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title: danish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «danish» in the school dictionary: Danish means from Denmark or to do with Denmark and its people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# danish

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**Who acts:** Danish, LEGO, mum, Danish flag, I, Danish Vikings · **What happens:** mean, do, be, speak, have, rule · **To what, where:** Denmark, language, danish sweet flaky pastry, Danish toy company, Danish, apple · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«danish» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [danish in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/danish.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Danish means from Denmark or to do with Denmark and its people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danish:m1:1
# text = Danish means from Denmark or to do with Denmark and its people.
1	Danish	danish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Denmark	Denmark	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Denmark	Denmark	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Danish |  |  | Denmark |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | Danish *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with Denmark and its people | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Danish is the language spoken in Denmark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danish:m2:1
# text = Danish is the language spoken in Denmark.
1	Danish	danish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Denmark	Denmark	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Danish | the language |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  | the language *not said here* |  | Denmark |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A danish (or Danish pastry) is a sweet, flaky pastry, often with fruit, custard or icing.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danish:m3:1
# text = A danish (or Danish pastry) is a sweet, flaky pastry, often with fruit, custard or icing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	danish	danish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	Danish	danish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pastry	pastry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	flaky	flaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	pastry	pastry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	custard	custard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	parataxis	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	icing	icing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a danish sweet flaky pastry and fruit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
LEGO is a Danish toy company.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danish:x1:1
# text = LEGO is a Danish toy company.
1	LEGO	LEGO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	Danish	danish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | LEGO | a Danish toy company |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend's mum speaks Danish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danish:x2:1
# text = My friend's mum speaks Danish.
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	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Danish	Danish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | My friend's mum | Danish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Danish flag is red with a white cross.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danish:x3:1
# text = The Danish flag is red with a white cross.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Danish	danish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Danish flag |  |  |  |  | with a white cross; red *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had an apple danish for breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danish:x4:1
# text = I had an apple danish for breakfast.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	danish	danish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | a apple |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Danish Vikings once ruled part of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danish:x5:1
# text = Danish Vikings once ruled part of England.
1	Danish	danish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Vikings	Viking	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	_
4	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | Danish Vikings | part of England |  |  |  | once *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish writer of fairy tales.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danish:x6:1
# text = Hans Christian Andersen was a Danish writer of fairy tales.
1	Hans	Hans	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	Christian	Christian	PROPN	NNP	_	1	flat	_	_
3	Andersen	Andersen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Danish	danish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Hans | a Danish writer |  |  |  | of fairy tales | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Danish sounds a bit like Swedish and Norwegian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:danish:x7:1
# text = Danish sounds a bit like Swedish and Norwegian.
1	Danish	danish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Swedish	Swedish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Norwegian	Norwegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present |  | a bit |  |  |  | like Swedish | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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