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title: finn — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «finn» in the school dictionary: A Finn is a person from Finland, a country in northern Europe. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# finn

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**Who acts:** Finn, Huckleberry Finn, Finns, Huckleberry, Fionn · **What happens:** be, love, score, win, build, float · **To what, where:** person, Finland, first name, giant hero, famous boy, American novel

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«finn» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [finn in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/finn.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Finn is a person from Finland, a country in northern Europe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finn:m1:1
# text = A Finn is a person from Finland, a country in northern Europe.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Finn	Finn	PROPN	NNP	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	_	7	case	_	_
7	Finland	Finland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 Finn | a person and a country in northern Europe |  | Finland |  |  | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Finn is a boy's first name, popular in Ireland, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the USA.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finn:m2:1
# text = Finn is a boy's first name, popular in Ireland, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
1	Finn	Finn	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	boy	boy	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	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	flat	_	_
19	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Finn McCool (Fionn mac Cumhaill) is a giant hero of Irish legends; Huckleberry Finn is a famous boy in an American novel.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finn:m3:1
# text = Finn McCool (Fionn mac Cumhaill) is a giant hero of Irish legends; Huckleberry Finn is a famous boy in an American novel.
1	Finn	Finn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
2	McCool	McCool	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	mac	Mac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
6	Cumhaill	Cumhaill	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	legends	legend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
16	Huckleberry	Huckleberry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Finn	Finn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	novel	novel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Finn | a giant hero and a famous boy |  |  |  | of Irish legends | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Huckleberry Finn | a famous boy |  | a American novel |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Finn is my best friend in class.

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

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Finns love saunas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finn:x2:1
# text = The Finns love saunas.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Finns	finn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	saunas	sauna	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | the Finns | saunas |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sauna=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Finn scored three goals on Saturday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finn:x3:1
# text = Finn scored three goals on Saturday.
1	Finn	Finn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	goals	goal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Saturday	Saturday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | past | Finn | three goals |  |  | saturday |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Finn won the gold medal in skiing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finn:x4:1
# text = A Finn won the gold medal in skiing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Finn	Finn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	medal	medal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	skiing	skiing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the legend, Finn McCool was a giant who built a path across the sea.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finn:x5:1
# text = In the legend, Finn McCool was a giant who built a path across the sea.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Finn	Finn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	McCool	McCool	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	across	across	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Finn |  |  | the legend |  | giant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **build** | past |  | a path |  | the sea |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent path=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Huckleberry Finn floated down the river on a raft.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finn:x6:1
# text = Huckleberry Finn floated down the river on a raft.
1	Huckleberry	Huckleberry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Finn	Finn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	floated	float	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	raft	raft	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 | **float** | past | Huckleberry |  |  | a raft |  | down the river | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme down river=Source on raft=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Finn has 12 marbles and gives 4 to Ava.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finn:x7:1
# text = Finn has 12 marbles and gives 4 to Ava.
1	Finn	Finn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	marbles	marble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Ava	Ava	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Finn | 12 marbles |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marble=Patient |
| 2 | **give** | present | Finn *not said here* | 4 | Ava |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent 4=Theme to ava=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fionn and the Fianna-Finn marched against them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finn:x8:1
# text = Fionn and the Fianna-Finn marched against them.
1	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	Fianna	Fianna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Finn	Finn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
7	marched	march	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **march** | past | Fionn and the Fianna Finn |  |  |  |  | against them *= they* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against they=Trajectory |

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