sitar Who acts: sitar, It, Ravi, We, You, George · What happens: be, make, play, pluck, buzz, ring · To what, where: musical instrument, India, round body, gourd, many strings, sound
«sitar» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: sitar in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A sitar is a musical instrument from India with a long wooden neck, a round body made from a gourd, and many strings, played by plucking.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod case det amod amod nmod punct det amod conj acl case det obl punct cc amod conj punct acl mark advcl punct root A DET sitar NOUN is AUX a DET musical ADJ instrument NOUN from ADP India PROPN with ADP a DET long ADJ wooden ADJ neck NOUN , PUNCT a DET round ADJ body NOUN made VERB from ADP a DET gourd NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ many ADJ strings NOUN , PUNCT played VERB by SCONJ plucking VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sitar det 2 sitar sitar NOUN Number=Sing 6 instrument nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 instrument cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 instrument det 5 musical musical ADJ Degree=Pos 6 instrument amod 6 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 from from ADP _ 8 India case 8 India India PROPN Number=Sing 6 instrument nmod 9 with with ADP _ 13 neck case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 neck det 11 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 13 neck amod 12 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 13 neck amod 13 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 6 instrument nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 body punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 body det 16 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 17 body amod 17 body body NOUN Number=Sing 13 neck conj 18 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 body acl 19 from from ADP _ 21 gourd case 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 gourd det 21 gourd gourd NOUN Number=Sing 18 made obl 22 , , PUNCT _ 25 strings punct 23 and and CCONJ _ 25 strings cc 24 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 25 strings amod 25 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 6 instrument conj 26 , , PUNCT _ 27 played punct 27 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 25 strings acl 28 by by SCONJ _ 29 plucking mark 29 plucking pluck VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 27 played advcl 30 . . PUNCT _ 6 instrument punct
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1 is a present a sitar a musical instrument and many strings India with a long wooden neck and a round body tree rules 2 make participle a round body not said here a gourd vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from gourd=Material 3 play participle many strings not said here vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 pluck gerund vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
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 It makes a bright, buzzing, ringing sound and is used in Indian classical music.
The tree, 14 words nsubj det xcomp punct advcl punct conj obj cc aux:pass conj case amod amod obl punct root It PRON makes VERB a DET bright ADJ , PUNCT buzzing VERB , PUNCT ringing VERB sound NOUN and CCONJ is AUX used VERB in ADP Indian ADJ classical ADJ music NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 makes nsubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 bright det 4 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 2 makes xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 buzzing punct 6 buzzing buzz VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 makes advcl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 ringing punct 8 ringing ring VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 buzzing conj 9 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 8 ringing obj 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 used cc 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 used aux:pass 12 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 makes conj 13 in in ADP _ 16 music case 14 Indian Indian ADJ Degree=Pos 16 music amod 15 classical classical ADJ Degree=Pos 16 music amod 16 music music NOUN Number=Sing 12 used obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 makes punct
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1 make present It bright property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material 2 buzz gerund vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 ring gerund sound vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sound=Theme 4 use present · passive Indian classical music vn eat-39.1 «NP V»
Example 1 The sitar has a long neck and curved metal frets.
det nsubj det amod obj cc conj compound obj punct root The DET sitar NOUN has VERB a DET long ADJ neck NOUN and CCONJ curved VERB metal NOUN frets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sitar det 2 sitar sitar NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 neck det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 6 neck amod 6 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 curved cc 8 curved curve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 has conj 9 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 10 frets compound 10 frets fret NOUN Number=Plur 8 curved obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the sitar a long neck vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent neck=Patient 2 curve past the sitar not said here metal frets vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent fret=Material
Example 2 Ravi Shankar played the sitar all over the world.
