saharan Who acts: Saharan, places, person, Camels, Saharan dust, Saharan sun · What happens: mean, belong, come, describe, be, live · To what, where: Sahara, weather, person, Saharan sand, way, Britain
«saharan» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: saharan in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Saharan means belonging to or coming from the Sahara, the huge hot desert in North Africa.
The tree, 16 words nsubj xcomp fixed cc conj case det obl punct det amod amod appos case compound nmod punct root Saharan NOUN means VERB belonging VERB to ADP or CCONJ coming VERB from ADP the DET Sahara PROPN , PUNCT the DET huge ADJ hot ADJ desert NOUN in ADP North PROPN Africa PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saharan saharan NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 belonging belong VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 means xcomp 4 to to ADP _ 3 belonging fixed 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 coming cc 6 coming come VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 belonging conj 7 from from ADP _ 9 Sahara case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Sahara det 9 Sahara Sahara PROPN Number=Sing 6 coming obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 desert punct 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 desert det 12 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 14 desert amod 13 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 14 desert amod 14 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 9 Sahara appos 15 in in ADP _ 17 Africa case 16 North North PROPN Number=Sing 17 Africa compound 17 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 14 desert nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Saharan vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 belong not said to happen gerund Saharan not said here vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme 3 come gerund Saharan not said here the Sahara vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from sahara=Initial_Location
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 Saharan can describe weather or places that are very hot and dry, like the Sahara.
The tree, 15 words nsubj aux obj cc conj nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl cc conj punct case det conj punct root Saharan NOUN can AUX describe VERB weather NOUN or CCONJ places NOUN that PRON are AUX very ADV hot ADJ and CCONJ dry ADJ , PUNCT like ADP the DET Sahara PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saharan saharan NOUN Number=Sing 3 describe nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 describe aux 3 describe describe VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 3 describe obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 places cc 6 places place NOUN Number=Plur 4 weather conj 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 hot nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 hot cop 9 very very ADV _ 10 hot advmod 10 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 6 places acl:relcl 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 dry cc 12 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 10 hot conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 Sahara punct 14 like like ADP _ 16 Sahara case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 Sahara det 16 Sahara Sahara PROPN Number=Sing 10 hot conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 describe punct
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1 describe can Saharan weather or places vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent weather=Theme 2 is present places hot property tree rules 3 be places not said here tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: rare — kept apart, not parsed.
A Saharan is a person who lives in the Sahara.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct root A DET Saharan PROPN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON lives VERB in ADP the DET Sahara PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Saharan det 2 Saharan Saharan PROPN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 lives nsubj 7 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 in in ADP _ 10 Sahara case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 Sahara det 10 Sahara Sahara PROPN Number=Sing 7 lives obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a Saharan a person tree rules 2 live present a person the Sahara vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sahara=Location
Example 1 Camels can walk for days across the Saharan sand.
nsubj aux case obl case det compound obl punct root Camels NOUN can AUX walk VERB for ADP days NOUN across ADP the DET Saharan PROPN sand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Camels camel NOUN Number=Plur 3 walk nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 walk aux 3 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 days case 5 days day NOUN Number=Plur 3 walk obl 6 across across ADP _ 9 sand case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 sand det 8 Saharan Saharan PROPN Number=Sing 9 sand compound 9 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 3 walk obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 walk punct
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1 walk can Camels the Saharan sand day vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across sand=Trajectory
Example 2 Saharan dust sometimes blows all the way to Britain and makes cars dusty.
amod nsubj advmod det:predet det obj case nmod cc conj obj xcomp punct root Saharan ADJ dust NOUN sometimes ADV blows VERB all DET the DET way NOUN to ADP Britain PROPN and CCONJ makes VERB cars NOUN dusty ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saharan saharan ADJ Degree=Pos 2 dust amod 2 dust dust NOUN Number=Sing 4 blows nsubj 3 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 4 blows advmod 4 blows blow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 way det:predet 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 way det 7 way way NOUN Number=Sing 4 blows obj 8 to to ADP _ 9 Britain case 9 Britain Britain PROPN Number=Sing 7 way nmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 makes cc 11 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 blows conj 12 cars car NOUN Number=Plur 11 makes obj 13 dusty dusty ADJ Degree=Pos 11 makes xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 blows punct
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1 blow present Saharan dust all way Britain sometimes property vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent way=Patient to britain=Recipient 2 make present Saharan dust not said here cars dusty property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset car=Product
Example 3 The Saharan sun is fierce at midday.
det compound nsubj cop case obl punct root The DET Saharan PROPN sun NOUN is AUX fierce ADJ at ADP midday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sun det 2 Saharan Saharan PROPN Number=Sing 3 sun compound 3 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 5 fierce nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fierce cop 5 fierce fierce ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 at at ADP _ 7 midday case 7 midday midday NOUN Number=Sing 5 fierce obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 fierce punct
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1 is present the Saharan sun midday fierce property tree rules
Example 4 Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa lie south of the desert.
amod nsubj case compound nmod advmod case det obl punct root Many ADJ countries NOUN in ADP sub-Saharan PROPN Africa PROPN lie VERB south ADV of ADP the DET desert NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 countries amod 2 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 6 lie nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 Africa case 4 sub-Saharan sub-Saharan PROPN Number=Sing 5 Africa compound 5 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 2 countries nmod 6 lie lie VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 south south ADV _ 6 lie advmod 8 of of ADP _ 10 desert case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 desert det 10 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 6 lie obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 lie punct
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1 lie present Many countries in sub-Saharan Africa of the desert; south property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Our classroom felt Saharan after the heating broke and stayed on full.
nmod:poss nsubj obj mark det nsubj advcl cc conj case obl punct root Our PRON classroom NOUN felt VERB Saharan PROPN after SCONJ the DET heating NOUN broke VERB and CCONJ stayed VERB on ADP full ADJ . 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 2 classroom nmod:poss 2 classroom classroom NOUN Number=Sing 3 felt nsubj 3 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Saharan Saharan PROPN Number=Sing 3 felt obj 5 after after SCONJ _ 8 broke mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 heating det 7 heating heating NOUN Number=Sing 8 broke nsubj 8 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 felt advcl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 stayed cc 10 stayed stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 broke conj 11 on on ADP _ 12 full case 12 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 10 stayed obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 felt punct
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1 feel past Our classroom Saharan vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent saharan=Theme 2 break past the heating vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 3 stay past the heating not said here full vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on full=Location
Example 6 We drew a map of the Saharan oases in geography.
nsubj det obj case det compound nmod case nmod punct root We PRON drew VERB a DET map NOUN of ADP the DET Saharan PROPN oases NOUN in ADP geography NOUN . 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 drew nsubj 2 drew draw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 map det 4 map map NOUN Number=Sing 2 drew obj 5 of of ADP _ 8 oases case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 oases det 7 Saharan Saharan PROPN Number=Sing 8 oases compound 8 oases oasis NOUN Number=Plur 4 map nmod 9 in in ADP _ 10 geography case 10 geography geography NOUN Number=Sing 8 oases nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 drew punct
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1 draw past We a map of the Saharan oases in geography vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent map=Theme
Example 7 Saharan nights can be surprisingly cold.
amod nsubj aux cop advmod punct root Saharan ADJ nights NOUN can AUX be AUX surprisingly ADV cold ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Saharan saharan ADJ Degree=Pos 2 nights amod 2 nights night NOUN Number=Plur 6 cold nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 cold aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 cold cop 5 surprisingly surprisingly ADV _ 6 cold advmod 6 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 cold punct
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1 is can Saharan nights cold, surprisingly property tree rules
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