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title: khaki — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «khaki» in the school dictionary: Khaki is a dull yellow-brown or greenish-brown colour. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# khaki

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**Who acts:** Khaki, Khakis, Soldiers, Dad, you, He · **What happens:** be, use, make, wear, mix, buy · **To what, where:** dull colour, strong cotton cloth, trousers, khaki uniforms, khaki shorts, holiday

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«khaki» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [khaki in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/khaki.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Khaki is a dull yellow-brown or greenish-brown colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khaki:m1:1
# text = Khaki is a dull yellow-brown or greenish-brown colour.
1	Khaki	khaki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
4	dull	dull	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
5	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	greenish	greenish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
12	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Khaki | a dull colour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
Khaki is a strong cotton cloth of this colour, used for army uniforms.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khaki:m2:1
# text = Khaki is a strong cotton cloth of this colour, used for army uniforms.
1	Khaki	khaki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	cotton	cotton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	uniforms	uniform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Khaki | a strong cotton cloth |  |  |  | of this colour | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a strong cotton cloth *not said here* |  |  |  | for army uniforms | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Khakis are trousers made of this cloth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khaki:m3:1
# text = Khakis are trousers made of this cloth.
1	Khakis	khaki	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	trousers	trousers	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Khakis | trousers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | trousers *not said here* |  |  |  | of this cloth | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soldiers wore khaki uniforms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khaki:x1:1
# text = Soldiers wore khaki uniforms.
1	Soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	khaki	khaki	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	uniforms	uniform	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **wear** | past | Soldiers | khaki uniforms |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent uniform=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad wore his khaki shorts on holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khaki:x2:1
# text = Dad wore his khaki shorts on holiday.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	khaki	khaki	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	shorts	short	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	holiday	holiday	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 | **wear** | past | Dad | Dad's khaki shorts |  | holiday |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent short=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mix brown and green to make khaki.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khaki:x3:1
# text = Mix brown and green to make khaki.
1	Mix	mix	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	khaki	khaki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mix** | imperative | you *not said here* | brown |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brown=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | khaki |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset khaki=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He bought a pair of khakis for school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khaki:x4:1
# text = He bought a pair of khakis for school.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	khakis	khaki	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | He | a pair of khakis for school |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pair=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Khaki is hard to spot among dry grass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khaki:x5:1
# text = Khaki is hard to spot among dry grass.
1	Khaki	khaki	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	spot	spot	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	among	among	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Khaki |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **spot** | to-infinitive | Khaki *not said here* |  |  |  |  | among dry grass | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The explorer wore a khaki hat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:khaki:x6:1
# text = The explorer wore a khaki hat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	explorer	explorer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	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	khaki	khaki	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hat	hat	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 | **wear** | past | the explorer | a khaki hat |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hat=Theme |

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