sake Who acts: sake, goodness sake, you, stronger forms, SAH kay, She · What happens: mean, help, get, show, be, say · To what, where: them, sake, homes, Japanese alcoholic drink, rice, rail · Speech: someone speaks here
«sake» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: sake in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 For someone's sake means to help them or for their good.
case nmod:poss case nsubj mark xcomp obj cc case nmod:poss conj punct root For ADP someone PRON 's PART sake NOUN means VERB to PART help VERB them PRON or CCONJ for ADP their PRON good ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 For for ADP _ 4 sake case 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 sake nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 someone case 4 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 help mark 7 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means xcomp 8 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 help obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 12 good cc 10 for for ADP _ 12 good case 11 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 good nmod:poss 12 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 8 them conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present someone's sake vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 help not said to happen to-infinitive someone's sake not said here them = they vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary
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 For the sake of something means because of it or to get it: for safety's sake.
The tree, 17 words case det obl case obl case fixed obl cc mark conj obj punct case nmod:poss case obl punct root For ADP the DET sake NOUN of ADP something PRON means VERB because ADP of ADP it PRON or CCONJ to PART get VERB it PRON : PUNCT for ADP safety NOUN 's PART sake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 For for ADP _ 3 sake case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sake det 3 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obl 4 of of ADP _ 5 something case 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 means obl 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 9 it case 8 of of ADP _ 7 because fixed 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 means obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 get cc 11 to to PART _ 12 get mark 12 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 means conj 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 get obj 14 : : PUNCT _ 18 sake punct 15 for for ADP _ 18 sake case 16 safety safety NOUN Number=Sing 18 sake nmod:poss 17 's 's PART _ 16 safety case 18 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 12 get obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present for the sake; of something; because sake vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot for sake=Attribute 2 get to-infinitive sake for safety's sake vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent it=Theme for sake=Source
Meaning 3 Usage: informal, mild swearing — kept apart, not parsed.
"For goodness' sake!", "for heaven's sake!", "for Pete's sake!" show you are annoyed or impatient.
The tree, 17 words punct case compound punct nsubj punct punct punct punct case nmod:poss case conj punct punct punct punct case nmod:poss case conj punct punct nsubj cop ccomp cc conj punct root " PUNCT For ADP goodness NOUN ' PUNCT sake NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT , PUNCT " PUNCT for ADP heaven NOUN 's PART sake NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT , PUNCT " PUNCT for ADP Pete PROPN 's PART sake NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT show VERB you PRON are AUX annoyed ADJ or CCONJ impatient ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 sake punct 2 For for ADP _ 3 goodness case 3 goodness goodness NOUN Number=Sing 5 sake compound 4 ' ' PUNCT _ 3 goodness punct 5 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 24 show nsubj 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 sake punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 5 sake punct 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 sake punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 13 sake punct 10 for for ADP _ 13 sake case 11 heaven heaven NOUN Number=Sing 13 sake nmod:poss 12 's 's PART _ 11 heaven case 13 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 5 sake conj 14 ! ! PUNCT _ 13 sake punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 13 sake punct 16 , , PUNCT _ 21 sake punct 17 " " PUNCT _ 21 sake punct 18 for for ADP _ 21 sake case 19 Pete Pete PROPN Number=Sing 21 sake nmod:poss 20 's 's PART _ 19 Pete case 21 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 5 sake conj 22 ! ! PUNCT _ 21 sake punct 23 " " PUNCT _ 21 sake punct 24 show show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 25 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 27 annoyed nsubj 26 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 27 annoyed cop 27 annoyed annoyed ADJ Degree=Pos 24 show ccomp 28 or or CCONJ _ 29 impatient cc 29 impatient impatient ADJ Degree=Pos 27 annoyed conj 30 . . PUNCT _ 24 show punct
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1 show present goodness sake and heaven's sake and Pete's sake vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present you annoyed property tree rules 3 be you not said here tree rules
Meaning 4 Usage: rude — kept apart, not parsed.
"For God's sake!" or stronger forms are rude in some homes and schools.
The tree, 14 words punct case nmod:poss case obl punct punct cc amod nsubj cop case det obl cc conj punct root " PUNCT For ADP God PROPN 's PART sake NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT or CCONJ stronger ADJ forms NOUN are AUX rude ADJ in ADP some DET homes NOUN and CCONJ schools NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 12 rude punct 2 For for ADP _ 5 sake case 3 God God PROPN Number=Sing 5 sake nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 God case 5 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 12 rude obl 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 sake punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 5 sake punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 forms cc 9 stronger strong ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 forms amod 10 forms form NOUN Number=Plur 12 rude nsubj 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 rude cop 12 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos root root 13 in in ADP _ 15 homes case 14 some some DET PronType=Ind 15 homes det 15 homes home NOUN Number=Plur 12 rude obl 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 schools cc 17 schools school NOUN Number=Plur 15 homes conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 12 rude punct
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1 is present stronger forms some homes and schools for God's sake; rude property tree rules
Meaning 5 Sake (said SAH-kay) is a Japanese alcoholic drink made from rice.
