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title: lhasa — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lhasa» in the school dictionary: Lhasa is the main city of Tibet, high in the Himalayas, now under China's rule. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lhasa

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**Who acts:** Lhasa, China, Lhasa Apso, Potala Palace, Pilgrims, neighbour · **What happens:** be, rule, stand, walk, pray, have · **To what, where:** main city, small haired dog breed, Tibet, capital, Lhasa, one

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«lhasa» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [lhasa in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lhasa.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lhasa is the main city of Tibet, high in the Himalayas, now under China's rule.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lhasa:m1:1
# text = Lhasa is the main city of Tibet, high in the Himalayas, now under China's rule.
1	Lhasa	Lhasa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tibet	Tibet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Himalayas	Himalaya	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
15	under	under	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lhasa | the main city |  |  |  | of Tibet | tree rules |
| 2 | **rule** |  | China |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Lhasa Apso is a small long-haired dog breed from Tibet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lhasa:m2:1
# text = A Lhasa Apso is a small long-haired dog breed from Tibet.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Lhasa	Lhasa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Apso	Apso	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	haired	haired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	breed	breed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Tibet	Tibet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Lhasa Apso | a small haired dog breed |  | Tibet |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lhasa is the capital of Tibet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lhasa:x1:1
# text = Lhasa is the capital of Tibet.
1	Lhasa	Lhasa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Tibet	Tibet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	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 a** | present | Lhasa | the capital |  |  |  | of Tibet | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Potala Palace stands in Lhasa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lhasa:x2:1
# text = The Potala Palace stands in Lhasa.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Potala	Potala	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Palace	Palace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Lhasa	Lhasa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | the Potala Palace |  |  | Lhasa |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in lhasa=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lhasa is one of the highest cities on Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lhasa:x3:1
# text = Lhasa is one of the highest cities on Earth.
1	Lhasa	Lhasa	PROPN	NNP	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	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lhasa | one |  |  |  | of the highest cities on Earth | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pilgrims walk to Lhasa to pray.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lhasa:x4:1
# text = Pilgrims walk to Lhasa to pray.
1	Pilgrims	pilgrim	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Lhasa	Lhasa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	pray	pray	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | Pilgrims |  | Lhasa |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to lhasa=Result |
| 2 | **pray** | to-infinitive | Pilgrims *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our neighbour has a Lhasa Apso dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lhasa:x5:1
# text = Our neighbour has a Lhasa Apso dog.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	Lhasa	Lhasa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	Apso	Apso	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our neighbour | a Lhasa dog |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The air in Lhasa is thin because it is so high.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lhasa:x6:1
# text = The air in Lhasa is thin because it is so high.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Lhasa	Lhasa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the air in Lhasa |  |  |  |  | thin *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | air |  |  |  |  | high *property* | tree rules |

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