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title: filipino — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «filipino» in the school dictionary: Filipino means from or belonging to the Philippines, a country of more than seven thousand islands in South-East Asia. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# filipino

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**Who acts:** Filipino, mum, We, Many Filipinos, Filipino team, Filipino nurse · **What happens:** mean, belong, be, base, speak, try · **To what, where:** person, Philippines, national language, English, Filipino, Filipino food · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Filipino means from or belonging to the Philippines, a country of more than seven thousand islands in South-East Asia.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filipino:m1:1
# text = Filipino means from or belonging to the Philippines, a country of more than seven thousand islands in South-East Asia.
1	Filipino	filipino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Philippines	Philippines	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Ptan	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
13	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	16	advmod	_	_
14	than	than	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	compound	_	_
16	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Filipino |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **belong** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to the Philippines | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
A Filipino is a person from the Philippines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filipino:m2:1
# text = A Filipino is a person from the Philippines.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Filipino	filipino	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	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Philippines	Philippines	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Ptan	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Filipino | a person |  | the Philippines |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Filipino is also the national language of the Philippines, based mostly on Tagalog; English is also widely spoken there.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filipino:m3:1
# text = Filipino is also the national language of the Philippines, based mostly on Tagalog; English is also widely spoken there.
1	Filipino	filipino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Philippines	Philippines	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Ptan	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	based	base	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
12	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Tagalog	Tagalog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
16	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
18	also	also	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
19	widely	widely	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
21	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Filipino | the national language |  |  |  | of the Philippines | tree rules |
| 2 | **base** | participle |  | the Philippines *not said here* |  |  |  | mostly *property* | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | English |  | there |  | widely *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend's mum is Filipino.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filipino:x1:1
# text = My friend's mum is Filipino.
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	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Filipino	Filipino	PROPN	NNP	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 | My friend's mum | Filipino |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tried Filipino food at the festival.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filipino:x2:1
# text = We tried Filipino food at the festival.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Filipino	Filipino	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	festival	festival	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 | **try** | past | We | Filipino food |  | the festival |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Filipino is the national language of the Philippines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filipino:x3:1
# text = Filipino is the national language of the Philippines.
1	Filipino	filipino	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Philippines	Philippines	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Ptan	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Filipino | the national language |  |  |  | of the Philippines | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Filipinos speak both Filipino and English.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filipino:x4:1
# text = Many Filipinos speak both Filipino and English.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Filipinos	Filipino	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc:preconj	_	_
5	Filipino	Filipino	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | Many Filipinos | Filipino and English |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Filipino team won the dance competition.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filipino:x5:1
# text = The Filipino team won the dance competition.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Filipino	Filipino	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	won	win	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	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | the Filipino team | the dance competition |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent competition=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Filipino nurse looked after my grandad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filipino:x6:1
# text = A Filipino nurse looked after my grandad.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Filipino	Filipino	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **look** | past | a Filipino nurse |  |  |  | after my grandad |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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