The tree, 12 words nsubj punct acl:relcl compound punct nsubj punct cop det amod amod acl case obl punct root Sake NOUN ( PUNCT said VERB SAH PROPN - PUNCT kay PROPN ) PUNCT is AUX a DET Japanese ADJ alcoholic ADJ drink NOUN made VERB from ADP rice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 12 drink nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 said punct 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Sake acl:relcl 4 SAH SAH PROPN Number=Sing 6 kay compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 SAH punct 6 kay Kay PROPN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 said punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 drink cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 drink det 10 Japanese Japanese ADJ Degree=Pos 12 drink amod 11 alcoholic alcoholic ADJ Degree=Pos 12 drink amod 12 drink drink NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 drink acl 14 from from ADP _ 15 rice case 15 rice rice NOUN Number=Sing 13 made obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 12 drink punct
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1 say speech: assert past SAH kay Sake not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sake=Topic 2 is a present Sake a Japanese alcoholic drink tree rules 3 make participle a Japanese alcoholic drink not said here rice vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from rice=Material
Example 1 She stayed calm for her little brother's sake.
nsubj xcomp case nmod:poss amod nmod:poss case obl punct root She PRON stayed VERB calm ADJ for ADP her PRON little ADJ brother NOUN 's PART sake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 stayed nsubj 2 stayed stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 2 stayed xcomp 4 for for ADP _ 9 sake case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 brother nmod:poss 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 7 brother amod 7 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 9 sake nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 brother case 9 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 2 stayed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 stayed punct
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1 stay past She for her little brother's sake; calm property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 For safety's sake, hold the rail.
case nmod:poss case obl punct det obj punct root For ADP safety NOUN 's PART sake NOUN , PUNCT hold VERB the DET rail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 For for ADP _ 4 sake case 2 safety safety NOUN Number=Sing 4 sake nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 safety case 4 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 6 hold obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 sake punct 6 hold hold VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 rail det 8 rail rail NOUN Number=Sing 6 hold obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 hold punct
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1 hold imperative you not said here the rail for safety's sake vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rail=Theme
Example 3 Oh, for goodness' sake, tidy your room!
discourse punct case compound punct punct parataxis nmod:poss obj punct root Oh INTJ , PUNCT for ADP goodness NOUN ' PUNCT sake NOUN , PUNCT tidy VERB your PRON room NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oh oh INTJ _ 6 sake discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 6 sake punct 3 for for ADP _ 6 sake case 4 goodness goodness NOUN Number=Sing 6 sake compound 5 ' ' PUNCT _ 4 goodness punct 6 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 tidy punct 8 tidy tidy VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 sake parataxis 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 room nmod:poss 10 room room NOUN Number=Sing 8 tidy obj 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 sake punct
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1 tidy infinitive your room tree rules
Example 4 He argues just for the sake of arguing.
nsubj advmod case det obl mark acl punct root He PRON argues VERB just ADV for ADP the DET sake NOUN of SCONJ arguing VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 argues nsubj 2 argues argue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 just just ADV _ 6 sake advmod 4 for for ADP _ 6 sake case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sake det 6 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 2 argues obl 7 of of SCONJ _ 8 arguing mark 8 arguing argue VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 sake acl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 argues punct
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1 argue speech: disagree present He for the sake vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 argue speech: disagree gerund the sake not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Let's visit the old school for old times' sake.
obj xcomp det amod obj case amod nmod:poss case obl punct root Let VERB 's PRON visit VERB the DET old ADJ school NOUN for ADP old ADJ times NOUN ' PART sake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 's we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Let obj 3 visit visit VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Let xcomp 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 school det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 school amod 6 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 visit obj 7 for for ADP _ 11 sake case 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 9 times amod 9 times time NOUN Number=Plur 11 sake nmod:poss 10 ' 's PART _ 9 times case 11 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 3 visit obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Let punct
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1 let imperative you not said here 's tree rules 2 visit infinitive 's not said here the old school for old times's sake vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Co-Agent
Example 6 For heaven's sake, stop kicking my chair!
case nmod:poss case obl punct xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root For ADP heaven NOUN 's PART sake NOUN , PUNCT stop VERB kicking VERB my PRON chair NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 For for ADP _ 4 sake case 2 heaven heaven NOUN Number=Sing 4 sake nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 heaven case 4 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 6 stop obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 sake punct 6 stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 kicking kick VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 stop xcomp 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 chair nmod:poss 9 chair chair NOUN Number=Sing 7 kicking obj 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here for heaven's sake vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 kick gerund you not said here my chair vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent chair=Patient
Example 7 Please be quiet, for everyone's sake.
discourse cop punct case nmod:poss case obl punct root Please INTJ be AUX quiet ADJ , PUNCT for ADP everyone PRON 's PART sake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 3 quiet discourse 2 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 3 quiet cop 3 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 sake punct 5 for for ADP _ 8 sake case 6 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 8 sake nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 everyone case 8 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 3 quiet obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 quiet punct
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1 is imperative you not said here for everyone's sake; quiet property tree rules
Example 8 We made the cake smaller for the sake of time.
nsubj det obj xcomp case det obl case nmod punct root We PRON made VERB the DET cake NOUN smaller ADJ for ADP the DET sake NOUN of ADP time 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 cake det 4 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 5 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 made xcomp 6 for for ADP _ 8 sake case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sake det 8 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 5 smaller obl 9 of of ADP _ 10 time case 10 time time NOUN Number=Sing 8 sake nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We the cake small property vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Product
Example 9 He came for the sake of the daughter.
nsubj case det obl case det nmod punct root He PRON came VERB for ADP the DET sake NOUN of ADP the DET daughter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 came nsubj 2 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 5 sake case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sake det 5 sake sake NOUN Number=Sing 2 came obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 daughter case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 daughter det 8 daughter daughter NOUN Number=Sing 5 sake nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 came punct
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1 come past He for the sake of the daughter vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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