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title: renter — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «renter» in the school dictionary: A renter is a person who pays money to live in a house or flat, or to use something, that belongs to someone else. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# renter

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**Who acts:** renter, person, We, landlord, Many young people, houses · **What happens:** be, pay, live, use, belong, hire · **To what, where:** person, money, house, something, someone, car · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«renter» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [renter in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/renter.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A renter is a person who pays money to live in a house or flat, or to use something, that belongs to someone else.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renter:m1:1
# text = A renter is a person who pays money to live in a house or flat, or to use something, that belongs to someone else.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	renter	renter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
20	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	23	nsubj	_	_
23	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl:relcl	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	23	obl	_	_
26	else	else	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a renter | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | present | a person | money |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **live** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  | a house |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location |
| 4 | **use** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 5 | **belong** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to someone | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
A renter can also be someone who hires a car or other item for a short time.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renter:m2:1
# text = A renter can also be someone who hires a car or other item for a short time.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	renter	renter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hires	hire	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	item	item	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a renter | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hire** | present |  | a car or other item |  |  | time |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We are renters, so our landlord fixes the boiler.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renter:x1:1
# text = We are renters, so our landlord fixes the boiler.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	renters	renter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	landlord	landlord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fixes	fix	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	boiler	boiler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | We | renters |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fix** | present | our landlord | the boiler |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent boiler=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many young people are renters because houses cost so much.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renter:x2:1
# text = Many young people are renters because houses cost so much.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	renters	renter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	cost	cost	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	much	much	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Many young people | renters |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cost** | present | houses | renters *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme renter=Value |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The renters must give a month's notice before they leave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renter:x3:1
# text = The renters must give a month's notice before they leave.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	renters	renter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | must | the renters | a month's notice |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent notice=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | present | renters *= renter* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **notice** |  | a month |  |  |  |  |  | nom notice «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(law) New laws protect renters from unfair evictions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renter:x4:1
# text = (law) New laws protect renters from unfair evictions.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	New	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	protect	protect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	renters	renter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	evictions	eviction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | law New laws | renters |  |  |  | from unfair evictions | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent renter=Beneficiary from eviction=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bike shop asks every renter to wear a helmet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renter:x5:1
# text = The bike shop asks every renter to wear a helmet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	renter	renter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | the bike shop | every renter |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent renter=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **wear** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | a helmet |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If a renter pays £800 a month, they pay £9,600 in a year.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:renter:x6:1
# text = If a renter pays £800 a month, they pay £9,600 in a year.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	renter	renter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pays	pay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	800	800	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	£	£	SYM	$	_	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	9,600	9,600	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present | a renter |  |  |  | month |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Asset |
| 2 | **pay** | present | they |  |  |  | year |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Asset |

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