to pool=Co-Theme

Example 2

The questions pertain to the story we read.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 questions	det
2	questions	question	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pertain	nsubj
3	pertain	pertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 story	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 story	det
6	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pertain	obl
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 read	nsubj
8	read	read	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 story	acl:relcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pertain	infinitive	the questions					to the story	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to story=Co-Theme
2	read	past	we	the story not said here					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Topic

Example 3

Information pertaining to the trip will be sent home.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sent	nsubj:pass
2	pertaining	pertain	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Information	acl
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 trip	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 trip	det
5	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pertaining	obl
6	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 sent	aux
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 sent	aux:pass
8	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	home	home	ADV	_	8 sent	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pertain	gerund	Information not said here					to the trip	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to trip=Co-Theme
2	send	future · passive		Information				home property	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 4

These laws pertain to all drivers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	These	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	2 laws	det
2	laws	law	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pertain	nsubj
3	pertain	pertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 drivers	case
5	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	6 drivers	det
6	drivers	driver	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pertain	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pertain	infinitive	this laws					to all drivers	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to driver=Co-Theme

Example 5

Does this pertain to me?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 pertain	aux
2	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 pertain	nsubj
3	pertain	pertain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 me	case
5	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 pertain	obl
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 pertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pertain	present · do-support	this		me				vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to i=Co-Theme

Example 6

Please answer only the questions that pertain to your group.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 answer	discourse
2	answer	answer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
3	only	only	ADV	_	5 questions	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 questions	det
5	questions	question	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 answer	obj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 pertain	nsubj
7	pertain	pertain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 questions	acl:relcl
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 group	case
9	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 group	nmod:poss
10	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pertain	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 answer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	answer speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	the questions					vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality
2	pertain	present	the questions					to your group	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to group=Co-Theme

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