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title: kohlrabi — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «kohlrabi» in the school dictionary: Kohlrabi is a vegetable of the cabbage family with a round, swollen stem that grows just above the ground; you can eat it raw or cooked. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# kohlrabi

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**Who acts:** Kohlrabi, round swollen stem, you, We, Raw kohlrabi, Mum · **What happens:** be, grow, eat, cook, look, add · **To what, where:** vegetable, ground, bit, kohlrabi, school garden, related cabbage

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Kohlrabi is a vegetable of the cabbage family with a round, swollen stem that grows just above the ground; you can eat it raw or cooked.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kohlrabi:m1:1
# text = Kohlrabi is a vegetable of the cabbage family with a round, swollen stem that grows just above the ground; you can eat it raw or cooked.
1	Kohlrabi	Kohlrabi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	cabbage	cabbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	swollen	swollen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	stem	stem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	just	just	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	above	above	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
22	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	_
26	raw	raw	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	xcomp	_	_
27	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	cooked	cook	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Kohlrabi | a vegetable |  |  |  | of the cabbage family with a round swollen stem | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | present | a round swollen stem |  |  | the ground |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above ground=Location |
| 3 | **eat** | can | you | ground |  |  |  | raw *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 4 | **cook** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kohlrabi looks a bit like a little alien.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kohlrabi:x1:1
# text = Kohlrabi looks a bit like a little alien.
1	Kohlrabi	Kohlrabi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	alien	alien	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Kohlrabi | a bit |  |  |  | like a little alien | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bit=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We grew kohlrabi in the school garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kohlrabi:x2:1
# text = We grew kohlrabi in the school garden.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	kohlrabi	kohlrabi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	garden	garden	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 | **grow** | past | We | kohlrabi |  | the school garden |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location kohlrabi=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Raw kohlrabi is crunchy and sweet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kohlrabi:x3:1
# text = Raw kohlrabi is crunchy and sweet.
1	Raw	raw	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	kohlrabi	kohlrabi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	crunchy	crunchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Raw kohlrabi |  |  |  |  | crunchy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Raw kohlrabi *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum added kohlrabi to the soup.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kohlrabi:x4:1
# text = Mum added kohlrabi to the soup.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	kohlrabi	kohlrabi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | past | Mum | kohlrabi |  |  |  | to the soup | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent kohlrabi=Patient to soup=Co-Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kohlrabi can be green or purple.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kohlrabi:x5:1
# text = Kohlrabi can be green or purple.
1	Kohlrabi	Kohlrabi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	purple	purple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Kohlrabi |  |  |  |  | green *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Kohlrabi *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kohlrabi is related to cabbage and broccoli.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kohlrabi:x6:1
# text = Kohlrabi is related to cabbage and broccoli.
1	Kohlrabi	Kohlrabi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cabbage	cabbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	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 | Kohlrabi | related cabbage and broccoli |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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