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title: lithuanian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lithuanian» in the school dictionary: Lithuanian means from Lithuania, a country on the Baltic Sea in north-east Europe, or to do with its people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lithuanian

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**Who acts:** Lithuanian, classmate, She, Lithuanian flag, Lithuanians, We · **What happens:** mean, do, be, speak, love, sound · **To what, where:** Lithuania, language, person, Lithuanian, Vilnius, home · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Lithuanian means from Lithuania, a country on the Baltic Sea in north-east Europe, or to do with its people.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lithuanian:m1:1
# text = Lithuanian means from Lithuania, a country on the Baltic Sea in north-east Europe, or to do with its people.
1	Lithuanian	lithuanian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Lithuania	Lithuania	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Baltic	Baltic	PROPN	NNP	_	11	compound	_	_
11	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Lithuanian |  |  | Lithuania |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with Lithuanian's people | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lithuanian is the language spoken in Lithuania.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lithuanian:m2:1
# text = Lithuanian is the language spoken in Lithuania.
1	Lithuanian	lithuanian	NOUN	NN	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	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Lithuania	Lithuania	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lithuanian | the language |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  | the language *not said here* |  | Lithuania |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Lithuanian is a person from Lithuania.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lithuanian:m3:1
# text = A Lithuanian is a person from Lithuania.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Lithuanian	lithuanian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Lithuania	Lithuania	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	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 | a Lithuanian | a person |  | Lithuania |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My classmate is Lithuanian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lithuanian:x1:1
# text = My classmate is Lithuanian.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	classmate	classmate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	Lithuanian	lithuanian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My classmate |  |  |  |  | lithuanian *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lithuanian is spoken in Vilnius.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lithuanian:x2:1
# text = Lithuanian is spoken in Vilnius.
1	Lithuanian	lithuanian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Vilnius	Vilnius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | Lithuanian |  | Vilnius |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She speaks Lithuanian at home and English at school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lithuanian:x3:1
# text = She speaks Lithuanian at home and English at school.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Lithuanian	lithuanian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | She |  |  | home at school and English |  | lithuanian *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Lithuanian flag is yellow, green and red.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lithuanian:x4:1
# text = The Lithuanian flag is yellow, green and red.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Lithuanian	lithuanian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Lithuanian flag |  |  |  |  | yellow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the Lithuanian flag *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the Lithuanian flag *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lithuanians love basketball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lithuanian:x5:1
# text = Lithuanians love basketball.
1	Lithuanians	Lithuanian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	basketball	basketball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | Lithuanians | basketball |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer basketball=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lithuanian is one of the oldest-sounding languages in Europe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lithuanian:x6:1
# text = Lithuanian is one of the oldest-sounding languages in Europe.
1	Lithuanian	lithuanian	NOUN	NN	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	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	oldest	old	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	sounding	sound	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lithuanian | one |  |  |  | of the oldest sounding languages in Europe | tree rules |
| 2 | **sound** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learnt to say «labas» — «hello» in Lithuanian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lithuanian:x7:1
# text = We learnt to say «labas» — «hello» in Lithuanian.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learnt	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	labas	laba	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	hello	hello	INTJ	UH	_	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Lithuanian	Lithuanian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  | Lithuanian |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | labas |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent laba=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
THE THREE PRINCES AND THEIR BEASTS (LITHUANIAN FAIRY TALE)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lithuanian:x8:1
# text = THE THREE PRINCES AND THEIR BEASTS (LITHUANIAN FAIRY TALE)
1	THE	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	THREE	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	PRINCES	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	AND	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	THEIR	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	BEASTS	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	LITHUANIAN	lithuanian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	FAIRY	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	TALE	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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