swiss Who acts: Swiss, Swiss chocolate, We, Grandma, Swiss Army knife, Many Swiss people · What happens: mean, be, use, name, go, ski · To what, where: Switzerland, people, Swiss, names, things, world · Speech: someone speaks here
«swiss» 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: swiss in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Swiss means from or about Switzerland, a small mountain country in the middle of Europe.
The tree, 15 words nsubj case cc case obl punct det amod compound appos case det nmod case nmod punct root Swiss NOUN means VERB from ADP or CCONJ about ADP Switzerland PROPN , PUNCT a DET small ADJ mountain NOUN country NOUN in ADP the DET middle NOUN of ADP Europe PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Swiss swiss NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 6 Switzerland case 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 Switzerland cc 5 about about ADP _ 6 Switzerland case 6 Switzerland Switzerland PROPN Number=Sing 2 means obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 country punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 country det 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 11 country amod 10 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 11 country compound 11 country country NOUN Number=Sing 6 Switzerland appos 12 in in ADP _ 14 middle case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 middle det 14 middle middle NOUN Number=Sing 11 country nmod 15 of of ADP _ 16 Europe case 16 Europe Europe PROPN Number=Sing 14 middle nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Swiss Switzerland vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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 The Swiss are the people of Switzerland.
det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root The DET Swiss PROPN are AUX the DET people NOUN of ADP Switzerland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Swiss det 2 Swiss Swis PROPN Number=Plur 5 people nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 people cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 people det 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 Switzerland case 7 Switzerland Switzerland PROPN Number=Sing 5 people nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 people punct
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1 is a present the Swiss the people of Switzerland tree rules
Meaning 3 Swiss is used in names of things.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case nmod punct root Swiss NOUN is AUX used VERB in ADP names NOUN of ADP things NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Swiss swiss NOUN Number=Sing 3 used nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 used aux:pass 3 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 names case 5 names name NOUN Number=Plur 3 used obl 6 of of ADP _ 7 things case 7 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 5 names nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 used punct
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1 use present · passive Swiss names of things vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 name things nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
Swiss cheese, Swiss roll, Swiss Army knife.
amod punct amod conj punct compound compound conj punct root Swiss ADJ cheese NOUN , PUNCT Swiss ADJ roll NOUN , PUNCT Swiss PROPN Army PROPN knife NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Swiss Swiss ADJ Degree=Pos 2 cheese amod 2 cheese cheese NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 roll punct 4 Swiss Swiss ADJ Degree=Pos 5 roll amod 5 roll roll NOUN Number=Sing 2 cheese conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 knife punct 7 Swiss Swiss PROPN Number=Sing 8 Army compound 8 Army Army PROPN Number=Sing 9 knife compound 9 knife knife NOUN Number=Sing 2 cheese conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 cheese punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 Swiss chocolate is famous around the world.
amod nsubj cop case det obl punct root Swiss ADJ chocolate NOUN is AUX famous ADJ around ADP the DET world NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Swiss Swiss ADJ Degree=Pos 2 chocolate amod 2 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 4 famous nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 famous cop 4 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 around around ADP _ 7 world case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 world det 7 world world NOUN Number=Sing 4 famous obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 famous punct
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1 is present Swiss chocolate the world famous property tree rules
Example 2 We went skiing in the Swiss Alps.
nsubj xcomp case det amod obl punct root We PRON went VERB skiing VERB in ADP the DET Swiss ADJ Alps 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 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 skiing ski VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 went xcomp 4 in in ADP _ 7 Alps case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Alps det 6 Swiss Swiss ADJ Degree=Pos 7 Alps amod 7 Alps Alp PROPN Number=Plur 3 skiing obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go past We vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 ski gerund We not said here the Swiss Alps vn vehicle-51.4.1-1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Grandma made a jam Swiss roll for pudding.
nsubj det compound amod obj case nmod punct root Grandma NOUN made VERB a DET jam NOUN Swiss ADJ roll NOUN for ADP pudding NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 roll det 4 jam jam NOUN Number=Sing 6 roll compound 5 Swiss Swiss ADJ Degree=Pos 6 roll amod 6 roll roll NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 7 for for ADP _ 8 pudding case 8 pudding pudding NOUN Number=Sing 6 roll nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past Grandma a jam Swiss roll for pudding vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent roll=Product for pudding=Asset
Example 4 A Swiss Army knife has a blade, scissors and a tiny saw.
det amod compound nsubj det obj punct conj cc det amod conj punct root A DET Swiss ADJ Army PROPN knife NOUN has VERB a DET blade NOUN , PUNCT scissors NOUN and CCONJ a DET tiny ADJ saw NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 knife det 2 Swiss Swiss ADJ Degree=Pos 4 knife amod 3 Army Army PROPN Number=Sing 4 knife compound 4 knife knife NOUN Number=Sing 5 has nsubj 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 blade det 7 blade blade NOUN Number=Sing 5 has obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 scissors punct 9 scissors scissors NOUN Number=Plur 7 blade conj 10 and and CCONJ _ 13 saw cc 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 saw det 12 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 13 saw amod 13 saw saw NOUN Number=Sing 7 blade conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 has punct
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1 have present a Swiss Army knife a blade and scissors and a tiny saw vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blade=Patient
Example 5 Many Swiss people speak German or French.
amod amod nsubj obj cc conj punct root Many ADJ Swiss ADJ people NOUN speak VERB German PROPN or CCONJ French PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 people amod 2 Swiss Swiss ADJ Degree=Pos 3 people amod 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 speak nsubj 4 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 German German PROPN Number=Sing 4 speak obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 French cc 7 French French PROPN Number=Sing 5 German conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 speak punct
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1 speak speech: other present Many Swiss people German or French tree rules
Example 6 The Swiss have a red flag with a white cross.
det nsubj det amod obj case det amod nmod punct root The DET Swiss PROPN have VERB a DET red ADJ flag NOUN with ADP a DET white ADJ cross NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Swiss det 2 Swiss Swis PROPN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 flag det 5 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 6 flag amod 6 flag flag NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 7 with with ADP _ 10 cross case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 cross det 9 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cross amod 10 cross cross NOUN Number=Sing 6 flag nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present the Swiss a red flag with a white cross vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Patient
Example 7 It was indeed a Swiss town in its holiday dress.
nsubj cop advmod det amod case nmod:poss compound nmod punct root It PRON was AUX indeed ADV a DET Swiss ADJ town NOUN in ADP its PRON holiday NOUN dress 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 6 town nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 town cop 3 indeed indeed ADV _ 6 town advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 town det 5 Swiss Swiss ADJ Degree=Pos 6 town amod 6 town town NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 10 dress case 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 dress nmod:poss 9 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 10 dress compound 10 dress dress NOUN Number=Sing 6 town nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 town punct
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1 is a past It a Swiss town town's holiday dress indeed property tree rules
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