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title: liger — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «liger» in the school dictionary: A liger is the baby of a male lion and a female tiger; it is a hybrid, a mix of two kinds of animal. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# liger

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**Who acts:** liger, Ligers, tigon, Mules, We, Many scientists · **What happens:** be, have, not find, read, weigh, say · **To what, where:** baby, hybrid, lion dad, biggest cats, world, tiger dad · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«liger» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [liger in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/liger.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A liger is the baby of a male lion and a female tiger; it is a hybrid, a mix of two kinds of animal.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liger:m1:1
# text = A liger is the baby of a male lion and a female tiger; it is a hybrid, a mix of two kinds of animal.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	liger	liger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	hybrid	hybrid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	mix	mix	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a liger | the baby and a hybrid |  |  |  | of a male lion and a female tiger | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | liger | a hybrid |  |  |  |  | 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 -->
Ligers are huge, often bigger than both parents, with faint stripes and a lion-like face.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liger:m2:1
# text = Ligers are huge, often bigger than both parents, with faint stripes and a lion-like face.
1	Ligers	liger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	often	often	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	conj	_	_
7	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
16	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ligers |  |  |  |  | huge *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Ligers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | than both parents and faint stripes and a like face; often *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A liger has a lion dad and a tiger mum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liger:x1:1
# text = A liger has a lion dad and a tiger mum.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	liger	liger	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	6	det	_	_
5	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a liger | a lion dad and a tiger mum |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ligers are the biggest cats in the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liger:x2:1
# text = Ligers are the biggest cats in the world.
1	Ligers	liger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ligers | the biggest cats |  | the world |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tigon has a tiger dad and a lion mum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liger:x3:1
# text = A tigon has a tiger dad and a lion mum.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tigon	tigon	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	6	det	_	_
5	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a tigon | a tiger dad and a lion mum |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ligers are not found in the wild.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liger:x4:1
# text = Ligers are not found in the wild.
1	Ligers	liger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wild	wild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **find** | present · passive |  | Ligers |  | the wild |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The liger had faint stripes on its back.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liger:x5:1
# text = The liger had faint stripes on its back.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	liger	liger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	stripes	stripe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the liger | faint stripes |  | liger's back |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stripe=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mules and ligers are both hybrids.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liger:x6:1
# text = Mules and ligers are both hybrids.
1	Mules	mule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	ligers	liger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	both	both	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hybrids	hybrid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mules and ligers | both hybrids |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We read about a liger that weighed more than a lion and a tiger.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liger:x7:1
# text = We read about a liger that weighed more than a lion and a tiger.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	liger	liger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	weighed	weigh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	obj	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	tiger	tiger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | We |  |  |  |  | about a liger | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about liger=Topic |
| 2 | **weigh** | past | a liger | more |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme more=Value |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many scientists say breeding ligers is not good for the animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:liger:x8:1
# text = Many scientists say breeding ligers is not good for the animals.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	breeding	breeding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	ligers	liger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Many scientists |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | breeding ligers |  |  |  |  | for the animals; good *property* | tree rules |

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