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title: congee — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «congee» in the school dictionary: A thick, soft rice porridge made by cooking rice in lots of water for a long time, eaten across China and East and South-East Asia, often for breakfast or when someone is ill. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# congee

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**Who acts:** someone, Grandma, I, many people, We, water · **What happens:** make, cook, eat, be, have, congee · **To what, where:** thick soft rice porridge, rice, China, bowl, me, cold

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A thick, soft rice porridge made by cooking rice in lots of water for a long time, eaten across China and East and South-East Asia, often for breakfast or when someone is ill.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congee:m1:1
# text = A thick, soft rice porridge made by cooking rice in lots of water for a long time, eaten across China and East and South-East Asia, often for breakfast or when someone is ill.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	porridge	porridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	cooking	cook	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
21	across	across	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	_
29	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
31	often	often	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
32	for	for	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
34	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
35	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	38	mark	_	_
36	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	38	nsubj	_	_
37	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	38	cop	_	_
38	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a thick soft rice porridge *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **cook** | gerund |  | rice |  |  | time | in lots of water | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent rice=Patient in lot=Instrument |
| 3 | **eat** | participle |  | a thick soft rice porridge *not said here* |  | China and East and South and East Asia |  | for breakfast | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | someone |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | tree rules |

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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 -->
Grandma made me a bowl of congee when I had a cold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congee:x1:1
# text = Grandma made me a bowl of congee when I had a cold.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	congee	congee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Grandma | a bowl of congee | me |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset i=Beneficiary bowl=Product |
| 2 | **have** | past | I | a cold |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cold=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Hong Kong, many people eat congee for breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congee:x2:1
# text = In Hong Kong, many people eat congee for breakfast.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Hong	Hong	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	Kong	Kong	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	congee	congee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | many people |  |  | Hong |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **congee** | infinitive | many people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for breakfast | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We topped the congee with spring onions and soy sauce.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congee:x3:1
# text = We topped the congee with spring onions and soy sauce.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	topped	top	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	congee	congee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	onions	onion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	soy	soy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **top** | past | We | the congee |  |  |  | with spring onions and soy sauce | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent congee=Destination with onion=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Congee is rice cooked with lots of water until it is very soft.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congee:x4:1
# text = Congee is rice cooked with lots of water until it is very soft.
1	Congee	congee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	very	very	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Congee rice |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cook** | participle |  | Congee rice *not said here* |  |  |  | with lots of water | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient with lot=Instrument |
| 3 | **is** | present | water |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend's family eats congee with pickles and a salted egg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congee:x5:1
# text = My friend's family eats congee with pickles and a salted egg.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	congee	congee	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	xcomp	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	pickles	pickle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	salted	salt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	egg	egg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | My friend's family |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **congee** | present | My friend's family *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with pickles and a salted egg | tree rules |
| 3 | **salt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The café sells chicken and ginger congee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:congee:x6:1
# text = The café sells chicken and ginger congee.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	ginger	ginger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	congee	congee	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | the café | chicken and ginger |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chicken=Theme |
| 2 | **congee** | present | chicken and ginger *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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