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title: affirm — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «affirm» in the school dictionary: To affirm something is to say firmly and clearly that it is true. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# affirm

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** it, higher court, court, decision, witness, teacher · **What happens:** affirm, be, encourage, tell, value, swear · **To what, where:** something, person, them, they, truth, court · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«affirm» 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: [affirm in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/affirm.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To affirm something is to say firmly and clearly that it is true.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affirm:m1:1
# text = To affirm something is to say firmly and clearly that it is true.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	affirm	affirm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affirm** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | firmly, say *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | clearly, true *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
To affirm a person is to support and encourage them, telling them they are valued.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affirm:m2:1
# text = To affirm a person is to support and encourage them, telling them they are valued.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	affirm	affirm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	support	support	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	encourage	encourage	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	iobj	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	valued	value	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affirm** | to-infinitive |  | a person |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer person=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | support *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **encourage** | infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 5 | **value** | present · passive |  | they |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To affirm is to make a solemn promise to tell the truth in court without swearing on a holy book.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affirm:m3:1
# text = To affirm is to make a solemn promise to tell the truth in court without swearing on a holy book.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	affirm	affirm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	solemn	solemn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	swearing	swear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	advcl	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affirm** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  | the truth |  | court |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient |
| 4 | **swear** | gerund |  |  |  | a holy book |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A higher court affirms a decision when it agrees that the decision was right.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affirm:m4:1
# text = A higher court affirms a decision when it agrees that the decision was right.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	affirms	affirm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affirm** | present | a higher court | a decision |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer decision=Stimulus |
| 2 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | court |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | the decision |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The witness affirmed that she had seen the car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affirm:x1:1
# text = The witness affirmed that she had seen the car.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	affirmed	affirm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affirm** | past | the witness |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **see** | past · perfect | witness | the car |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer car=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher affirmed that the answer was correct.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affirm:x2:1
# text = Our teacher affirmed that the answer was correct.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	affirmed	affirm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affirm** | past | Our teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | past | the answer |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saying «You worked so hard» affirms your friend's effort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affirm:x3:1
# text = Saying «You worked so hard» affirms your friend's effort.
1	Saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	csubj	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
8	affirms	affirm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **work** *in a quote* | past | You |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **affirm** | present | Saying | your friend's effort |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer effort=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In court, he chose to affirm rather than swear on the Bible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affirm:x4:1
# text = In court, he chose to affirm rather than swear on the Bible.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	affirm	affirm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	rather	rather	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	10	cc	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	swear	swear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | he |  |  | court |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **affirm** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **swear** | infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  | the Bible |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church members affirmed their faith by saying the creed together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affirm:x5:1
# text = The church members affirmed their faith by saying the creed together.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	members	member	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	affirmed	affirm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	creed	creed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	together	together	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affirm** | past | the church members | members's faith |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer faith=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | the church members *not said here* | the creed |  |  |  | together *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent creed=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The higher court affirmed the judge's decision.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affirm:x6:1
# text = The higher court affirmed the judge's decision.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	amod	_	_
3	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	affirmed	affirm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	judge	judge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **affirm** | past | the higher court | the judge's decision |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer decision=Stimulus |
| 2 | **decide** |  | the judge |  |  |  |  |  | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write three sentences that affirm what you are good at.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affirm:x7:1
# text = Write three sentences that affirm what you are good at.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	sentences	sentence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	affirm	affirm	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | three sentences |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Theme |
| 2 | **affirm** | present | three sentences |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“And I am that man,” his companion affirmed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:affirm:x8:1
# text = “And I am that man,” his companion affirmed.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	companion	companion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	affirmed	affirm	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | I | that man |  |  |  | man's companion *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **affirm** | participle |  | man's companion *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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