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title: fille — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fille» in the school dictionary: «Fille» means «girl» or «daughter»: «une petite fille» = a little girl, «ma fille» = my daughter. It sounds like «fee» with a soft y at the end («feey»), and it is not an English word. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fille

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**Who acts:** Fille, Je, I, C'est ma fille, This, French teacher · **What happens:** mean, sound, not be, be, say · **To what, where:** girl, end, English word, French, daughter, filles · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Fille» means «girl» or «daughter»: «une petite fille» = a little girl, «ma fille» = my daughter. It sounds like «fee» with a soft y at the end («feey»), and it is not an English word.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Fille» means «girl» or «daughter»: «une petite fille» = a little girl, «ma fille» = my daughter.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fille:m1:1
# text = «Fille» means «girl» or «daughter»: «une petite fille» = a little girl, «ma fille» = my daughter.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Fille	fille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	une	une	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	petite	petite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	fille	fille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
18	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	21	punct	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	fille	fille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	_
27	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	29	punct	_	_
28	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Fille | girl or daughter |  |  |  |  | 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.

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*Sentence 2:* It sounds like «fee» with a soft y at the end («feey»), and it is not an English word.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fille:m1:2
# text = It sounds like «fee» with a soft y at the end («feey»), and it is not an English word.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	y	y	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	feey	feey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
23	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	26	advmod	_	_
24	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | Fille |  |  |  | at the end | like fee; with a soft y | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at end=Location |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | Fille | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Je suis une fille» means «I am a girl» in French.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fille:x1:1
# text = «Je suis une fille» means «I am a girl» in French.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Je	Je	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	7	nsubj	_	_
3	suis	suis	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	5	dep	_	_
4	une	une	X	FW	_	5	compound	_	_
5	fille	fille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Je |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | I | a girl |  | French |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«C'est ma fille» means «This is my daughter.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fille:x2:1
# text = «C'est ma fille» means «This is my daughter.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	C'est	c'	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	amod	_	_
3	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	fille	fille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | C'est ma fille |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | This | my daughter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In French, «fille» is feminine: «la fille», «une fille».

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fille:x3:1
# text = In French, «fille» is feminine: «la fille», «une fille».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	fille	fille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	feminine	feminine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	la	la	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fille	fille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	une	une	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	fille	fille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | fille |  |  | French |  | feminine *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The French teacher said «filles» for the girls and «garçons» for the boys.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fille:x4:1
# text = The French teacher said «filles» for the girls and «garçons» for the boys.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	filles	fille	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	garçons	garçon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the French teacher | filles and garçons |  |  |  | for the girls; for the boys | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent fille=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Petite-fille» in French means granddaughter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fille:x5:1
# text = «Petite-fille» in French means granddaughter.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Petite	petite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	fille	fille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	granddaughter	granddaughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Petite fille in French | granddaughter |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent granddaughter=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«La fille du roi» means «the king's daughter».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fille:x6:1
# text = «La fille du roi» means «the king's daughter».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	La	la	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fille	fille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	du	du	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	dep	_	_
5	roi	roi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | la fille |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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