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title: hame — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hame» in the school dictionary: Hame is an old Scots word for home: «brought hame the bull» means brought the bull home. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hame

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**Who acts:** Hame, They, He · **What happens:** be, bring, mean, go, break · **To what, where:** old Scots word, hame, bull · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hame» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [hame in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hame.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Hame is an old Scots word for home: «brought hame the bull» means brought the bull home.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hame:m1:1
# text = Hame is an old Scots word for home: «brought hame the bull» means brought the bull home.
1	Hame	hame	NOUN	NN	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	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	Scots	Scot	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	compound	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	nsubj	_	_
12	hame	hame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bull	bull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
16	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
17	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	bull	bull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	home	home	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Hame | a old Scots word |  |  |  | for home | tree rules |
| 2 | **bring** *in a quote* | past |  | hame |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument hame=Theme bull=Destination |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **bring** | past |  |  | the bull |  |  | home *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument bull=Destination |

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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: old Scots use — kept apart, not parsed.

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«hame» can also mean towards home, as in «went hame».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hame:m2:1
# text = «hame» can also mean towards home, as in «went hame».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	hame	hame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
14	hame	hame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | hame |  |  |  |  | towards home | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | past |  | hame |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hame=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They brought hame the bull.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hame:x1:1
# text = They brought hame the bull.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hame	hame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bull	bull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | They | hame |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument hame=Theme bull=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He went hame at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hame:x2:1
# text = He went hame at night.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hame	hame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | He | hame |  |  | night |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hame=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The can was broken, so he brought hame little water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hame:x3:1
# text = The can was broken, so he brought hame little water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	hame	hame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | can · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V» |
| 2 | **bring** | past | he | hame |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent hame=Theme |

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