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title: men — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «men» in the school dictionary: Plural of «man»: adult male people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# men

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**Who acts:** many people, Two men, race, men, captain, dad · **What happens:** create, prefer, fix, start, race, lead · **To what, where:** men, people, road, ten o'clock, river, famous line · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«men» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [men in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/men.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plural of «man»: adult male people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:men:m1:1
# text = Plural of «man»: adult male people.
1	Plural	plural	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	adult	adult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People in general, in old-fashioned writing: «all men are created equal» (now many people prefer «people» or «everyone»).

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:men:m2:1
# text = People in general, in old-fashioned writing: «all men are created equal» (now many people prefer «people» or «everyone»).
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	created	create	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	parataxis	_	_
16	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
20	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
22	prefer	prefer	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
23	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
27	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **create** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | all men |  |  |  | equal *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **prefer** | present | many people | people |  |  | now |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soldiers or workers under a leader: «the captain and his men».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:men:m3:1
# text = Soldiers or workers under a leader: «the captain and his men».
1	Soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pieces in some board games: «chessmen», «the men in draughts».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:men:m4:1
# text = Pieces in some board games: «chessmen», «the men in draughts».
1	Pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
4	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	chessmen	chessman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	draughts	draught	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two men were fixing the road outside school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:men:x1:1
# text = Two men were fixing the road outside school.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	fixing	fix	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | past · progressive | Two men | the road |  |  |  | outside school | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent road=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The men's race starts at ten o'clock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:men:x2:1
# text = The men's race starts at ten o'clock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | the men's race |  |  | ten o'clock |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **race** |  | the men |  |  |  |  |  | nom race «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The captain led his men across the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:men:x3:1
# text = The captain led his men across the river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | the captain | captain's men |  | the river |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent man=Theme across river=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«All men are created equal» is a famous line from 1776.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:men:x4:1
# text = «All men are created equal» is a famous line from 1776.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	created	create	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	csubj	_	_
6	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	1776	1776	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **create** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | all men |  |  |  | equal *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a famous line |  | 1776 |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My dad plays in a men's football team on Sundays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:men:x5:1
# text = My dad plays in a men's football team on Sundays.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Sundays	Sunday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | My dad |  |  | a men's football team | sunday |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In draughts, each player starts with twelve men.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:men:x6:1
# text = In draughts, each player starts with twelve men.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	draughts	draught	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | each player |  |  | draughts |  | with twelve men | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with man=Subeventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Men and women can both be nurses, pilots and engineers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:men:x7:1
# text = Men and women can both be nurses, pilots and engineers.
1	Men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	both	both	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	pilots	pilot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	engineers	engineer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | Men and women | nurses and pilots and engineers |  |  |  | both *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If 2 men can build a wall in 6 days, 4 men might do it in 3 days.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:men:x8:1
# text = If 2 men can build a wall in 6 days, 4 men might do it in 3 days.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	build	build	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | can | 2 men | a wall |  |  | day |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Product |
| 2 | **do** | might | 4 men | wall |  |  | day |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

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