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title: finnish — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «finnish» in the school dictionary: Finnish means from or belonging to Finland, a country in northern Europe. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# finnish

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**Who acts:** Finnish, Finnish people, She, We, Moomins, Finnish flag · **What happens:** mean, belong, be, not be, love, speak · **To what, where:** Finland, main language, English, saunas, Finnish, long words · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«finnish» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [finnish in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/finnish.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Finnish means from or belonging to Finland, a country in northern Europe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finnish:m1:1
# text = Finnish means from or belonging to Finland, a country in northern Europe.
1	Finnish	finnish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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	_	7	case	_	_
7	Finland	Finland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
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	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Finnish |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **belong** | gerund |  |  | Finland |  |  |  | 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 -->
Finnish is the main language of Finland; it is not related to English or Swedish but belongs to the Uralic family with Estonian and Hungarian.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finnish:m2:1
# text = Finnish is the main language of Finland; it is not related to English or Swedish but belongs to the Uralic family with Estonian and Hungarian.
1	Finnish	finnish	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	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Finland	Finland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	Swedish	Swedish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
17	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	Uralic	Uralic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Estonian	Estonian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	Hungarian	Hungarian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Finnish | the main language |  |  |  | of Finland | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | Finnish |  | English |  |  | related *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Finnish *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **belong** | present | Finnish *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the Uralic family with Estonian and Hungarian | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Finnish people love saunas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finnish:x1:1
# text = Finnish people love saunas.
1	Finnish	finnish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	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	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Finnish people | saunas |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sauna=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She speaks Finnish and English.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finnish:x2:1
# text = She speaks Finnish and English.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Finnish	Finnish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | She | Finnish and English |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Finnish has very long words with many endings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finnish:x3:1
# text = Finnish has very long words with many endings.
1	Finnish	finnish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	endings	ending	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Finnish | long words |  |  |  | with many endings | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We read about Finnish schools in class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finnish:x4:1
# text = We read about Finnish schools in class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Finnish	finnish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present | We |  |  |  |  | about Finnish schools in class | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about school=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moomins come from Finnish stories by Tove Jansson.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finnish:x5:1
# text = Moomins come from Finnish stories by Tove Jansson.
1	Moomins	moomin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Finnish	finnish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tove	Tove	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	Jansson	Jansson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Moomins |  |  | Finnish stories |  | by Tove | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from story=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Finnish flag is a blue cross on white.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:finnish:x6:1
# text = The Finnish flag is a blue cross on white.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Finnish	finnish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Finnish flag | a blue cross |  | white |  |  | tree rules |

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