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title: lasagne — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lasagne» in the school dictionary: Lasagne is an Italian dish made of flat sheets of pasta in layers with meat or vegetable sauce and cheese, baked in an oven. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lasagne

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**Who acts:** Lasagne, We, Mum, Grandad, cheese, You · **What happens:** be, make, bake, have, cut, stack · **To what, where:** Italian dish, layers, name, lasagne, vegetable lasagne, eight equal pieces

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lasagne is an Italian dish made of flat sheets of pasta in layers with meat or vegetable sauce and cheese, baked in an oven.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lasagne:m1:1
# text = Lasagne is an Italian dish made of flat sheets of pasta in layers with meat or vegetable sauce and cheese, baked in an oven.
1	Lasagne	lasagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Italian	Italian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dish	dish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	layers	layer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	sauce	sauce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	baked	bake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	oven	oven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lasagne | a Italian dish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a Italian dish *not said here* |  | layers with meat or vegetable sauce and cheese |  | of flat sheets of pasta | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **bake** | participle |  | layers with meat or vegetable sauce and cheese *not said here* |  |  |  | in a oven | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in oven=Instrument |

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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 -->
Lasagne is also the name of the wide flat pasta sheets themselves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lasagne:m2:1
# text = Lasagne is also the name of the wide flat pasta sheets themselves.
1	Lasagne	lasagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
9	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	pasta	pasta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
12	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lasagne | the name |  |  |  | of the wide flat pasta sheets  sheets | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had lasagne for tea on Friday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lasagne:x1:1
# text = We had lasagne for tea on Friday.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	lasagne	lasagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	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 | **have** | past | We | lasagne |  |  | friday | for tea | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lasagne=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum made a vegetable lasagne with spinach and cheese.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lasagne:x2:1
# text = Mum made a vegetable lasagne with spinach and cheese.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	vegetable	vegetable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lasagne	lasagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	spinach	spinach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Mum | a vegetable lasagne |  |  |  | with spinach and cheese | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lasagne=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad cut the lasagne into eight equal pieces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lasagne:x3:1
# text = Grandad cut the lasagne into eight equal pieces.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cut	cut	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lasagne	lasagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **cut** | past | Grandad | the lasagne |  | eight equal pieces |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent lasagne=Material into piece=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rock layers are stacked like a lasagne, with the oldest at the bottom.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lasagne:x4:1
# text = Rock layers are stacked like a lasagne, with the oldest at the bottom.
1	Rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	layers	layer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	stacked	stack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lasagne	lasagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	oldest	old	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	parataxis	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stack** | present · passive |  | Rock layers |  |  |  | like a lasagne | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lasagne was so hot that the cheese burnt my tongue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lasagne:x5:1
# text = The lasagne was so hot that the cheese burnt my tongue.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lasagne	lasagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	burnt	burnt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the lasagne |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **burnt** | past | the cheese | my tongue |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our neighbours brought round a lasagne when the baby was born.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lasagne:x6:1
# text = Our neighbours brought round a lasagne when the baby was born.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	round	round	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lasagne	lasagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | participle · passive |  | Our neighbours |  |  |  | round a lasagne | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **bear** | past · passive |  | the baby |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You need nine lasagne sheets for three layers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lasagne:x7:1
# text = You need nine lasagne sheets for three layers.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	lasagne	lasagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	layers	layer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **need** | present | You | nine lasagne sheets |  |  |  | for three layers | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sheet=Theme |

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