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title: countable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «countable» in the school dictionary: A countable noun is a noun that can have a number in front of it and a plural form, like «one apple, two apples»; also called a «count noun». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# countable

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**Who acts:** countable noun, noun, countable set, list, Apple, water · **What happens:** be, have, call, count, list, not end · **To what, where:** noun, number, front, count noun, Able, one · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A countable noun is a noun that can have a number in front of it and a plural form, like «one apple, two apples»; also called a «count noun».

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countable:m1:1
# text = A countable noun is a noun that can have a number in front of it and a plural form, like «one apple, two apples»; also called a «count noun».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	countable	countable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	plural	plural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	like	like	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	27	nummod	_	_
27	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
30	also	also	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
31	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
32	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
33	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	count	count	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	compound	_	_
35	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a countable noun | a noun |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | can | a noun | a number |  | front of noun and a plural form |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **call** | participle | a noun *not said here* | a count noun |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: maths, general — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Able to be counted: «a countable number of sweets».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countable:m2:1
# text = Able to be counted: «a countable number of sweets».
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	counted	count	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	countable	countable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | to-infinitive · passive |  | Able |  |  |  | a countable number of sweets *obl* | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: maths, advanced — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A countable set is one whose members can be listed one by one (1st, 2nd, 3rd…), even if the list never ends, like the whole numbers.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countable:m3:1
# text = A countable set is one whose members can be listed one by one (1st, 2nd, 3rd…), even if the list never ends, like the whole numbers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	countable	countable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	listed	list	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nsubj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nmod	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1st	1st	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	10	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	2nd	2nd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	3rd	3rd	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Ord	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	…	…	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
23	even	even	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
24	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
27	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	28	advmod	_	_
28	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
30	like	like	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
32	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a countable set | one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **list** | can · passive |  | members |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **end** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the list |  |  |  |  | like the whole numbers | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Apple» is a countable noun, but «water» is not.

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countable:x1:1
# text = «Apple» is a countable noun, but «water» is not.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Apple	Apple	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	countable	countable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Apple | a countable noun |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be** | present | water |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We say «many books» because «book» is countable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countable:x2:1
# text = We say «many books» because «book» is countable.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	countable	countable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | We | many books |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent book=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | book |  |  |  |  | countable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some nouns are both countable and uncountable, like «cake» and «a cake».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countable:x3:1
# text = Some nouns are both countable and uncountable, like «cake» and «a cake».
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	nouns	noun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	both	both	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	countable	countable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	uncountable	uncountable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | some nouns |  |  |  |  | both, countable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | some nouns *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Information» is uncountable, so you cannot say «two informations».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countable:x4:1
# text = «Information» is uncountable, so you cannot say «two informations».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	uncountable	uncountable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	informations	information	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Information |  |  |  |  | uncountable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | can | you | two informations |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent information=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The marbles in the jar are countable, but it would take a long time.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countable:x5:1
# text = The marbles in the jar are countable, but it would take a long time.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	marbles	marble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	countable	countable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the marbles in the jar |  |  |  |  | countable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | would | it |  |  |  | time |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mathematicians say the whole numbers are a countable set.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countable:x6:1
# text = Mathematicians say the whole numbers are a countable set.
1	Mathematicians	mathematician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	countable	countable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Mathematicians |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the whole numbers | a countable set |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use «fewer» with countable nouns: fewer sweets, fewer children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countable:x7:1
# text = Use «fewer» with countable nouns: fewer sweets, fewer children.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	countable	countable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	nouns	noun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	amod	_	_
10	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | fewer |  |  |  | with countable nouns | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent few=Patient |

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