thousand

Who acts: thousand, Thousands, thousand metres, thousand people, you, I · What happens: be, mean, not count, come, write, fly · To what, where: number, large number, kilometre, match, three thousand, digits · Speech: someone speaks here

«thousand» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: thousand in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A thousand is the number 1,000: ten hundreds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 thousand	det
2	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 number	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 number	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 number	det
5	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	1,000	1000	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 number	flat
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 hundreds	punct
8	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 hundreds	nummod
9	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 number	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 number	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a thousand	the number and ten hundreds					tree rules

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

Thousands, or a thousand, can mean a very large number, not counted exactly.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thousands	thousand	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 mean	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 thousand	punct
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 thousand	cc
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 thousand	det
5	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	1 Thousands	appos
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Thousands	punct
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 mean	aux
8	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 number	det
10	very	very	ADV	_	11 large	advmod
11	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 number	amod
12	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mean	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 counted	punct
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 counted	advmod
15	counted	count	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 mean	conj
16	exactly	exactly	ADV	_	15 counted	advmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Thousands	a large number					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic
2	not count	participle	Thousands not said here					exactly property	vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus

Example 1

There are a thousand metres in a kilometre.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 are	expl
2	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 thousand	det
4	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 metres	nummod
5	metres	metre	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 are	nsubj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 kilometre	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 kilometre	det
8	kilometre	kilometre	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 are	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 are	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	does	present	thousand metres			a kilometre; there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in kilometre=Location

Example 2

Two thousand people came to the match.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 thousand	compound
2	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 people	nummod
3	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 came	nsubj
4	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 match	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 match	det
7	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 came	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	thousand people			the match			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to match=Initial_Location

Example 3

Write three thousand and five in digits: 3,005.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 thousand	compound
3	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	1 Write	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 five	cc
5	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 thousand	conj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 digits	case
7	digits	digit	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Write	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 3,005	punct
9	3,005	3,005	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	1 Write	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	three thousand		digits		3,005 obl	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent thousand=Theme in digit=Destination

Example 4

Thousands of birds flew south.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thousands	thousand	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 flew	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	3 birds	case
3	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Thousands	nmod
4	flew	fly	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	south	south	ADV	_	4 flew	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 flew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fly	past	Thousands of birds					south property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

I've told you a thousand times!

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	3 told	nsubj
2	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 told	aux
3	told	tell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 told	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 thousand	det
6	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 times	nummod
7	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 told	obl:unmarked
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	present · perfect	I		you		time		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient

Example 6

The castle is about a thousand years old.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 castle	det
2	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 old	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 old	cop
4	about	about	ADV	_	6 thousand	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 thousand	det
6	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 years	nummod
7	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 old	obl:unmarked
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 old	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the castle				year	old property	tree rules

Example 7

Round 4,672 to the nearest thousand: 5,000.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Round	round	ADV	_	2 4,672	advmod
2	4,672	4,672	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	6 thousand	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 thousand	det
5	nearest	near	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 thousand	amod
6	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 4,672	nmod
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 5,000	punct
8	5,000	5000	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 4,672	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 4,672	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 8

A thousand grams make one kilogram.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 grams	det
2	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 grams	nummod
3	grams	gram	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 make	nsubj
4	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 kilogram	nummod
6	kilogram	kilogram	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	a thousand grams	one kilogram					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset kilogram=Product

Example 9

In a thousand years they will come!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 years	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 years	det
3	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 years	nummod
4	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 come	obl
5	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 come	nsubj
6	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 come	aux
7	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	7 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	future	they				year		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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