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title: repayable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «repayable» in the school dictionary: That must be paid back, usually by a certain time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# repayable

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**Who acts:** loan, Mum, bike, £ loan, Grants, loans · **What happens:** pay back, be, say, mean, not be, return · **To what, where:** That, money, pocket money, keys, demand · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That must be paid back, usually by a certain time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repayable:m1:1
# text = That must be paid back, usually by a certain time.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay back** | must · passive |  | That |  |  | time |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

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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 -->
That can be paid back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repayable:m2:1
# text = That can be paid back.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay back** | can · passive |  | That |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The loan is repayable over two years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repayable:x1:1
# text = The loan is repayable over two years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	loan	loan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	repayable	repayable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the loan |  |  |  | year | repayable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum said the money for my bike was repayable from my pocket money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repayable:x2:1
# text = Mum said the money for my bike was repayable from my pocket money.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	repayable	repayable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Mum | the money |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent money=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | past | my bike |  |  | my pocket money |  | repayable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A £60 loan repayable in 6 weeks means £10 a week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repayable:x3:1
# text = A £60 loan repayable in 6 weeks means £10 a week.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	£	£	SYM	$	_	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	60	60	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
4	loan	loan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	repayable	repayable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	£	£	SYM	$	_	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a £ loan |  |  |  | week |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grants are not repayable, but loans are.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repayable:x4:1
# text = Grants are not repayable, but loans are.
1	Grants	grant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	repayable	repayable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	loans	loan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Grants |  |  |  |  | repayable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **does** | present | loans |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The deposit is repayable when you return the keys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repayable:x5:1
# text = The deposit is repayable when you return the keys.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	deposit	deposit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	repayable	repayable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	return	return	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the deposit |  |  |  |  | repayable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **return** | present | you | the keys |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The money is repayable on demand, which means at any time it is asked for.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repayable:x6:1
# text = The money is repayable on demand, which means at any time it is asked for.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	repayable	repayable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	demand	demand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the money |  |  | demand |  | repayable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | demand |  |  |  | time |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · passive | any time *not said here* | money |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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