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title: fa — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fa» in the school dictionary: The fourth note of the musical scale in the sol-fa system: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do. Also spelt «fah». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fa

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**Who acts:** FA, Football Association, He, you, We, team · **What happens:** re, do, note, be, run, sing · **To what, where:** mi, musical scale, Football Association, football, England, sweet FA · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fourth note of the musical scale in the sol-fa system: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do. Also spelt «fah».

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The fourth note of the musical scale in the sol-fa system: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fa:m1:1
# text = The fourth note of the musical scale in the sol-fa system: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fourth	fourth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	musical	musical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	sol	sol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	fa	fa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	re	re	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	mi	mi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	fa	fa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	so	so	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	la	la	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	ti	ti	X	XX	_	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **re** | infinitive · do-support |  | mi and fa |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **note** |  |  | the musical scale in the fa system |  |  |  |  | nom note «communication transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Also spelt «fah».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fa:m1:2
# text = Also spelt «fah».
1	Also	also	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	spelt	spelt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	fah	fah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«The FA» is the Football Association, which runs football in England, including the FA Cup.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fa:m2:1
# text = «The FA» is the Football Association, which runs football in England, including the FA Cup.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	FA	FA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Football	Football	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Association	Association	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	including	including	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	FA	FA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the FA | the Football Association |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | present | the Football Association | football |  | England |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent football=Theme in england=Trajectory |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang, as «sweet FA» — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nothing at all — a rude-ish British phrase, as in «He did sweet FA all day».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fa:m3:1
# text = Nothing at all — a rude-ish British phrase, as in «He did sweet FA all day».
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	1	nmod	_	_
4	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
6	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	ish	ish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
17	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	FA	FA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
20	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | past | He | sweet FA |  |  | day |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fa=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do!

<!-- fold The tree, 8 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fa:x1:1
# text = Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	re	re	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	mi	mi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	fa	fa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	la	la	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	ti	ti	X	XX	Foreign=Yes	11	flat:foreign	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **re** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | mi and fa |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Fa» is the fourth note of the scale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fa:x2:1
# text = «Fa» is the fourth note of the scale.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Fa	Fa	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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fourth	fourth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fa | the fourth note |  |  |  | of the scale | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sang «Fa, a long, long way to run» in music.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fa:x3:1
# text = We sang «Fa, a long, long way to run» in music.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Fa	Fa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	run	run	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **way** *in a quote* |  | Fa |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **run** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  | music |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in music=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My team won a match in the FA Cup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fa:x4:1
# text = My team won a match in the FA Cup.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	FA	FA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | My team | a match |  | the FA Cup |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The FA makes the rules for English football.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fa:x5:1
# text = The FA makes the rules for English football.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	FA	FA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the FA | the rules |  |  |  | for English football | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent rule=Product for football=Asset |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(rude, UK) He did sweet FA to help tidy up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fa:x6:1
# text = (rude, UK) He did sweet FA to help tidy up.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	FA	FA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
12	tidy	tidy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | rude UK | sweet FA |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fa=Eventuality |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | rude UK *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **tidy up** | infinitive | rude UK *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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