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title: aigu — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aigu» in the school dictionary: Means «sharp» or «high»; in English it is used in «accent aigu», the acute accent, the little mark sloping up to the right on the letter é. It is not an English word. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# aigu

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**Who acts:** Means, little mark, mark, word, you, accent aigu · **What happens:** use, slope up, not be, have, put, draw · **To what, where:** it, English, letter é, English word, accent aigu, e.

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Means «sharp» or «high»; in English it is used in «accent aigu», the acute accent, the little mark sloping up to the right on the letter é. It is not an English word.

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*Sentence 1:* Means «sharp» or «high»; in English it is used in «accent aigu», the acute accent, the little mark sloping up to the right on the letter é.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aigu:m1:1
# text = Means «sharp» or «high»; in English it is used in «accent aigu», the acute accent, the little mark sloping up to the right on the letter é.
1	Means	means	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	0	root	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	aigu	aigu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	acute	acute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
28	sloping	slope	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	27	acl	_	_
29	up	up	ADP	RP	_	28	compound:prt	_	_
30	to	to	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
33	on	on	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
35	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	compound	_	_
36	é	é	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive | Means *not said here* | it |  | English |  | in accent aigu and the acute accent and the little mark | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **slope up** | gerund | the little mark *not said here* |  |  | the letter é |  | to the right | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on é=Location |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* It is not an English word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aigu:m1:2
# text = It is not an English word.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | mark | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The word «café» has an accent aigu on the e.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aigu:x1:1
# text = The word «café» has an accent aigu on the e.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	aigu	aigu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	e.	E.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the word | a accent aigu |  | the e. |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aigu=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put an accent aigu on the e in «école».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aigu:x2:1
# text = Put an accent aigu on the e in «école».
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	aigu	aigu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	e	e	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	école	école	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | a accent aigu |  | the e in école |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent aigu=Theme on e=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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An accent aigu slopes up to the right.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aigu:x3:1
# text = An accent aigu slopes up to the right.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	aigu	aigu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	slopes	slope	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slope up** | present | a accent aigu |  |  |  |  | to the right | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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«Été» has two accents aigus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aigu:x4:1
# text = «Été» has two accents aigus.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Été	Été	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	accents	accent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	aigus	aigus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Été | accents aigus |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aigus=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher drew an é with an accent aigu.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aigu:x5:1
# text = The teacher drew an é with an accent aigu.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	é	é	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	aigu	aigu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | the teacher | a é |  |  |  | with a accent aigu | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent é=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Accent aigu makes the e sound like «ay».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aigu:x6:1
# text = Accent aigu makes the e sound like «ay».
1	Accent	accent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	aigu	aigu	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	5	det	_	_
5	e	e	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	ay	ay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Accent aigu |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sound** | infinitive | the e |  |  |  |  | like ay | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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