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title: counterpart — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «counterpart» in the school dictionary: A counterpart is a person or thing that has the same job or place as another, but in a different group, country or situation. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# counterpart

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**Who acts:** counterpart, thing, British Prime Minister, wing, e-book, US president · **What happens:** be, have, meet, chat, speak, write · **To what, where:** person, same job, Canadian counterpart, class captain, counterpart, digital counterpart · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«counterpart» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [counterpart in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/counterpart.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A counterpart is a person or thing that has the same job or place as another, but in a different group, country or situation.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counterpart:m1:1
# text = A counterpart is a person or thing that has the same job or place as another, but in a different group, country or situation.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	counterpart	counterpart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a counterpart | a person or thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | thing | the same job or place as another |  |  |  |  | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The British Prime Minister met her Canadian counterpart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counterpart:x1:1
# text = The British Prime Minister met her Canadian counterpart.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Prime	Prime	PROPN	NNP	_	4	compound	_	_
4	Minister	Minister	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	Canadian	Canadian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	counterpart	counterpart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | the British Prime Minister | Minister's Canadian counterpart |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent counterpart=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Our class captain chatted with her counterpart from the visiting school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counterpart:x2:1
# text = Our class captain chatted with her counterpart from the visiting school.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	chatted	chat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	counterpart	counterpart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	visiting	visiting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chat** *speech: other* | participle |  | Our class captain *not said here* |  |  |  | with her counterpart from the visiting school | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with counterpart=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bird's wing is the counterpart of the human arm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counterpart:x3:1
# text = The bird's wing is the counterpart of the human arm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	wing	wing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	counterpart	counterpart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the bird's wing | the counterpart |  |  |  | of the human arm | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The e-book is the digital counterpart of the paper book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counterpart:x4:1
# text = The e-book is the digital counterpart of the paper book.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	e-book	e-book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	digital	digital	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	counterpart	counterpart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the e-book | the digital counterpart |  |  |  | of the paper book | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The US president spoke with his counterpart in Japan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counterpart:x5:1
# text = The US president spoke with his counterpart in Japan.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	president	president	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	counterpart	counterpart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the US president |  |  |  |  | with president's counterpart in Japan | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with counterpart=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school's head teacher wrote to her counterpart in Australia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counterpart:x6:1
# text = Our school's head teacher wrote to her counterpart in Australia.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	counterpart	counterpart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | Our school's head teacher |  | teacher's counterpart in Australia |  |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.recipient PP.topic»: agent=Agent to counterpart=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As Ilya is the counterpart of Thor, so does Nicholas in some respects resemble Odin.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:counterpart:x7:1
# text = As Ilya is the counterpart of Thor, so does Nicholas in some respects resemble Odin.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	Ilya	Ilya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	counterpart	counterpart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Thor	Thor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	Nicholas	Nicholas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	respects	respects	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	resemble	resemble	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
16	Odin	Odin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ilya |  |  |  |  | as the counterpart; of Thor | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present |  | Nicholas |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nicholas=Eventuality |
| 3 | **resemble** | present | some respects | Odin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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