mon

«mon» in Mova's school dictionary: the short form of Monday, used in timetables and calendars — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

abbreviation and slang: Mon (Monday); mon (Caribbean and Scottish informal for "man")

meaning for a pupil

1) Mon is the short form of Monday, used in timetables and calendars. tree →

2) (slang, Caribbean, especially Jamaica) Mon is a way of saying "man", used to talk to a friend: "Yeah, mon!" tree →

3) (informal, Scottish) "C'mon" or "come on" is often written "mon": "Mon the team!" means "come on, team!" as a cheer. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school timetables and diaries, "Mon" stands for Monday, followed by Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun. In stories set in the Caribbean, characters say "no problem, mon". In Scotland fans shout "Mon the …" to cheer a team. Phrases: Mon–Fri, Mon to Fri.

examples

• The shop is open Mon to Fri. tree →
• Swimming: Mon and Wed after school. tree →
• "No problem, mon," said the fisherman. tree →
• "Mon the Hearts!" shouted the fans. tree →
• Mon, Tue, Wed — three days until the trip. tree →
• The library is closed on Mon. tree →

note

As Monday it is written with a capital: Mon. As "man" it is informal dialect, spelt with a small m. Not a full word on its own in standard English.

In the corpora

• The answer pattern is Mon anniversaire, c'est le + number + month: Mon anniversaire, c'est le douze juin.
• "Samedi, je vais à la librairie avec mon père.
• "Mon–Fri" means Monday to Friday, the 5 weekdays; Saturday and Sunday are not included.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «mon» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.