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title: donna — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «donna» in the school dictionary: Donna is a woman's first name. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# donna

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**Who acts:** Donna, informal person, you, prima donna, Madonna, He · **What happens:** be, title, expect, stop, act, help · **To what, where:** first name, respect, special treatment, best friend, final song, woman

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Donna is a woman's first name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:donna:m1:1
# text = Donna is a woman's first name.
1	Donna	Donna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Donna | a woman's first name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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: Italian — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Italian word for «woman» or «lady», and an old title of respect for a lady, like «Madam».

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:donna:m2:1
# text = The Italian word for «woman» or «lady», and an old title of respect for a lady, like «Madam».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Italian	Italian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	like	like	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	Madam	madam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **title** |  |  | respect |  |  |  | for a lady | nom title «communication transitive»: of=patient for=obl |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the phrase «prima donna»: the main woman singer in an opera, and (informal) a person who is vain and expects special treatment.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:donna:m3:1
# text = In the phrase «prima donna»: the main woman singer in an opera, and (informal) a person who is vain and expects special treatment.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	prima	prima	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	donna	donna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	opera	opera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
23	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	25	nsubj	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
25	vain	vain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	acl:relcl	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	expects	expect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	conj	_	_
28	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	treatment	treatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a informal person |  |  |  |  | vain *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **expect** | present | a informal person *not said here* | special treatment |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treatment=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Donna is my mum's best friend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:donna:x1:1
# text = Donna is my mum's best friend.
1	Donna	donna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Donna | my mum's best friend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop acting like a prima donna and help tidy up!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:donna:x2:1
# text = Stop acting like a prima donna and help tidy up!
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	acting	act	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	prima	prima	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	donna	donna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	tidy	tidy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **act** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like a prima donna | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent like donna=Attribute |
| 3 | **help** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **tidy up** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prima donna sang the final song beautifully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:donna:x3:1
# text = The prima donna sang the final song beautifully.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	prima	prima	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	donna	donna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sang	sing	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	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	beautifully	beautifully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the prima donna | the final song |  |  |  | beautifully *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Italian, «donna» means woman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:donna:x4:1
# text = In Italian, «donna» means woman.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Italian	Italian	PROPN	NNP	_	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	donna	donna	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	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Madonna, which means «my lady», is a name for Mary in Christian art.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:donna:x5:1
# text = Madonna, which means «my lady», is a name for Mary in Christian art.
1	Madonna	Madonna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Mary	Mary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	Christian	Christian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Madonna | my lady |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lady=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Madonna | a name |  |  |  | for Mary in Christian art | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He threw a prima-donna tantrum when he lost the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:donna:x6:1
# text = He threw a prima-donna tantrum when he lost the game.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	prima	prima	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	donna	donna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tantrum	tantrum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past | He | a donna tantrum |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tantrum=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | past | he | the game |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The 'prima donna' would only act when the lights were red, for she declared that a blue light did not suit her complexion.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:donna:x7:1
# text = The 'prima donna' would only act when the lights were red, for she declared that a blue light did not suit her complexion.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	prima	prima	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	donna	donna	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	act	act	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
22	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	24	advmod	_	_
24	suit	suit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
25	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	complexion	complexion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | would | the prima donna |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the lights |  |  |  |  | red *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | donna |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **suit** | past · do-support | a blue light | donna's complexion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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