taro Who acts: Taro, I, you, taro plant, Mum, We · What happens: be, grow, cook, eat, shape, make · To what, where: tropical plant, big leaves, food, root, bubble tea, Japanese first name · Speech: someone speaks here
«taro» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: taro in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Taro is a tropical plant grown for its large, starchy root (corm), which is cooked and eaten like a potato. Its big leaves are heart-shaped and can also be cooked.
Sentence 1: Taro is a tropical plant grown for its large, starchy root (corm), which is cooked and eaten like a potato.
The tree, 20 words nsubj cop det amod acl case nmod:poss amod punct amod obl punct appos punct punct nsubj:pass aux:pass parataxis cc conj case det obl punct root Taro NOUN is AUX a DET tropical ADJ plant NOUN grown VERB for ADP its PRON large ADJ , PUNCT starchy ADJ root NOUN ( PUNCT corm NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT which PRON is AUX cooked VERB and CCONJ eaten VERB like ADP a DET potato NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Taro taro NOUN Number=Sing 5 plant nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 plant cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 plant det 4 tropical tropical ADJ Degree=Pos 5 plant amod 5 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 plant acl 7 for for ADP _ 12 root case 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 root nmod:poss 9 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 12 root amod 10 , , PUNCT _ 9 large punct 11 starchy starchy ADJ Degree=Pos 12 root amod 12 root root NOUN Number=Sing 6 grown obl 13 ( ( PUNCT _ 14 corm punct 14 corm corm NOUN Number=Sing 12 root appos 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 14 corm punct 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 cooked punct 17 which which PRON PronType=Rel 19 cooked nsubj:pass 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 cooked aux:pass 19 cooked cook VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 plant parataxis 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 eaten cc 21 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 19 cooked conj 22 like like ADP _ 24 potato case 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 potato det 24 potato potato NOUN Number=Sing 21 eaten obl 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 plant punct
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1 is a present Taro a tropical plant tree rules 2 grow participle a tropical plant not said here for Taro's large starchy root vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 cook present · passive a tropical plant vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient 4 eat participle like a potato vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: 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.
Sentence 2: Its big leaves are heart-shaped and can also be cooked.
nmod:poss amod nsubj:pass aux:pass compound punct cc aux advmod aux:pass conj punct root Its PRON big ADJ leaves NOUN are AUX heart NOUN - PUNCT shaped VERB and CCONJ can AUX also ADV be AUX cooked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 leaves nmod:poss 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 leaves amod 3 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 7 shaped nsubj:pass 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 shaped aux:pass 5 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 7 shaped compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 7 shaped punct 7 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 12 cooked cc 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 cooked aux 10 also also ADV _ 12 cooked advmod 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 cooked aux:pass 12 cooked cook VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 shaped conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 shaped punct
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1 shape present · passive Taro's big leaves vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product 2 cook can · passive vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»
Meaning 2 Taro is also the food made from this root, and its purple-grey flavour in bubble tea and desserts.
The tree, 19 words nsubj cop advmod det acl case det obl punct cc nmod:poss amod punct amod conj case compound nmod cc conj punct root Taro NOUN is AUX also ADV the DET food NOUN made VERB from ADP this DET root NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ its PRON purple ADJ - PUNCT grey ADJ flavour NOUN in ADP bubble NOUN tea NOUN and CCONJ desserts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Taro taro NOUN Number=Sing 5 food nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 food cop 3 also also ADV _ 5 food advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 food det 5 food food NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 food acl 7 from from ADP _ 9 root case 8 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 root det 9 root root NOUN Number=Sing 6 made obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 16 flavour punct 11 and and CCONJ _ 16 flavour cc 12 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 flavour nmod:poss 13 purple purple ADJ Degree=Pos 15 grey amod 14 - - PUNCT _ 13 purple punct 15 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 16 flavour amod 16 flavour flavour NOUN Number=Sing 5 food conj 17 in in ADP _ 19 tea case 18 bubble bubble NOUN Number=Sing 19 tea compound 19 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 16 flavour nmod 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 desserts cc 21 desserts dessert NOUN Number=Plur 19 tea conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 food punct
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1 is a present Taro the food and Taro's grey flavour in bubble tea and desserts tree rules 2 make participle the food and Taro's grey flavour in bubble tea and desserts not said here this root vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from root=Material 3 flavour Taro bubble tea and desserts nom flavour «state transitive»: poss=agent in=place
Meaning 3 Taro is also a Japanese first name, as in Urashima Taro.
