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title: yet — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «yet» in the school dictionary: Yet means up to now: «Has he come yet?». «Not yet» means it has not happened so far but may happen. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# yet

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**Who acts:** he, it, She, we, I, dog · **What happens:** mean up, have, come, mean, not happen, happen · **To what, where:** more, 40 pages, 5 guests, many more pages, money, fun · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«yet» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [yet in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yet.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yet means up to now: «Has he come yet?». «Not yet» means it has not happened so far but may happen.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Yet means up to now: «Has he come yet?».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yet:m1:1
# text = Yet means up to now: «Has he come yet?».
1	Yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean up** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come** *in a quote* | infinitive | he |  |  |  | yet |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* «Not yet» means it has not happened so far but may happen.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yet:m1:2
# text = «Not yet» means it has not happened so far but may happen.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	ccomp	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **happen** | present · perfect | it |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **happen** | may |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yet means but, still: «It was cold, yet sunny».

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yet:m2:1
# text = Yet means but, still: «It was cold, yet sunny».
1	Yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  | still |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | It |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** *in a quote* |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yet can mean even, still more: «yet another cake».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yet:m3:1
# text = Yet can mean even, still more: «yet another cake».
1	Yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  | more |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has read 40 pages but has not finished yet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yet:x1:1
# text = She has read 40 pages but has not finished yet.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	40	40	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
10	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present · perfect | She | 40 pages |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **finish** | present · perfect | She *not said here* |  |  |  | yet |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
5 guests have not arrived yet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yet:x2:1
# text = 5 guests have not arrived yet.
1	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **arrive** | present · perfect · passive |  | 5 guests |  |  | yet |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many more pages are left to read yet?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yet:x3:1
# text = How many more pages are left to read yet?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
9	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present · passive |  | many more pages |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **read** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | yet |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He has not spent his money yet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yet:x4:1
# text = He has not spent his money yet.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	spent	spend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **spend** | present · perfect | He | his money |  |  | yet |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Are we there yet?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yet:x5:1
# text = Are we there yet?
1	Are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
4	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | we |  |  |  | yet | there *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I can't swim yet, but I'm learning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yet:x6:1
# text = I can't swim yet, but I'm learning.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **swim** | can | I |  |  |  | yet |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **learn** | present · progressive | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was raining, yet we still had fun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yet:x7:1
# text = It was raining, yet we still had fun.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	raining	rain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	still	still	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rain** | past · progressive | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |
| 2 | **have** | past | we | fun |  |  | still |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fun=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog chewed yet another shoe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yet:x8:1
# text = The dog chewed yet another shoe.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chewed	chew	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chew** | past | the dog | another shoe |  |  | yet |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nana, it isn’t six o’clock yet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yet:x9:1
# text = Nana, it isn’t six o’clock yet.
1	Nana	Nana	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n’t	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	o’clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
8	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | it | six o’clock |  |  | yet |  | tree rules |

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