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title: colander — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «colander» in the school dictionary: A colander is a kitchen bowl full of small holes, used for draining water from food such as pasta or for washing vegetables. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# colander

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**Who acts:** colander, Mum, I, Water, We, you · **What happens:** be, use, drain, wash, run out, separate · **To what, where:** kitchen bowl, water, food, spaghetti, colander, strawberries

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A colander is a kitchen bowl full of small holes, used for draining water from food such as pasta or for washing vegetables.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colander:m1:1
# text = A colander is a kitchen bowl full of small holes, used for draining water from food such as pasta or for washing vegetables.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	colander	colander	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	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
13	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	draining	drain	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	20	case	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	fixed	_	_
20	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	amod	_	_
24	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a colander | a kitchen bowl |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **drain** | gerund |  | water |  | food such pasta or washing vegetables |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent water=Theme from food=Source |
| 4 | **wash** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum drained the spaghetti in a colander.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colander:x1:1
# text = Mum drained the spaghetti in a colander.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drained	drain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	spaghetti	spaghetti	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	colander	colander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drain** | past | Mum | the spaghetti |  | a colander |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent spaghetti=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I washed the strawberries in the colander.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colander:x2:1
# text = I washed the strawberries in the colander.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	washed	wash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	strawberries	strawberry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	colander	colander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | past | I | the strawberries |  | the colander |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strawberry=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water ran out through the holes of the colander.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colander:x3:1
# text = Water ran out through the holes of the colander.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	colander	colander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run out** | past | Water |  |  | the holes of the colander |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through hole=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We used a colander to separate the peas from the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colander:x4:1
# text = We used a colander to separate the peas from the water.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	colander	colander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	separate	separate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	peas	pea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | We | a colander |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colander=Patient |
| 2 | **separate** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the peas |  |  |  | from the water | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent pea=Patient from water=Co-Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma's colander is made of metal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colander:x5:1
# text = Grandma's colander is made of metal.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	colander	colander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Grandma's colander |  |  |  | of metal | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the colander in the sink before you pour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:colander:x6:1
# text = Put the colander in the sink before you pour.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	colander	colander	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sink	sink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	pour	pour	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | the colander |  | the sink |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent colander=Theme in sink=Destination |
| 2 | **pour** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |

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