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title: affordable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «affordable» in the school dictionary: Affordable means cheap enough for people to be able to buy or pay for. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# affordable

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**Who acts:** Affordable, people, bike, town, Fresh fruit, We · **What happens:** mean, be, buy, pay, need, look · **To what, where:** affordable homes

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«affordable» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: [affordable in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/affordable.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Affordable means cheap enough for people to be able to buy or pay for.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affordable:m1:1
# text = Affordable means cheap enough for people to be able to buy or pay for.
1	Affordable	affordable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Affordable |  |  |  |  | cheap *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | people |  |  |  |  | able *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **buy** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **pay** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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This bike is more affordable than that one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affordable:x1:1
# text = This bike is more affordable than that one.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	affordable	affordable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this bike |  |  |  |  | than that one; affordable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town needs more affordable homes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affordable:x2:1
# text = The town needs more affordable homes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	affordable	affordable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the town | affordable homes |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot home=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fresh fruit should be affordable for every family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affordable:x3:1
# text = Fresh fruit should be affordable for every family.
1	Fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	affordable	affordable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | should | Fresh fruit |  |  |  |  | for every family; affordable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We looked for an affordable holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affordable:x4:1
# text = We looked for an affordable holiday.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	affordable	affordable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | We |  |  |  |  | for a affordable holiday | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for holiday=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Second-hand books are very affordable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affordable:x5:1
# text = Second-hand books are very affordable.
1	Second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	affordable	affordable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | hand books |  |  |  |  | affordable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prices became less affordable this year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affordable:x6:1
# text = Prices became less affordable this year.
1	Prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	affordable	affordable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | Prices |  |  |  |  | affordable *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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