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title: da — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «da» in the school dictionary: «Da» is a playful spelling of «the», as in «da best»; it copies how some people say «the». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# da

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**Who acts:** Da, spelling, people, Ukrainian, Dà, ear · **What happens:** be, copy, say, mean, sound, pick up · **To what, where:** playful spelling, the, dad, Russian, tak, part · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«da» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [da in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/da.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Da» is a playful spelling of «the», as in «da best»; it copies how some people say «the».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:m1:1
# text = «Da» is a playful spelling of «the», as in «da best»; it copies how some people say «the».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Da	Da	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	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	da	da	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
17	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	copies	copy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
22	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	25	advmod	_	_
23	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	24	det	_	_
24	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nsubj	_	_
25	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	advcl	_	_
26	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Da | a playful spelling |  |  |  | of the | tree rules |
| 2 | **copy** | present | spelling |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | some people | the |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent the=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Ireland, Scotland, Northern England, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Da» means dad: «me da».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:m2:1
# text = «Da» means dad: «me da».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Da	Da	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	compound	_	_
9	da	da	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Da | dad |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Russian — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Da» means «yes» in Russian; Ukrainian for «yes» is «tak», not «da».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:m3:1
# text = «Da» means «yes» in Russian; Ukrainian for «yes» is «tak», not «da».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Da	Da	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Russian	Russian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
11	Ukrainian	Ukrainian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	11	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	tak	tak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	da	da	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Da |  |  | Russian |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Ukrainian | tak and da |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Italian, Portuguese — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Da» means «from» or «by».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:m4:1
# text = «Da» means «from» or «by».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Da	Da	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Da |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leonardo da Vinci means «Leonardo from Vinci».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:m4e:1
# text = Leonardo da Vinci means «Leonardo from Vinci».
1	Leonardo	Leonardo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	da	Da	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	Vinci	Vinci	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Leonardo	Leonardo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Vinci	Vinci	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Leonardo | Leonardo |  | Vinci |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leonardo=Topic |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Dà» means «big». To an English ear it sounds like «dah».

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Dà» means «big».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:m5:1
# text = «Dà» means «big».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Dà	Dà	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Dà |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* To an English ear it sounds like «dah».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:m5:2
# text = To an English ear it sounds like «dah».
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	dah	dah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | ear |  |  |  |  | to a English ear; like dah | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Da can also be part of a surname from Scotland or Ireland, such as Mac an Da’v.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:m6:1
# text = Da can also be part of a surname from Scotland or Ireland, such as Mac an Da’v.
1	Da	Da	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	Mac	Mac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
17	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Da’v	Da'v	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | Da | part |  |  |  | of a surname from Scotland or Ireland | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Me da's picking me up after school», said Aoife.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:x1:1
# text = «Me da's picking me up after school», said Aoife.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	da	Da	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	picking	pick	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	ccomp	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	Aoife	Aoife	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick up** *in a quote* | gerund | Aoife | Aoife |  |  | after school |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Aoife |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:x2:1
# text = Leonardo da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa.
1	Leonardo	Leonardo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	da	Da	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	Vinci	Vinci	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Mona	Mona	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Lisa	Lisa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | Leonardo | the Mona Lisa |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent lisa=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Da» means «yes» in Russian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:x3:1
# text = «Da» means «yes» in Russian.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Da	Da	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Russian	Russian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Da |  |  |  |  | in Russian | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in russian=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Ukrainian, «yes» is «tak».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:x4:1
# text = In Ukrainian, «yes» is «tak».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Ukrainian	Ukrainian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	tak	tak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | tak |  | Ukrainian |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Mandarin, «dà» means «big».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:x5:1
# text = In Mandarin, «dà» means «big».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	dà	dà	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | dà |  |  |  |  | in Mandarin | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in mandarin=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The poster said «Da Best Burgers in Town».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:x6:1
# text = The poster said «Da Best Burgers in Town».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poster	poster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Da	Da	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	Best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	Burgers	burger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Town	Town	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the poster | Da Best Burgers |  | Town |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent burger=Theme in town=Manner |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad calls his own father «Da».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:x7:1
# text = Grandad calls his own father «Da».
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Da	Da	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | Grandad |  | Grandad's own father |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent father=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mac an Da’v turned to him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:da:x8:1
# text = Mac an Da’v turned to him.
1	Mac	Mac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Da’v	Da'v	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | Mac |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to he=Result |

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