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title: hectare — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hectare» in the school dictionary: A metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square metres, the size of a square 100 metres by 100 metres; symbol ha. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hectare

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**Who acts:** hectare, farm, football pitch, forest fire, many square metres, farmer · **What happens:** be, cover, burn, grow · **To what, where:** square, 50 hectares, three quarters, 2,000 hectares, 3 hectares, 8 tonnes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square metres, the size of a square 100 metres by 100 metres; symbol ha.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hectare:m1:1
# text = A metric unit of area equal to 10,000 square metres, the size of a square 100 metres by 100 metres; symbol ha.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	metric	metric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	10,000	10000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod:unmarked	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
23	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	ha	ha	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hectare is a square 100 metres on each side.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hectare:x1:1
# text = A hectare is a square 100 metres on each side.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hectare	hectare	NOUN	NN	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	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod:unmarked	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 hectare | a square |  |  |  | 100 metres on each side *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The farm covers 50 hectares.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hectare:x2:1
# text = The farm covers 50 hectares.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	covers	cover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	hectares	hectare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present | the farm | 50 hectares |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hectare=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A football pitch is about three quarters of a hectare.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hectare:x3:1
# text = A football pitch is about three quarters of a hectare.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pitch	pitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	quarters	quarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hectare	hectare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a football pitch | three quarters |  |  |  | of a hectare | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The forest fire burned 2,000 hectares.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hectare:x4:1
# text = The forest fire burned 2,000 hectares.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	burned	burn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	2,000	2000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	hectares	hectare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | past | the forest fire | 2,000 hectares |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hectare=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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How many square metres are in 3 hectares? 30,000.

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*Sentence 1:* How many square metres are in 3 hectares?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hectare:x5:1
# text = How many square metres are in 3 hectares?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	hectares	hectare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | many square metres |  |  | 3 hectares |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* 30,000.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hectare:x5:2
# text = 30,000.
1	30,000	30,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer grows 8 tonnes of wheat per hectare.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hectare:x6:1
# text = The farmer grows 8 tonnes of wheat per hectare.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	tonnes	tonne	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	per	per	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	hectare	hectare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | the farmer | 8 tonnes of wheat per hectare |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tonne=Theme |

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