nsubj flat det obj advmod case det obl punct root Ravi PROPN Shankar PROPN played VERB the DET sitar NOUN all ADV over ADP the DET world NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ravi Ravi PROPN Number=Sing 3 played nsubj 2 Shankar Shankar PROPN Number=Sing 1 Ravi flat 3 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sitar det 5 sitar sitar NOUN Number=Sing 3 played obj 6 all all ADV _ 9 world advmod 7 over over ADP _ 9 world case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 world det 9 world world NOUN Number=Sing 3 played obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 played punct
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1 play past Ravi the sitar the world vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sitar=Theme
Example 3 The sitar's strings buzzed and shimmered.
det nmod:poss case acl cc conj punct root The DET sitar NOUN 's PART strings NOUN buzzed VERB and CCONJ shimmered VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sitar det 2 sitar sitar NOUN Number=Sing 4 strings nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 sitar case 4 strings string NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 buzzed buzz VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 strings acl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 shimmered cc 7 shimmered shimmer VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 buzzed conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 strings punct
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1 buzz participle the sitar's strings not said here vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 shimmer participle vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 We listened to sitar music during our lesson on India.
nsubj case compound obl case nmod:poss obl case nmod punct root We PRON listened VERB to ADP sitar NOUN music NOUN during ADP our PRON lesson NOUN on ADP India 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 listened nsubj 2 listened listen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to ADP _ 5 music case 4 sitar sitar NOUN Number=Sing 5 music compound 5 music music NOUN Number=Sing 2 listened obl 6 during during ADP _ 8 lesson case 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 lesson nmod:poss 8 lesson lesson NOUN Number=Sing 2 listened obl 9 on on ADP _ 10 India case 10 India India PROPN Number=Sing 8 lesson nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 listened punct
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1 listen past We during our lesson on India to sitar music vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to music=Theme
Example 5 You pluck a sitar with a wire pick worn on the finger.
nsubj det obj case det compound nmod acl case det obl punct root You PRON pluck VERB a DET sitar NOUN with ADP a DET wire NOUN pick NOUN worn VERB on ADP the DET finger NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 pluck nsubj 2 pluck pluck VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 sitar det 4 sitar sitar NOUN Number=Sing 2 pluck obj 5 with with ADP _ 8 pick case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 pick det 7 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 8 pick compound 8 pick pick NOUN Number=Sing 4 sitar nmod 9 worn wear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 pick acl 10 on on ADP _ 12 finger case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 finger det 12 finger finger NOUN Number=Sing 9 worn obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 pluck punct
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1 pluck present You a sitar with a wire pick vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sitar=Patient 2 wear participle a wire pick not said here the finger vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
Example 6 George Harrison of the Beatles learned to play the sitar.
nsubj flat case det nmod mark xcomp det obj punct root George PROPN Harrison PROPN of ADP the DET Beatles PROPN learned VERB to PART play VERB the DET sitar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 George George PROPN Number=Sing 6 learned nsubj 2 Harrison Harrison PROPN Number=Sing 1 George flat 3 of of ADP _ 5 Beatles case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Beatles det 5 Beatles Beatles PROPN Number=Plur 1 George nmod 6 learned learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to PART _ 8 play mark 8 play play VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 learned xcomp 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sitar det 10 sitar sitar NOUN Number=Sing 8 play obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 learned punct
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1 learn past George of the Beatles vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 play to-infinitive George of the Beatles not said here the sitar vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sitar=Theme
Example 7 The sitar player sat on the floor with the instrument resting on his foot.
The tree, 14 words det compound nsubj case det obl case det obl acl case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET sitar NOUN player NOUN sat VERB on ADP the DET floor NOUN with ADP the DET instrument NOUN resting VERB on ADP his PRON foot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 player det 2 sitar sitar NOUN Number=Sing 3 player compound 3 player player NOUN Number=Sing 4 sat nsubj 4 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 floor case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 floor det 7 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 4 sat obl 8 with with ADP _ 10 instrument case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 instrument det 10 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing 4 sat obl 11 resting rest VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 instrument acl 12 on on ADP _ 14 foot case 13 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 foot nmod:poss 14 foot foot NOUN Number=Sing 11 resting obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 sat punct
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1 sit past the sitar player the floor with the instrument vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on floor=Location 2 rest gerund the instrument not said here player's foot vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on foot=Location
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