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title: java — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «java» in the school dictionary: A large island of Indonesia, where the capital Jakarta is. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# java

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**Who acts:** large island, Java, Jakarta, detective, cousin, Mum · **What happens:** be, program, use, make, grow, grab · **To what, where:** programming language, apps, kind, island, one, cup · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«java» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [java in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/java.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Java — kept apart, not parsed.

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A large island of Indonesia, where the capital Jakarta is.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:java:m1:1
# text = A large island of Indonesia, where the capital Jakarta is.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Indonesia	Indonesia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	Jakarta	Jakarta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
11	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a large island of Indonesia |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: 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}

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Usage: US, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coffee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:java:m2:1
# text = Coffee.
1	Coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: Java — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A computer programming language used to make apps and programs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:java:m3:1
# text = A computer programming language used to make apps and programs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	programming	program	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	apps	app	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	programs	program	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **program** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | programming language *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | apps and programs |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset app=Product |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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A kind of coffee grown on the island of Java.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:java:m4:1
# text = A kind of coffee grown on the island of Java.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Java	Java	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  | a kind of coffee *not said here* |  | the island of Java |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on island=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Java is one of the most crowded islands in the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:java:x1:1
# text = Java is one of the most crowded islands in the world.
1	Java	java	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	crowded	crowded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Java | one |  |  |  | of the crowded islands in the world | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jakarta is on the island of Java.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:java:x2:1
# text = Jakarta is on the island of Java.
1	Jakarta	Jakarta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Java	Java	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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** | present | Jakarta |  |  | the island |  | of Java | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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«Grab me a cup of java,» said the detective.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:java:x3:1
# text = «Grab me a cup of java,» said the detective.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Grab	grab	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	java	java	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | a cup of java | the detective *= detective* |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary cup=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the detective |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin writes games in Java.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:java:x4:1
# text = My cousin writes games in Java.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	writes	write	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Java	Java	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present | My cousin | games |  | Java |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent game=Theme in java=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Java has many active volcanoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:java:x5:1
# text = Java has many active volcanoes.
1	Java	java	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	active	active	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **have** | present | Java | many active volcanoes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent volcano=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Java and JavaScript are two different programming languages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:java:x6:1
# text = Java and JavaScript are two different programming languages.
1	Java	java	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	JavaScript	JavaScript	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
6	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	programming	programming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	languages	language	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 a** | present | Java and JavaScript | two different programming languages |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum likes strong java in the morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:java:x7:1
# text = Mum likes strong java in the morning.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	java	java	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | Mum | strong java |  |  | morning |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot java=Theme |

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