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title: bladder — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bladder» in the school dictionary: The bladder is a stretchy bag inside the body that stores urine (wee) until you go to the toilet. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bladder

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** bladder, that, you, gall bladder, small organ, bile · **What happens:** be, store, go, hold, help, break down · **To what, where:** stretchy bag, body, urine, toilet, bag, something

<!-- .vabout -->
«bladder» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: [bladder in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bladder.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bladder is a stretchy bag inside the body that stores urine (wee) until you go to the toilet.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bladder:m1:1
# text = The bladder is a stretchy bag inside the body that stores urine (wee) until you go to the toilet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bladder	bladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	stretchy	stretchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	stores	store	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
12	urine	urine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	wee	wee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	_
16	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the bladder | a stretchy bag |  | the body |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **store** | present | that | urine |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent urine=Theme |
| 3 | **go** | present | you |  |  | the toilet |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to toilet=Initial\_Location |

<!-- .note -->
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 bladder is any bag inside something that holds air or liquid, like the rubber bag inside a football.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bladder:m2:1
# text = A bladder is any bag inside something that holds air or liquid, like the rubber bag inside a football.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bladder	bladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
18	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bladder | any bag |  | something |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present |  | air or liquid |  |  |  | like the rubber bag inside a football | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A gall bladder is a small organ that stores bile, which helps break down fat.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bladder:m3:1
# text = A gall bladder is a small organ that stores bile, which helps break down fat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	gall	gall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bladder	bladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	organ	organ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stores	store	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	bile	bile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
15	down	down	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	fat	fat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a gall bladder | a small organ |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **store** | present | a small organ | bile |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bile=Theme |
| 3 | **help** | present | bile |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **break down** | infinitive | bile *not said here* | fat |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fat=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bladder can also be a loose bag made of skin or rubber, filled with air or water.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bladder:m4:1
# text = A bladder can also be a loose bag made of skin or rubber, filled with air or water.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bladder	bladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	loose	loose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a bladder | a loose bag |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a loose bag *not said here* |  |  |  | of skin or rubber | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **fill** | participle |  | a loose bag *not said here* |  |  |  | with air or water | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with air=Instrument |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bladder stores urine until you go to the toilet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bladder:x1:1
# text = The bladder stores urine until you go to the toilet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bladder	bladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stores	store	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	urine	urine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **store** | present | the bladder | urine |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent urine=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | present | you |  |  | the toilet |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to toilet=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I drank so much juice that my bladder was full.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bladder:x2:1
# text = I drank so much juice that my bladder was full.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	juice	juice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	bladder	bladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | I | much juice |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent juice=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | much juice |  |  |  |  | full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fish's swim bladder helps it float.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bladder:x3:1
# text = A fish's swim bladder helps it float.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	swim	swim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	bladder	bladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	float	float	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | a fish's swim bladder | fish |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **float** | infinitive | fish *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old football had a leather case and a rubber bladder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bladder:x4:1
# text = The old football had a leather case and a rubber bladder.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	case	case	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	bladder	bladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the old football | a leather case and a rubber bladder |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent case=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor showed us a picture of the kidneys and bladder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bladder:x5:1
# text = The doctor showed us a picture of the kidneys and bladder.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	kidneys	kidney	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	bladder	bladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the doctor | a picture of the kidneys and bladder | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient picture=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma has a weak bladder, so we stop often on long trips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bladder:x6:1
# text = Grandma has a weak bladder, so we stop often on long trips.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bladder	bladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stop	stop	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	trips	trip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Grandma | a weak bladder |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bladder=Patient |
| 2 | **stop** | present | we |  |  | long trips |  | often *property* | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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