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title: authentic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «authentic» in the school dictionary: Real and true, not a copy or a fake. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# authentic

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**Who acts:** This, restaurant, expert, painting, She, museum · **What happens:** do, be, serve, say, not pretend, have · **To what, where:** traditional way, authentic Roman coin, authentic Mexican food, authentic Victorian toys, whole strange history, old authentic book · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«authentic» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [authentic in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/authentic.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Real and true, not a copy or a fake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:authentic:m1:1
# text = Real and true, not a copy or a fake.
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	copy	copy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fake	fake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Done in the traditional or original way, like authentic Italian pizza.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:authentic:m2:1
# text = Done in the traditional or original way, like authentic Italian pizza.
1	Done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	traditional	traditional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	original	original	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	authentic	authentic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	Italian	Italian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | participle |  |  |  | the traditional way |  | like authentic Italian pizza | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Honest and sincere, true to yourself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:authentic:m3:1
# text = Honest and sincere, true to yourself.
1	Honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	sincere	sincere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This is an authentic Roman coin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:authentic:x1:1
# text = This is an authentic Roman coin.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	authentic	authentic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	coin	coin	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 | **is a** | present | This | a authentic Roman coin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The restaurant serves authentic Mexican food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:authentic:x2:1
# text = The restaurant serves authentic Mexican food.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	serves	serve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	authentic	authentic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Mexican	Mexican	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | the restaurant | authentic Mexican food |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The expert said the painting was authentic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:authentic:x3:1
# text = The expert said the painting was authentic.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	expert	expert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	authentic	authentic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the expert |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the painting |  |  |  |  | authentic *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was authentic and never pretended.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:authentic:x4:1
# text = She was authentic and never pretended.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	authentic	authentic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	pretended	pretend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | authentic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **pretend** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum has authentic Victorian toys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:authentic:x5:1
# text = The museum has authentic Victorian toys.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	authentic	authentic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum | authentic Victorian toys |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is that signature authentic or fake?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:authentic:x6:1
# text = Is that signature authentic or fake?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
3	signature	signature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	authentic	authentic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fake	fake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	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 | that |  |  |  |  | authentic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | that *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He had the whole strange history out of an old authentic book, which we ourselves can take out and read.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:authentic:x7:1
# text = He had the whole strange history out of an old authentic book, which we ourselves can take out and read.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	authentic	authentic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obj	_	_
15	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	ourselves	ourselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	15	nmod	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	parataxis	_	_
19	out	out	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | He | the whole strange history |  | a old authentic book |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent history=Patient |
| 2 | **take out** | can | we | a old authentic book |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
| 3 | **read** | infinitive | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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