translate Who acts: you, cousin, shape, app · What happens: translate, be, turn, flip, face, speak · To what, where: one language, different form, plan, action, shape, sentence · Speech: someone speaks here
«translate» 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: translate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To translate is to change words from one language into another.
mark csubj cop mark obj case nummod obl case nmod punct root To PART translate VERB is AUX to PART change VERB words NOUN from ADP one NUM language NOUN into ADP another DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 translate mark 2 translate translate VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 change csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 change cop 4 to to PART _ 5 change mark 5 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 words word NOUN Number=Plur 5 change obj 7 from from ADP _ 9 language case 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 language nummod 9 language language NOUN Number=Sing 5 change obl 10 into into ADP _ 11 another case 11 another another DET PronType=Ind 9 language nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 change punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 translate to-infinitive vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 is present one language into another change property 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 To translate is to change something into a different form: «translate a plan into action».
The tree, 15 words mark csubj cop mark obj case det amod obl punct punct parataxis det obj case obl punct punct root To PART translate VERB is AUX to PART change VERB something PRON into ADP a DET different ADJ form NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT translate VERB a DET plan NOUN into ADP action NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 translate mark 2 translate translate VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 change csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 change cop 4 to to PART _ 5 change mark 5 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 change obj 7 into into ADP _ 10 form case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 form det 9 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 10 form amod 10 form form NOUN Number=Sing 5 change obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 translate punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 13 translate punct 13 translate translate VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 change parataxis 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 plan det 15 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 13 translate obj 16 into into ADP _ 17 action case 17 action action NOUN Number=Sing 13 translate obl 18 » » PUNCT _ 13 translate punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 change punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 translate to-infinitive vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 is present a different form change property tree rules 3 translate in a quote infinitive a plan into action result vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent plan=Patient into action=Result
Meaning 3 Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
To translate a shape is to slide it to a new position without turning or flipping it.
The tree, 17 words mark advcl det obj cop mark obj case det amod obl mark advcl cc conj obj punct root To PART translate VERB a DET shape NOUN is AUX to PART slide VERB it PRON to ADP a DET new ADJ position NOUN without SCONJ turning VERB or CCONJ flipping VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 translate mark 2 translate translate VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 slide advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 shape det 4 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 2 translate obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 slide cop 6 to to PART _ 7 slide mark 7 slide slide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 slide obj 9 to to ADP _ 12 position case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 position det 11 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 12 position amod 12 position position NOUN Number=Sing 7 slide obl 13 without without SCONJ _ 14 turning mark 14 turning turn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 slide advcl 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 flipping cc 16 flipping flip VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 14 turning conj 17 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 flipping obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 slide punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 translate to-infinitive a shape vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Patient 2 is present to a new position; slide property tree rules 3 turn gerund vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 4 flip gerund shape vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 1 Can you translate this sentence into French?
aux nsubj det obj case obl punct root Can AUX you PRON translate VERB this DET sentence NOUN into ADP French PROPN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 translate aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 translate nsubj 3 translate translate VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 sentence det 5 sentence sentence NOUN Number=Sing 3 translate obj 6 into into ADP _ 7 French case 7 French French PROPN Number=Sing 3 translate obl 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 translate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 translate can you this sentence into French result vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent sentence=Patient into french=Result
Example 2 My cousin translated the menu for us.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj case obl punct root My PRON cousin NOUN translated VERB the DET menu NOUN for ADP us PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 cousin nmod:poss 2 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 3 translated nsubj 3 translated translate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 menu det 5 menu menu NOUN Number=Sing 3 translated obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 us case 7 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 translated obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 translated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 translate past My cousin the menu for us vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent menu=Patient
Example 3 Translate the square 4 units to the right.
det obj nummod obj case det obl punct root Translate VERB the DET square NOUN 4 NUM units NOUN to ADP the DET right NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Translate translate VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 square det 3 square square NOUN Number=Sing 1 Translate obj 4 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 units nummod 5 units unit NOUN Number=Plur 1 Translate obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 right case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 right det 8 right right NOUN Number=Sing 1 Translate obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Translate punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 translate imperative you not said here the square to the right tree rules
Example 4 After a translation, the shape is the same size and faces the same way.
The tree, 14 words case det obl punct det nsubj cop det amod cc conj det amod obj punct root After ADP a DET translation NOUN , PUNCT the DET shape NOUN is AUX the DET same ADJ size NOUN and CCONJ faces VERB the DET same ADJ way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 translation case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 translation det 3 translation translation NOUN Number=Sing 10 size obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 translation punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 shape det 6 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 10 size nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 size cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 size det 9 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 10 size amod 10 size size NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 faces cc 12 faces face VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 size conj 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 way det 14 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 15 way amod 15 way way NOUN Number=Sing 12 faces obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 size punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the shape the same size after a translation tree rules 2 face present the shape not said here the same way vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme way=Destination
Example 5 The book was translated into fifty languages.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case nummod obl punct root The DET book NOUN was AUX translated VERB into ADP fifty NUM languages NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 book det 2 book book NOUN Number=Sing 4 translated nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 translated aux:pass 4 translated translate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 into into ADP _ 7 languages case 6 fifty fifty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 languages nummod 7 languages language NOUN Number=Plur 4 translated obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 translated punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 translate past · passive the book into fifty languages result vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into language=Result
Example 6 Hard work translated into good marks.
amod acl case amod obl punct root Hard ADJ work NOUN translated VERB into ADP good ADJ marks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 2 work amod 2 work work NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 translated translate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 work acl 4 into into ADP _ 6 marks case 5 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 6 marks amod 6 marks mark NOUN Number=Plur 3 translated obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 work punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 translate participle Hard work not said here into good marks result vn turn-26.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.result»: agent=Patient into mark=Result
Example 7 The app translates spoken words.
det nsubj amod obj punct root The DET app NOUN translates VERB spoken VERB words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 app det 2 app app NOUN Number=Sing 3 translates nsubj 3 translates translate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 words amod 5 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 translates obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 translates punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 translate present the app spoken words vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient 2 speak speech: other participle vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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