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title: hindu — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hindu» in the school dictionary: A Hindu is a person who follows Hinduism, a major religion that began in India. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hindu

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**Who acts:** Hindu, person, major religion, Diwali, Many Hindus, class · **What happens:** be, follow, begin, describe, do, visit · **To what, where:** person, Hinduism, India, things, Hindu festival, temple · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hindu» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [hindu in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hindu.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Hindu is a person who follows Hinduism, a major religion that began in India.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindu:m1:1
# text = A Hindu is a person who follows Hinduism, a major religion that began in India.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Hindu	Hindu	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	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	Hinduism	Hinduism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	major	major	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 Hindu | a person and a major religion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | present | a person and a major religion | Hinduism |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hinduism=Theme |
| 3 | **begin** | past | a major religion |  |  | India |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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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 -->
Hindu describes things to do with Hinduism, such as Hindu gods, temples and festivals.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindu:m2:1
# text = Hindu describes things to do with Hinduism, such as Hindu gods, temples and festivals.
1	Hindu	Hindu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Hinduism	Hinduism	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	12	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	Hindu	hindu	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	temples	temple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	festivals	festival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Hindu | things and Hindu gods and temples and festivals |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | Hindu *not said here* | things and Hindu gods and temples and festivals *not said here* |  |  |  | with Hinduism | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindu:x1:1
# text = Diwali is a Hindu festival of lights.
1	Diwali	Diwali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Hindu	hindu	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Diwali | a Hindu festival |  |  |  | of lights | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Hindus visit the temple to pray.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindu:x2:1
# text = Many Hindus visit the temple to pray.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Hindus	Hindu	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	visit	visit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	pray	pray	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | present | Many Hindus | the temple |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temple=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **pray** | to-infinitive | Many Hindus *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class visited a Hindu temple.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindu:x3:1
# text = Our class visited a Hindu temple.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Hindu	hindu	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | Our class | a Hindu temple |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temple=Co-Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Priya is Hindu and celebrates Holi.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindu:x4:1
# text = Priya is Hindu and celebrates Holi.
1	Priya	Priya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	Hindu	hindu	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	celebrates	celebrate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	Holi	Holi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Priya |  |  |  |  | hindu *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **celebrate** | present | Priya *not said here* | Holi |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent holi=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Hindu god Ganesh has an elephant's head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindu:x5:1
# text = The Hindu god Ganesh has an elephant's head.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Hindu	hindu	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	Ganesh	Ganesh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Hindu god | a elephant's head |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Hindus do not eat beef.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindu:x6:1
# text = Many Hindus do not eat beef.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Hindus	Hindu	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	beef	beef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **eat** | present · do-support | Many Hindus | beef |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beef=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No Hindu would doubt the fact of animals speaking or of men transformed into plants and animals.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hindu:x7:1
# text = No Hindu would doubt the fact of animals speaking or of men transformed into plants and animals.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	Hindu	Hindu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	doubt	doubt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	speaking	speak	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
13	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **doubt** | would | no Hindu | the fact of animals |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | gerund | animals *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **transform** | participle |  | men *not said here* |  |  |  | into plants and animals *result* | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.result»: agent=Patient into plant=Result |

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