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title: diabetic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «diabetic» in the school dictionary: Diabetic means having diabetes, an illness where the body cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood properly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# diabetic

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**Who acts:** Diabetic, body, person, friend, diabetic nurse, Diabetic people · **What happens:** mean, have, not control, amount, describe, connect · **To what, where:** diabetes, amount, blood, sugar, things, person · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Diabetic means having diabetes, an illness where the body cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood properly.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diabetic:m1:1
# text = Diabetic means having diabetes, an illness where the body cannot control the amount of sugar in the blood properly.
1	Diabetic	diabetic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	control	control	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
21	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Diabetic |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *not said to happen* | gerund | Diabetic *not said here* | diabetes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diabetes=Patient |
| 3 | **not** **control** | can | the body | the amount of sugar |  | the blood |  | properly *property* | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Theme |
| 4 | **amount** |  |  | sugar |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Diabetic also describes things connected with diabetes, such as diabetic food or diabetic care.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diabetic:m2:1
# text = Diabetic also describes things connected with diabetes, such as diabetic food or diabetic care.
1	Diabetic	Diabetic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	diabetic	diabetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	diabetic	diabetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Diabetic | things |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **connect** | participle |  | things *not said here* |  |  |  | with diabetes and diabetic food or diabetic care | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with diabetes=Co-Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A diabetic is a person who has diabetes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diabetic:m3:1
# text = A diabetic is a person who has diabetes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	diabetic	diabetic	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	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a diabetic | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | a person | diabetes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diabetes=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend is diabetic and checks her blood sugar before lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diabetic:x1:1
# text = My friend is diabetic and checks her blood sugar before lunch.
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	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	diabetic	diabetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My friend |  |  |  |  | diabetic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | present | My friend *not said here* | friend's blood sugar |  |  | before lunch |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sugar=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The diabetic nurse showed him how to use his insulin pump.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diabetic:x2:1
# text = The diabetic nurse showed him how to use his insulin pump.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	diabetic	diabetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	insulin	insulin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	pump	pump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the diabetic nurse |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **use** | to-infinitive |  | nurse's insulin pump |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pump=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Diabetic people can still eat cake, but they plan for it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diabetic:x3:1
# text = Diabetic people can still eat cake, but they plan for it.
1	Diabetic	diabetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	still	still	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	plan	plan	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | can | Diabetic people | cake |  |  | still |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient |
| 2 | **plan** | present | people |  |  |  |  | for cake | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa has diabetic socks that are gentle on his feet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diabetic:x4:1
# text = Grandpa has diabetic socks that are gentle on his feet.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	diabetic	diabetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Grandpa | diabetic socks |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sock=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | diabetic socks |  |  | Grandpa's feet |  | gentle *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher keeps a snack box for diabetic pupils.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diabetic:x5:1
# text = Our teacher keeps a snack box for diabetic pupils.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	diabetic	diabetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Our teacher | a snack box |  |  |  | for diabetic pupils | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many people with diabetes prefer «person with diabetes» to «a diabetic».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diabetic:x6:1
# text = Many people with diabetes prefer «person with diabetes» to «a diabetic».
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	prefer	prefer	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	diabetes	diabetes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	diabetic	diabetic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prefer** | present | Many people with diabetes | person |  |  |  | with diabetes; a diabetic *obl* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer person=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop sells diabetic chocolate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diabetic:x7:1
# text = The shop sells diabetic chocolate.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	diabetic	diabetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | the shop | diabetic chocolate |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chocolate=Theme |

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