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title: guatemalan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «guatemalan» in the school dictionary: From or to do with Guatemala, a country in Central America, south of Mexico. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# guatemalan

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**Who acts:** Guatemalan worry dolls, you, your, Tikal, Mum, Many Guatemalans · **What happens:** do, be, tell, worry, buy, speak · **To what, where:** tiny dolls, worries, ancient Maya city, Guatemalan rainforest, Guatemalan coffee, Maya language · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From or to do with Guatemala, a country in Central America, south of Mexico.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guatemalan:m1:1
# text = From or to do with Guatemala, a country in Central America, south of Mexico.
1	From	from	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Guatemala	Guatemala	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	Central	Central	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
12	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	south	south	ADV	RB	_	16	compound	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Mexico	Mexico	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with Guatemala; of south Mexico | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person from Guatemala.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guatemalan:m2:1
# text = A person from Guatemala.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Guatemala	Guatemala	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Guatemalan worry dolls are tiny dolls you tell your worries to.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guatemalan:x1:1
# text = Guatemalan worry dolls are tiny dolls you tell your worries to.
1	Guatemalan	Guatemalan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	worry	worry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	dolls	doll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dolls	doll	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	worries	worry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Guatemalan worry dolls | tiny dolls |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | you | your worries |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent worry=Recipient |
| 3 | **worry** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom worry «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tikal is an ancient Maya city in the Guatemalan rainforest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guatemalan:x2:1
# text = Tikal is an ancient Maya city in the Guatemalan rainforest.
1	Tikal	Tikal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Maya	Maya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Guatemalan	Guatemalan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	rainforest	rainforest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tikal | a ancient Maya city |  | the Guatemalan rainforest |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum buys Guatemalan coffee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guatemalan:x3:1
# text = Mum buys Guatemalan coffee.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	buys	buy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Guatemalan	Guatemalan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | present | Mum | Guatemalan coffee |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coffee=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Guatemalans speak a Maya language as well as Spanish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guatemalan:x4:1
# text = Many Guatemalans speak a Maya language as well as Spanish.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Guatemalans	Guatemalan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Maya	Maya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADV	RB	ExtPos=CCONJ	10	cc	_	_
8	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	fixed	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
10	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 Guatemalans | a Maya language as Spanish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Guatemalan flag has a quetzal bird on it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guatemalan:x5:1
# text = The Guatemalan flag has a quetzal bird on it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Guatemalan	Guatemalan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	quetzal	quetzal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Guatemalan flag | a quetzal bird |  |  |  | on bird | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend's family is Guatemalan-American.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:guatemalan:x6:1
# text = My friend's family is Guatemalan-American.
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	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	Guatemalan	Guatemalan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My friend's family |  |  |  |  | american *property* | tree rules |

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