nsubj cop advmod det amod amod punct case case compound nmod punct root Taro NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET Japanese ADJ first ADJ name NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP Urashima PROPN Taro PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Taro taro NOUN Number=Sing 7 name nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 name cop 3 also also ADV _ 7 name advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 name det 5 Japanese Japanese ADJ Degree=Pos 7 name amod 6 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 7 name amod 7 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 Taro punct 9 as as ADP _ 12 Taro case 10 in in ADP _ 12 Taro case 11 Urashima Urashima PROPN Number=Sing 12 Taro compound 12 Taro Taro PROPN Number=Sing 7 name nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 name punct
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1 is a present Taro a Japanese first name as Urashima Taro tree rules
Example 1 Taro is an important food in the Pacific Islands.
nsubj cop det amod case det compound nmod punct root Taro NOUN is AUX an DET important ADJ food NOUN in ADP the DET Pacific PROPN Islands PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Taro taro NOUN Number=Sing 5 food nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 food cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 food det 4 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 5 food amod 5 food food NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 9 Islands case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Islands det 8 Pacific Pacific PROPN Number=Sing 9 Islands compound 9 Islands Island PROPN Number=Plur 5 food nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 food punct
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1 is a present Taro a important food the Pacific Islands tree rules
Example 2 In Hawaii, taro is mashed to make poi.
case obl punct nsubj:pass aux:pass mark advcl obj punct root In ADP Hawaii PROPN , PUNCT taro NOUN is AUX mashed VERB to PART make VERB poi NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Hawaii case 2 Hawaii Hawaii PROPN Number=Sing 6 mashed obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Hawaii punct 4 taro taro NOUN Number=Sing 6 mashed nsubj:pass 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 mashed aux:pass 6 mashed mash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 to to PART _ 8 make mark 8 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 mashed advcl 9 poi poi NOUN Number=Sing 8 make obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 mashed punct
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1 mash present · passive taro Hawaii vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 make to-infinitive poi vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset poi=Product
Example 3 I tried purple taro bubble tea.
nsubj amod compound compound obj punct root I PRON tried VERB purple ADJ taro NOUN bubble NOUN tea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 tried nsubj 2 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 purple purple ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tea amod 4 taro taro NOUN Number=Sing 5 bubble compound 5 bubble bubble NOUN Number=Sing 6 tea compound 6 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 2 tried obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 tried punct
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1 try past I purple bubble tea vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tea=Eventuality
Example 4 Taro must be cooked before you eat it.
nsubj:pass aux aux:pass mark nsubj advcl obj punct root Taro NOUN must AUX be AUX cooked VERB before SCONJ you PRON eat VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Taro taro NOUN Number=Sing 4 cooked nsubj:pass 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 cooked aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 cooked aux:pass 4 cooked cook VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 before before SCONJ _ 7 eat mark 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 eat nsubj 7 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 cooked advcl 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 eat obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 cooked punct
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1 cook must · passive Taro vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient 2 eat present you Taro vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 5 The taro plant has huge heart-shaped leaves.
det compound nsubj amod compound punct amod obj punct root The DET taro NOUN plant NOUN has VERB huge ADJ heart NOUN - PUNCT shaped VERB leaves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 plant det 2 taro taro NOUN Number=Sing 3 plant compound 3 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 9 leaves amod 6 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 8 shaped compound 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 heart punct 8 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 leaves amod 9 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the taro plant huge shaped leaves vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient 2 shape participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 6 Mum fried some taro chips.
nsubj det compound obj punct root Mum NOUN fried VERB some DET taro NOUN chips NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 fried nsubj 2 fried fry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 some some DET PronType=Ind 5 chips det 4 taro taro NOUN Number=Sing 5 chips compound 5 chips chip NOUN Number=Plur 2 fried obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 fried punct
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1 fry past Mum some taro chips vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent chip=Patient
Example 7 We learned that taro grows in wet, warm places.
nsubj mark nsubj ccomp case amod punct amod obl punct root We PRON learned VERB that SCONJ taro NOUN grows VERB in ADP wet ADJ , PUNCT warm ADJ places 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 learned nsubj 2 learned learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 5 grows mark 4 taro taro NOUN Number=Sing 5 grows nsubj 5 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 learned ccomp 6 in in ADP _ 10 places case 7 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 10 places amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 wet punct 9 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 10 places amod 10 places place NOUN Number=Plur 5 grows obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 learned punct
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1 learn past We vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 grow present taro wet warm places vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location
Example 8 “This is Urashima Taro, from the country of Japan.
punct nsubj cop compound punct case det appos case nmod punct root “ PUNCT This PRON is AUX Urashima PROPN Taro PROPN , PUNCT from ADP the DET country NOUN of ADP Japan PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 5 Taro punct 2 This this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 Taro nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 Taro cop 4 Urashima Urashima PROPN Number=Sing 5 Taro compound 5 Taro Taro PROPN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 country punct 7 from from ADP _ 9 country case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 country det 9 country country NOUN Number=Sing 5 Taro appos 10 of of ADP _ 11 Japan case 11 Japan Japan PROPN Number=Sing 9 country nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 Taro punct
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1 is a in a quote present This Urashima Taro tree rules
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