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title: bourgeois — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bourgeois» in the school dictionary: Belonging to the middle class, people who have comfortable jobs, homes and money. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bourgeois

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**Who acts:** people, bourgeois family, bourgeois merchant, Dad, eating, bourgeoisie · **What happens:** belong, have, own, be, follow, live · **To what, where:** comfortable jobs, ordinary class tastes, people, history, factories, big house · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Belonging to the middle class, people who have comfortable jobs, homes and money.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bourgeois:m1:1
# text = Belonging to the middle class, people who have comfortable jobs, homes and money.
1	Belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	middle	middle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	comfortable	comfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the middle class and people | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | present | people | comfortable jobs and homes and money |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=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}

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Usage: informal, often unkind — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too interested in owning things, being respectable and following ordinary middle-class tastes.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bourgeois:m2:1
# text = Too interested in owning things, being respectable and following ordinary middle-class tastes.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	interested	interested	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	owning	own	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
8	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
11	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
12	middle	middle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	tastes	taste	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **own** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | respectable *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund |  | ordinary class tastes |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taste=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In history (especially Karl Marx's ideas), the bourgeoisie are the people who own factories and businesses.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bourgeois:m3:1
# text = In history (especially Karl Marx's ideas), the bourgeoisie are the people who own factories and businesses.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	Karl	Karl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	Marx	Marx	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
8	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bourgeoisie	bourgeoisie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	own	own	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	factories	factory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	businesses	business	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the people |  | history and the bourgeoisie |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **own** | present | the people | factories and businesses |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot factory=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bourgeois family lived in a big house in Paris.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bourgeois:x1:1
# text = The bourgeois family lived in a big house in Paris.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bourgeois	bourgeois	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the bourgeois family |  |  | a big house in Paris |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the bourgeois merchant cared only about money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bourgeois:x2:1
# text = In the story, the bourgeois merchant cared only about money.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	bourgeois	bourgeois	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	cared	care	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | past | the bourgeois merchant | money |  | the story |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad joked that eating olives was very bourgeois.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bourgeois:x3:1
# text = Dad joked that eating olives was very bourgeois.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	joked	joke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
5	olives	olive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	bourgeois	bourgeois	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | past | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund |  | olives |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent olive=Patient |
| 3 | **is a** | past | eating | bourgeois |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bourgeoisie gained power after the French Revolution.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bourgeois:x4:1
# text = The bourgeoisie gained power after the French Revolution.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bourgeoisie	bourgeoisie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gained	gain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Revolution	Revolution	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gain** | past | the bourgeoisie | power |  |  | after the French Revolution |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Karl Marx wrote about workers and the bourgeoisie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bourgeois:x5:1
# text = Karl Marx wrote about workers and the bourgeoisie.
1	Karl	Karl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Marx	Marx	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bourgeoisie	bourgeoisie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | Karl |  |  |  |  | about workers and the bourgeoisie | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about worker=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She said the fancy coffee shop was too bourgeois for her.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bourgeois:x6:1
# text = She said the fancy coffee shop was too bourgeois for her.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	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	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	bourgeois	bourgeois	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the fancy coffee shop | bourgeois |  |  |  | for her *= she* | tree rules |

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