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title: belarusian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «belarusian» in the school dictionary: From or to do with Belarus, a country in eastern Europe between Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# belarusian

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**Who acts:** Minsk, new classmate, Many Belarusians, potato pancakes, We, Belarusian forests · **What happens:** do, be, speak, write, love, call · **To what, where:** Belarusian capital, Belarusian, three languages, Cyrillic alphabet, potato pancakes, draniki · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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From or to do with Belarus, a country in eastern Europe between Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belarusian:m1:1
# text = From or to do with Belarus, a country in eastern Europe between Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine.
1	From	from	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Belarus	Belarus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	between	between	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Poland	Poland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	Lithuania	Lithuania	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	Latvia	Latvia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	Ukraine	Ukraine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with Belarus | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
A person from Belarus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belarusian:m2:1
# text = A person from Belarus.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Belarus	Belarus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Belarusian language, a Slavic language close to Ukrainian and Russian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belarusian:m3:1
# text = The Belarusian language, a Slavic language close to Ukrainian and Russian.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Belarusian	belarusian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Slavic	slavic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
8	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Ukrainian	ukrainian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	Russian	Russian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Minsk is the Belarusian capital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belarusian:x1:1
# text = Minsk is the Belarusian capital.
1	Minsk	Minsk	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	Belarusian	belarusian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Minsk | the Belarusian capital |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our new classmate is Belarusian and speaks three languages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belarusian:x2:1
# text = Our new classmate is Belarusian and speaks three languages.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	Belarusian	Belarusian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Our new classmate | Belarusian |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | Our new classmate *not said here* | three languages |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Belarusian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belarusian:x3:1
# text = Belarusian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet.
1	Belarusian	Belarusian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Cyrillic	cyrillic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present · passive |  | Belarusian |  | the Cyrillic alphabet |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in alphabet=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Belarusians love potato pancakes called draniki.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belarusian:x4:1
# text = Many Belarusians love potato pancakes called draniki.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Belarusians	Belarusian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	potato	potato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pancakes	pancake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	draniki	draniki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Many Belarusians | potato pancakes |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pancake=Stimulus |
| 2 | **call** | participle | potato pancakes *not said here* | draniki |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learned a Belarusian folk song in music.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belarusian:x5:1
# text = We learned a Belarusian folk song in music.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	Belarusian	belarusian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We | a Belarusian folk song |  | music |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent song=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Belarusian forests are home to European bison.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belarusian:x6:1
# text = The Belarusian forests are home to European bison.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Belarusian	belarusian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	European	European	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bison	bison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Belarusian forests |  |  |  |  | to European bison; home *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Belarusian sounds a bit like Ukrainian and Polish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belarusian:x7:1
# text = Belarusian sounds a bit like Ukrainian and Polish.
1	Belarusian	Belarusian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Ukrainian	Ukrainian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Polish	Polish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | Belarusian | a bit like Ukrainian and Polish |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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