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title: analogue — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «analogue» in the school dictionary: An analogue clock or watch has hands that move around a dial instead of showing numbers. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# analogue

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**Who acts:** analogue clock, hands, Analogue, old style machines, that, you · **What happens:** have, move, show, describe, work, be · **To what, where:** hands, dial, numbers, old style machines, something, analogue

<!-- .vabout -->
«analogue» 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: [analogue in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/analogue.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An analogue clock or watch has hands that move around a dial instead of showing numbers.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogue:m1:1
# text = An analogue clock or watch has hands that move around a dial instead of showing numbers.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	analogue	analogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	around	around	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dial	dial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=SCONJ	15	mark	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
16	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a analogue clock or watch | hands |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **move** | present | hands |  |  | a dial |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme around dial=Trajectory |
| 3 | **show** | gerund | hands *not said here* | numbers |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent number=Recipient |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Analogue describes old-style machines that work with smooth changes, not with digital numbers, like a vinyl record or an old radio.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogue:m2:1
# text = Analogue describes old-style machines that work with smooth changes, not with digital numbers, like a vinyl record or an old radio.
1	Analogue	analogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	digital	digital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	like	like	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	vinyl	vinyl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Analogue | old style machines |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent machine=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | present | old style machines |  |  |  |  | with smooth changes and digital numbers | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with change=Co-Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a noun, an analogue is something that is like something else and can be compared with it.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogue:m3:1
# text = As a noun, an analogue is something that is like something else and can be compared with it.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	analogue	analogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	parataxis	_	_
13	else	else	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a analogue | something |  |  |  | as a noun | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | like something; else *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **compare** | can · passive | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with analogue | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: with it=Co-Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you read the time on an analogue clock?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogue:x1:1
# text = Can you read the time on an analogue clock?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	analogue	analogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | can | you |  |  |  | time |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The analogue clock in our classroom shows half past two.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogue:x2:1
# text = The analogue clock in our classroom shows half past two.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	analogue	analogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	half	half	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	7	advmod	_	_
9	past	past	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the analogue clock in our classroom |  |  |  |  | past two; half *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My watch is analogue, so it has hands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogue:x3:1
# text = My watch is analogue, so it has hands.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	analogue	analogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My watch | analogue |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | watch | hands |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa still listens to an analogue radio.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogue:x4:1
# text = Grandpa still listens to an analogue radio.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	listens	listen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	analogue	analogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | present | Grandpa |  |  |  | still | to a analogue radio | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to radio=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Draw the hands on the analogue clock to show quarter to five.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogue:x5:1
# text = Draw the hands on the analogue clock to show quarter to five.
1	Draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	analogue	analogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
10	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | imperative | you *not said here* | the hands |  | the analogue clock |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hand=Theme on clock=Destination |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | quarter | five |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent quarter=Topic to five=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A digital clock shows 3:15, and an analogue clock shows the same time with hands.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogue:x6:1
# text = A digital clock shows 3:15, and an analogue clock shows the same time with hands.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	digital	digital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	3:15	3:15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	analogue	analogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a digital clock | 3:15 |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent 3:15=Recipient |
| 2 | **show** | present | a analogue clock |  |  |  | time |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vinyl records are analogue sound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:analogue:x7:1
# text = Vinyl records are analogue sound.
1	Vinyl	vinyl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	records	record	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	analogue	analogue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Vinyl records | analogue sound |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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