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title: anime — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «anime» in the school dictionary: A style of cartoon film or TV series from Japan, with bright colours, big eyes and exciting stories. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# anime

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**Who acts:** favourite anime, boy, She, We, Anime, He · **What happens:** be, want, draw, base, watch, collect · **To what, where:** boy, hero, people, anime style, Many anime, manga comics

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A style of cartoon film or TV series from Japan, with bright colours, big eyes and exciting stories.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anime:m1:1
# text = A style of cartoon film or TV series from Japan, with bright colours, big eyes and exciting stories.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	series	series	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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My favourite anime is about a boy who wants to be a hero.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anime:x1:1
# text = My favourite anime is about a boy who wants to be a hero.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	anime	anime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My favourite anime | a boy |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | present | a boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a boy *not said here* | a hero |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She draws people in anime style.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anime:x2:1
# text = She draws people in anime style.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	draws	draw	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	anime	anime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | present | She | people |  | anime style |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent people=Theme in style=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Many anime are based on manga comics.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anime:x3:1
# text = Many anime are based on manga comics.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	anime	anime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	based	base	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	manga	manga	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	comics	comic	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 | **base** | present · passive |  | Many anime |  | manga comics |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme on comic=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched an anime film at the sleepover.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anime:x4:1
# text = We watched an anime film at the sleepover.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	anime	anime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sleepover	sleepover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | a anime film |  | the sleepover |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Anime is very popular in Japan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anime:x5:1
# text = Anime is very popular in Japan.
1	Anime	anime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Anime |  |  | Japan |  | popular *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He collects anime posters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anime:x6:1
# text = He collects anime posters.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	collects	collect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anime	anime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	posters	poster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | present | He | anime posters |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poster=Theme |

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