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title: nan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nan» in the school dictionary: Grandmother; a child's name for their grandma. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nan

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**Who acts:** child, NaN, I, you, We, my · **What happens:** name, mean, stay, make, read, have · **To what, where:** number, the, nan, best apple pie, story, me

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«nan» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [nan in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nan.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandmother; a child's name for their grandma.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nan:m1:1
# text = Grandmother; a child's name for their grandma.
1	Grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** |  | a child |  |  |  |  | for their grandma | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent for=obl |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
naan or nan bread: a soft flat bread from South Asia (often spelt "naan").

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nan:m2:1
# text = naan or nan bread: a soft flat bread from South Asia (often spelt "naan").
1	naan	naan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	often	often	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	spelt	spelt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	parataxis	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	naan	naan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
NaN means "not a number", an error value.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nan:m3:1
# text = NaN means "not a number", an error value.
1	NaN	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	error	error	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	value	value	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | NaN | a number |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Irish place names such as Tir-nan-Og, nan means "of the".

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nan:m4:1
# text = In Irish place names such as Tir-nan-Og, nan means "of the".
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	Tir	Tir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Og	Og	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
13	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | nan | the |  |  |  | in Irish place names such Tir and Og | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot the=Theme in name=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm staying at my nan's this weekend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nan:x1:1
# text = I'm staying at my nan's this weekend.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	staying	stay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present · progressive | I |  |  | my nan | weekend |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at nan=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My nan makes the best apple pie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nan:x2:1
# text = My nan makes the best apple pie.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
6	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | My nan | the best apple pie |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset pie=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nan, can you read me a story?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nan:x3:1
# text = Nan, can you read me a story?
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | can | you | a story | me |  |  | Nan *vocative* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient story=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had curry with nan bread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nan:x4:1
# text = We had curry with nan bread.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	curry	curry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | curry |  |  |  | with nan bread | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curry=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her nan is ninety and still walks every day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nan:x5:1
# text = Her nan is ninety and still walks every day.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ninety	ninety	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Her nan | ninety |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | present | Her nan *not said here* |  |  |  | still; day |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nan and Grandad came to watch my school play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nan:x6:1
# text = Nan and Grandad came to watch my school play.
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Nan and Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **watch** | to-infinitive | Nan and Grandad *not said here* | my school play |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent play=Theme |
| 3 | **play** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom play «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One of the most pathetic, beautiful, and typical scenes in Irish legend is the return of Ossian from Tir-nan-Og, and his interview with St. Patrick.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nan:x7:1
# text = One of the most pathetic, beautiful, and typical scenes in Irish legend is the return of Ossian from Tir-nan-Og, and his interview with St. Patrick.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	5	advmod	_	_
5	pathetic	pathetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
10	typical	typical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	scenes	scene	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Ossian	Ossian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	Tir	Tir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	Og	Og	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	interview	interview	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	appos	_	_
30	with	with	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	St.	St.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	nmod:desc	_	_
32	Patrick	Patrick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | typical scenes in Irish legend | the return |  | Tir nan |  | of Ossian | tree rules |
| 2 | **interview** |  | Og |  |  |  |  | with Patrick  St. | nom interview «communication intransitive»: poss=agent with=obl |

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