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title: asian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «asian» in the school dictionary: Asian means from Asia, the biggest continent, or connected with its people, countries, languages or food. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# asian

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**Who acts:** Asian, Asian person, Asian elephants, class, Mount Everest, We · **What happens:** mean, connect, be, come, have, learn · **To what, where:** Asia, Asian person, smaller ears, Asian country, dinner, Asian restaurant

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«asian» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [asian in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/asian.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Asian means from Asia, the biggest continent, or connected with its people, countries, languages or food.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asian:m1:1
# text = Asian means from Asia, the biggest continent, or connected with its people, countries, languages or food.
1	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	continent	continent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Asian |  |  | Asia and the biggest continent |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **connect** | participle | Asian *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with continent's people and countries and languages or food | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with people=Co-Patient |

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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 -->
An Asian is a person from Asia or whose family comes from Asia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asian:m2:1
# text = An Asian is a person from Asia or whose family comes from Asia.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a Asian person or a Asian person or a Asian person's family's family |  | Asia |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | present | a Asian person or a Asian person or a Asian person's family's family |  |  | Asia |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from asia=Initial\_Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Asian elephants have smaller ears than African elephants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asian:x1:1
# text = Asian elephants have smaller ears than African elephants.
1	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Asian elephants | smaller ears |  |  |  | than African elephants | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class learned about Asian festivals like Diwali and Lunar New Year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asian:x2:1
# text = Our class learned about Asian festivals like Diwali and Lunar New Year.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	festivals	festival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Diwali	Diwali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	Lunar	Lunar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
11	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | Our class |  |  |  |  | about Asian festivals like Diwali and Lunar New Year | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about festival=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mount Everest is in the Asian country of Nepal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asian:x3:1
# text = Mount Everest is in the Asian country of Nepal.
1	Mount	Mount	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Everest	Everest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Nepal	Nepal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mount Everest |  |  | the Asian country |  | of Nepal | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had dinner at an Asian restaurant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asian:x4:1
# text = We had dinner at an Asian restaurant.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | dinner |  | a Asian restaurant |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinner=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Asian countries grow rice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asian:x5:1
# text = Many Asian countries grow rice.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Many Asian countries | rice |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location rice=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pandas are Asian animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asian:x6:1
# text = Pandas are Asian animals.
1	Pandas	panda	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pandas | Asian animals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Asia is the largest continent, so there are many different Asian cultures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:asian:x7:1
# text = Asia is the largest continent, so there are many different Asian cultures.
1	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	continent	continent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	9	expl	_	_
9	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	cultures	culture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Asia | the largest continent |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **does** | present | many different Asian cultures |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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