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title: consonantal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «consonantal» in the school dictionary: Consonantal means to do with consonants, or made of consonants. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# consonantal

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**Who acts:** Consonantal, Str, Hebrew, word, We, Welsh · **What happens:** mean, do, make, be, use, practise · **To what, where:** consonantal cluster, consonantal alphabet, consonantal sounds, phonics, unusual consonantal sounds, air · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Consonantal means to do with consonants, or made of consonants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consonantal:m1:1
# text = Consonantal means to do with consonants, or made of consonants.
1	Consonantal	Consonantal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	consonants	consonant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	consonants	consonant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	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 | **mean** | present | Consonantal |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with consonants | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of consonants | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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}

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«Str» is a consonantal cluster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consonantal:x1:1
# text = «Str» is a consonantal cluster.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Str	Str	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
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	consonantal	consonantal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cluster	cluster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Str | a consonantal cluster |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Hebrew uses a mostly consonantal alphabet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consonantal:x2:1
# text = Hebrew uses a mostly consonantal alphabet.
1	Hebrew	hebrew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	consonantal	consonantal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Hebrew | a consonantal alphabet |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alphabet=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The word «rhythm» is very consonantal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consonantal:x3:1
# text = The word «rhythm» is very consonantal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	rhythm	rhythm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	consonantal	consonantal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the word |  |  |  |  | consonantal *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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We practised consonantal sounds in phonics.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consonantal:x4:1
# text = We practised consonantal sounds in phonics.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	practised	practise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	consonantal	consonantal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	phonics	phonic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | past | We | consonantal sounds |  | phonics |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Welsh has some unusual consonantal sounds, like «ll».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consonantal:x5:1
# text = Welsh has some unusual consonantal sounds, like «ll».
1	Welsh	Welsh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
4	unusual	unusual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	consonantal	consonantal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	ll	ll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Welsh | some unusual consonantal sounds |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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A consonantal sound blocks the air for a moment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:consonantal:x6:1
# text = A consonantal sound blocks the air for a moment.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	consonantal	consonantal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	blocks	block	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **block** | present | a consonantal sound | the air |  |  | moment |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer air=Theme |

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