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Who acts: Subtitles, people, subtitle, article, We, you · What happens: be, show, translate, say, write down, not hear · To what, where: words, bottom, screen, second, more detail, book · Speech: someone speaks here

«subtitle» 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: subtitle in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Subtitles are words shown at the bottom of a film or TV screen to translate what people say or to write it down for people who cannot hear it.

The tree, 30 words
nsubjcopaclcasedetoblcasedetnmodcccompoundconjmarkaclobjnsubjccompccmarkconjobjcompound:prtcaseoblnsubjauxadvmodacl:relclobjpunctrootSubtitlesNOUNareAUXwordsNOUNshownVERBatADPtheDETbottomNOUNofADPaDETfilmNOUNorCCONJTVNOUNscreenNOUNtoPARTtranslateVERBwhatPRONpeopleNOUNsayVERBorCCONJtoPARTwriteVERBitPRONdownADPforADPpeopleNOUNwhoPRONcanAUXnotPARThearVERBitPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SubtitlessubtitleNOUNNumber=Plur3 wordsnsubj
2arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 wordscop
3wordswordNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
4shownshowVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 wordsacl
5atatADP_7 bottomcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 bottomdet
7bottombottomNOUNNumber=Sing4 shownobl
8ofofADP_10 filmcase
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 filmdet
10filmfilmNOUNNumber=Sing7 bottomnmod
11ororCCONJ_13 screencc
12TVTVNOUNNumber=Sing13 screencompound
13screenscreenNOUNNumber=Sing10 filmconj
14totoPART_15 translatemark
15translatetranslateVERBVerbForm=Inf13 screenacl
16whatwhatPRONPronType=Int18 sayobj
17peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur18 saynsubj
18saysayVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin15 translateccomp
19ororCCONJ_21 writecc
20totoPART_21 writemark
21writewriteVERBVerbForm=Inf18 sayconj
22ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs21 writeobj
23downdownADP_21 writecompound:prt
24forforADP_25 peoplecase
25peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur21 writeobl
26whowhoPRONPronType=Rel29 hearnsubj
27cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin29 hearaux
28notnotPARTPolarity=Neg29 hearadvmod
29hearhearVERBVerbForm=Inf25 peopleacl:relcl
30ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs29 hearobj
31..PUNCT_3 wordspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentSubtitleswordstree rules
2showparticiplewords not said herethe bottom of a film or TV screenvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3translateto-infinitivetree rules
4say speech: assertpresentpeoplevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic
5write downto-infinitivepeople not said herescreenfor peoplevn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent it=Result for people=Beneficiary
6not hearcanpeoplescreenvn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus

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

A subtitle is a second, smaller title of a book or article that gives more detail.

The tree, 16 words
detnsubjcopdetpunctamodnmodcasedetnmodccconjnsubjacl:relclamodobjpunctrootADETsubtitleNOUNisAUXaDETsecondNOUN,PUNCTsmallerADJtitleNOUNofADPaDETbookNOUNorCCONJarticleNOUNthatPRONgivesVERBmoreADJdetailNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 subtitledet
2subtitlesubtitleNOUNNumber=Sing5 secondnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 secondcop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 seconddet
5secondsecondNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6,,PUNCT_8 titlepunct
7smallersmallADJDegree=Cmp8 titleamod
8titletitleNOUNNumber=Sing5 secondnmod
9ofofADP_11 bookcase
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 bookdet
11bookbookNOUNNumber=Sing8 titlenmod
12ororCCONJ_13 articlecc
13articlearticleNOUNNumber=Sing11 bookconj
14thatthatPRONPronType=Rel15 givesnsubj
15givesgiveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin13 articleacl:relcl
16moremoreADJDegree=Cmp17 detailamod
17detaildetailNOUNNumber=Sing15 givesobj
18..PUNCT_5 secondpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta subtitlea secondsmaller title of a book or article nmodtree rules
2givepresentarticlemore detailvn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detail=Theme
3titlea book or articlenom title «communication transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 3

To subtitle a film is to add subtitles to it.

markadvcldetobjcopmarkobjcaseoblpunctrootToPARTsubtitleVERBaDETfilmNOUNisAUXtoPARTaddVERBsubtitlesNOUNtoADPitPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 subtitlemark
2subtitlesubtitleVERBVerbForm=Inf7 addadvcl
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 filmdet
4filmfilmNOUNNumber=Sing2 subtitleobj
5isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 addcop
6totoPART_7 addmark
7addaddVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
8subtitlessubtitleNOUNNumber=Plur7 addobj
9totoADP_10 itcase
10ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 addobl
11..PUNCT_7 addpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1subtitleto-infinitivea filmtree rules
2ispresentfilmadd propertytree rules

Example 1

We watched a Japanese cartoon with English subtitles.

nsubjdetamodobjcaseamodnmodpunctrootWePRONwatchedVERBaDETJapaneseADJcartoonNOUNwithADPEnglishADJsubtitlesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 watchednsubj
2watchedwatchVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 cartoondet
4JapaneseJapaneseADJDegree=Pos5 cartoonamod
5cartooncartoonNOUNNumber=Sing2 watchedobj
6withwithADP_8 subtitlescase
7EnglishEnglishADJDegree=Pos8 subtitlesamod
8subtitlessubtitleNOUNNumber=Plur5 cartoonnmod
9..PUNCT_2 watchedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1watchpastWea Japanese cartoonwith English subtitlesvn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cartoon=Theme

