yen

Who acts: yen, comic book, many yen, I, She, Japanese coins · What happens: be, sign, long, travel, cost, get · To what, where: money, sign ¥, strong wish, 500 yen, Tokyo, currency

«yen» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: yen in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

The yen is the money of Japan; its sign is ¥.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 yen	det
2	yen	yen	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 money	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 money	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 money	det
5	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Japan	case
7	Japan	Japan	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 money	nmod
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 ¥	punct
9	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 sign	nmod:poss
10	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 ¥	compound
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 ¥	cop
12	¥	¥	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 money	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 money	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the yen	the money and sign ¥	of Japan	tree rules
2	is a	present	the yen not said here	sign ¥		tree rules
3	sign		yen			nom sign «communication transitive»: poss=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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A yen is a strong wish or longing for something, as in a yen to travel.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 yen	det
2	yen	yen	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 wish	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 wish	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 wish	det
5	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 wish	amod
6	wish	wish	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 longing	cc
8	longing	long	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 wish	conj
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 something	case
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 longing	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 yen	punct
12	as	as	ADP	_	15 yen	case
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 yen	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 yen	det
15	yen	yen	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 wish	conj
16	to	to	PART	_	17 travel	mark
17	travel	travel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 yen	acl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 wish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a yen	a strong wish and a yen		tree rules
2	long	gerund	a yen not said here		for something	vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for something=Theme
3	travel	to-infinitive	a yen not said here			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The comic book cost 500 yen in Tokyo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 book	det
2	comic	comic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 book	amod
3	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cost	nsubj
4	cost	cost	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	500	500	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 yen	nummod
6	yen	yen	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 cost	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 Tokyo	case
8	Tokyo	Tokyo	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 cost	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cost	present	the comic book	500 yen		Tokyo			vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme yen=Value

Example 2

The yen is the currency of Japan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 yen	det
2	yen	yen	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 currency	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 currency	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 currency	det
5	currency	currency	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Japan	case
7	Japan	Japan	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 currency	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 currency	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the yen	the currency				of Japan	tree rules

Example 3

How many yen do you get for one pound?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 many	advmod
2	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 yen	amod
3	yen	yen	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 get	nsubj
4	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 get	aux
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 get	nsubj
6	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 pound	case
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 pound	nummod
9	pound	pound	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 get	obl
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	present · do-support	many yen					for one pound	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent for pound=Source

Example 4

I've always had a yen to visit Japan. (informal)

Sentence 1: I've always had a yen to visit Japan.

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	4 had	nsubj
2	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 had	aux
3	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	4 had	advmod
4	had	have	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 yen	det
6	yen	yen	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 visit	mark
8	visit	visit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 yen	acl
9	Japan	Japan	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 visit	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present · perfect	I	a yen				always property	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yen=Patient
2	visit	to-infinitive	I not said here	Japan					vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent japan=Co-Agent

Sentence 2: (informal)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
2	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct

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

Example 5

She has a yen for chocolate. (informal)

Sentence 1: She has a yen for chocolate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 yen	det
4	yen	yen	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 chocolate	case
6	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 yen	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	She	a yen				for chocolate	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yen=Patient

Sentence 2: (informal)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
2	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct

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

Example 6

Japanese coins include a 100-yen coin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Japanese	Japanese	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 coins	amod
2	coins	coin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 include	nsubj
3	include	include	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 coin	det
5	100	100	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 yen	nummod
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 100	punct
7	yen	yen	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 coin	compound
8	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 include	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 include	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	include	present	Japanese coins	a yen coin					vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Theme

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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