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title: beriberi — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «beriberi» in the school dictionary: An illness caused by not having enough vitamin B1 (thiamine) in food; it can weaken the muscles, nerves and heart. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# beriberi

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**Who acts:** B1, little vitamin, Sailors, Eating, doctor, Beriberi · **What happens:** cause, not have, weaken, eat, get, help · **To what, where:** illness, enough vitamin B1, food, muscles, Beriberi, white rice

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An illness caused by not having enough vitamin B1 (thiamine) in food; it can weaken the muscles, nerves and heart.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beriberi:m1:1
# text = An illness caused by not having enough vitamin B1 (thiamine) in food; it can weaken the muscles, nerves and heart.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	vitamin	vitamin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	B1	b1	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	thiamine	thiamine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	weaken	weaken	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	muscles	muscle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	nerves	nerve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | participle |  | a illness *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **not** **have** | gerund |  | enough vitamin B1 |  | food |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent b1=Patient |
| 3 | **weaken** | can | B1 | the muscles and nerves and heart |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent muscle=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Beriberi is caused by too little vitamin B1.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beriberi:x1:1
# text = Beriberi is caused by too little vitamin B1.
1	Beriberi	beriberi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	vitamin	vitamin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	B1	B1	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present · passive | little vitamin | Beriberi |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subject=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sailors who ate only white rice sometimes got beriberi.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beriberi:x2:1
# text = Sailors who ate only white rice sometimes got beriberi.
1	Sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	beriberi	beriberi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | Sailors | white rice |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rice=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | past | Sailors | beriberi |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer beriberi=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eating whole grains helps prevent beriberi.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beriberi:x3:1
# text = Eating whole grains helps prevent beriberi.
1	Eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	grains	grain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
6	beriberi	beriberi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  | whole grains |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grain=Patient |
| 2 | **help** | present | Eating |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **prevent** | infinitive | Eating *not said here* | beriberi |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer beriberi=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our science sheet listed scurvy, rickets and beriberi.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beriberi:x4:1
# text = Our science sheet listed scurvy, rickets and beriberi.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	listed	list	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	scurvy	scurvy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	rickets	ricket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	beriberi	beriberi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **list** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A doctor found that brown rice cured beriberi in chickens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beriberi:x5:1
# text = A doctor found that brown rice cured beriberi in chickens.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	cured	cure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	beriberi	beriberi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	chickens	chicken	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | a doctor |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cure** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Beriberi is rare today in countries with varied food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beriberi:x6:1
# text = Beriberi is rare today in countries with varied food.
1	Beriberi	beriberi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	varied	varied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **is** | present | Beriberi |  |  | countries with varied food | today | rare *property* | tree rules |

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