Example 2

Turn on the subtitles so Grandad can follow the film.

casedetoblmarknsubjauxadvcldetobjpunctrootTurnVERBonADPtheDETsubtitlesNOUNsoSCONJGrandadPROPNcanAUXfollowVERBtheDETfilmNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TurnturnVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2ononADP_4 subtitlescase
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 subtitlesdet
4subtitlessubtitleNOUNNumber=Plur1 Turnobl
5sosoSCONJ_8 followmark
6GrandadGrandadPROPNNumber=Sing8 follownsubj
7cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin8 followaux
8followfollowVERBVerbForm=Inf1 Turnadvcl
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 filmdet
10filmfilmNOUNNumber=Sing8 followobj
11..PUNCT_1 Turnpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1turnimperativeyou not said herethe subtitlesvn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on subtitle=Trajectory
2followcanGrandadthe filmvn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme

Example 3

Reading subtitles helps me learn French.

csubjobjobjxcompobjpunctrootReadingVERBsubtitlesNOUNhelpsVERBmePRONlearnVERBFrenchPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ReadingreadVERBVerbForm=Ger3 helpscsubj
2subtitlessubtitleNOUNNumber=Plur1 Readingobj
3helpshelpVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4meIPRONCase=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs3 helpsobj
5learnlearnVERBVerbForm=Inf3 helpsxcomp
6FrenchFrenchPROPNNumber=Sing5 learnobj
7..PUNCT_3 helpspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1readgerundsubtitlesvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subtitle=Topic
2helppresentReadingmevn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary clause=Theme
3learninfinitiveme not said hereFrenchvn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent french=Topic

Example 4

The book's title is «Space» and its subtitle is «A Journey to the Stars».

The tree, 15 words
detnmod:posscasensubjcoppunctpunctccnmod:possnsubjcoppunctdetconjcasedetoblpunctpunctrootTheDETbookNOUN'sPARTtitleNOUNisAUX«PUNCTSpaceNOUN»PUNCTandCCONJitsPRONsubtitleNOUNisAUX«PUNCTADETJourneyPROPNtoADPtheDETStarsNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 bookdet
2bookbookNOUNNumber=Sing4 titlenmod:poss
3's'sPART_2 bookcase
4titletitleNOUNNumber=Sing7 Spacensubj
5isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 Spacecop
6««PUNCT_7 Spacepunct
7SpacespaceNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8»»PUNCT_7 Spacepunct
9andandCCONJ_15 Journeycc
10itsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs11 subtitlenmod:poss
11subtitlesubtitleNOUNNumber=Sing15 Journeynsubj
12isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin15 Journeycop
13««PUNCT_15 Journeypunct
14AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art15 Journeydet
15JourneyJourneyPROPNNumber=Sing7 Spaceconj
16totoADP_18 Starscase
17thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art18 Starsdet
18StarsstarNOUNNumber=Plur15 Journeyobl
19»»PUNCT_15 Journeypunct
20..PUNCT_7 Spacepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is a in a quotepresentthe book's titleSpace and a Journeytree rules
2is a in a quotepresenttitle's subtitlea Journeyto the Starstree rules
3titlethe booknom title «communication transitive»: poss=agent
4subtitletitlenom subtitle «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The film was subtitled in twelve languages.

detnsubj:passaux:passcasenummodoblpunctrootTheDETfilmNOUNwasAUXsubtitledVERBinADPtwelveNUMlanguagesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 filmdet
2filmfilmNOUNNumber=Sing4 subtitlednsubj:pass
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 subtitledaux:pass
4subtitledsubtitleVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5ininADP_7 languagescase
6twelvetwelveNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card7 languagesnummod
7languageslanguageNOUNNumber=Plur4 subtitledobl
8..PUNCT_4 subtitledpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1subtitlepast · passivethe filmtwelve languagestree rules

Example 6

The subtitles were too fast for my little sister.

detnsubjcopadvmodadvmodcasenmod:possamodpunctrootTheDETsubtitlesNOUNwereAUXtooADVfastADVforADPmyPRONlittleADJsisterNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 subtitlesdet
2subtitlessubtitleNOUNNumber=Plur9 sisternsubj
3werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin9 sistercop
4tootooADV_5 fastadvmod
5fastfastADVDegree=Pos9 sisteradvmod
6forforADP_9 sistercase
7mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs9 sisternmod:poss
8littlelittleADJDegree=Pos9 sisteramod
9sistersisterNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
10..PUNCT_9 sisterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe subtitlesfor my little sister; fast propertytree rules

Example 7

Write a title and a subtitle for your science report.

detobjccdetconjcasenmod:posscompoundnmodpunctrootWriteVERBaDETtitleNOUNandCCONJaDETsubtitleNOUNforADPyourPRONscienceNOUNreportNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WritewriteVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 titledet
3titletitleNOUNNumber=Sing1 Writeobj
4andandCCONJ_6 subtitlecc
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 subtitledet
6subtitlesubtitleNOUNNumber=Sing3 titleconj
7forforADP_10 reportcase
8youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs10 reportnmod:poss
9sciencescienceNOUNNumber=Sing10 reportcompound
10reportreportNOUNNumber=Sing6 subtitlenmod
11..PUNCT_1 Writepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1writeimperativeyou not said herea title and a subtitle for your science reportvn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent title=Theme
2reportyournom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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