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title: diarrhoea — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «diarrhoea» in the school dictionary: Diarrhoea is an illness or condition in which a person has to go to the toilet very often, and the poo is runny and watery. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# diarrhoea

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**Who acts:** Diarrhoea, person, poo, She, you, germs · **What happens:** be, have, go, stay, wash, stop · **To what, where:** illness, condition, toilet, school, hands, germs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Diarrhoea is an illness or condition in which a person has to go to the toilet very often, and the poo is runny and watery.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diarrhoea:m1:1
# text = Diarrhoea is an illness or condition in which a person has to go to the toilet very often, and the poo is runny and watery.
1	Diarrhoea	diarrhoea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	toilet	toilet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	very	very	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	poo	poo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
23	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	runny	runny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	watery	watery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Diarrhoea | a illness or condition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | a person |  |  | condition |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  | the toilet |  | often *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to toilet=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **is** | present | the poo |  |  |  |  | runny *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | the poo *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
She stayed home from school with diarrhoea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diarrhoea:x1:1
# text = She stayed home from school with diarrhoea.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	diarrhoea	diarrhoea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **stay** | past | She |  |  | school |  | with diarrhoea; home *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with diarrhoea=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wash your hands to stop germs that cause diarrhoea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diarrhoea:x2:1
# text = Wash your hands to stop germs that cause diarrhoea.
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	cause	cause	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	diarrhoea	diarrhoea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | germs |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality germ=Eventuality |
| 3 | **cause** | present | germs | diarrhoea |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition diarrhoea=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drink lots of water if you have diarrhoea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diarrhoea:x3:1
# text = Drink lots of water if you have diarrhoea.
1	Drink	drink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
8	diarrhoea	diarrhoea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | imperative | you *not said here* | lots of water |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |
| 2 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | diarrhoea |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diarrhoea=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby had diarrhoea, so the parents called the doctor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diarrhoea:x4:1
# text = The baby had diarrhoea, so the parents called the doctor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	diarrhoea	diarrhoea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the baby | diarrhoea |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diarrhoea=Patient |
| 2 | **call** | past | the parents | the doctor |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent doctor=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bad food can give you sickness and diarrhoea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diarrhoea:x5:1
# text = Bad food can give you sickness and diarrhoea.
1	Bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	sickness	sickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	diarrhoea	diarrhoea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | can | Bad food | sickness and diarrhoea | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient sickness=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dirty water can cause diarrhoea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:diarrhoea:x6:1
# text = Dirty water can cause diarrhoea.
1	Dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	diarrhoea	diarrhoea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | can | Dirty water | diarrhoea |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition diarrhoea=Patient |

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