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title: coup — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «coup» in the school dictionary: A sudden, often violent, illegal taking of power in a country, usually by the army; also called a coup d'état. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# coup

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**Who acts:** sudden violent illegal taking, clever successful action, army, coup, president, Getting · **What happens:** call, take, win, get, fail, stay · **To what, where:** coup d'état, power, country, something, coup, famous author · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«coup» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [coup in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coup.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sudden, often violent, illegal taking of power in a country, usually by the army; also called a coup d'état.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coup:m1:1
# text = A sudden, often violent, illegal taking of power in a country, usually by the army; also called a coup d'état.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	violent	violent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	illegal	illegal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	taking	taking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	also	also	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	coup	coup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	d'état	d'état	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | a sudden violent illegal taking of power in a country and the army *not said here* | a coup d'état |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **take** |  |  | power |  | a country |  |  | nom taking «act transitive»: of=patient in=place |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A clever, successful action that wins something hard to get.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coup:m2:1
# text = A clever, successful action that wins something hard to get.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	successful	successful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | present | a clever successful action | something |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | a clever successful action *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The army took power in a coup.

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

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the army | power |  | a coup |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent power=Value in coup=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coup failed, and the president stayed in power.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coup:x2:1
# text = The coup failed, and the president stayed in power.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coup	coup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	failed	fail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	president	president	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | past | the coup |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stay** | past | the president |  |  | power |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in power=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Getting the famous author to visit our school was a real coup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coup:x3:1
# text = Getting the famous author to visit our school was a real coup.
1	Getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	visit	visit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	coup	coup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund |  | the famous author |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer author=Stimulus |
| 2 | **visit** | to-infinitive |  | our school |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past | Getting | a real coup |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the coup, there were protests in the streets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coup:x4:1
# text = After the coup, there were protests in the streets.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	coup	coup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	6	expl	_	_
6	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	protests	protest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | protests |  |  | the streets; there | after the coup |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in street=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A coup d'état is French for "a blow against the state".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coup:x5:1
# text = A coup d'état is French for "a blow against the state".
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	coup	coup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	d'état	d'état	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	blow	blow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	against	against	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a coup d'état |  |  |  |  | for a blow against the state; french *property* | tree rules |

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