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title: ma — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ma» in the school dictionary: «Ma» is a homely word for mother, like «Mum» or «Mom», heard in old stories, in the USA countryside and in Ireland. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ma

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**Who acts:** Ma, Mā, sentence, you, ma mère, boy · **What happens:** be, hear, mean, turn, go out, play · **To what, where:** homely word, old stories, mum, little word, end, ma · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«ma» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [ma in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ma.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ma» is a homely word for mother, like «Mum» or «Mom», heard in old stories, in the USA countryside and in Ireland.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ma:m1:1
# text = «Ma» is a homely word for mother, like «Mum» or «Mom», heard in old stories, in the USA countryside and in Ireland.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	homely	homely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Mom	mom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ma | a homely word |  |  |  | for mother | tree rules |
| 2 | **hear** | participle | Ma *not said here* |  |  | old stories |  | in the USA countryside and Ireland | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Mā» means «mum»; «ma» with no tone is a little word at the end of a sentence that turns it into a question: «nǐ hǎo ma?» (are you well?).

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Mā» means «mum»; «ma» with no tone is a little word at the end of a sentence that turns it into a question: «nǐ hǎo ma?»

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ma:m2:1
# text = «Mā» means «mum»; «ma» with no tone is a little word at the end of a sentence that turns it into a question: «nǐ hǎo ma?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mā	Mā	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	tone	tone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
25	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
26	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	acl:relcl	_	_
27	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obj	_	_
28	into	into	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	35	punct	_	_
32	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	nǐ	nǐ	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	35	dep	_	_
34	hǎo	hǎo	X	FW	_	35	compound	_	_
35	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	35	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mā | mum |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | ma with no tone | a little word |  |  | at the end of a sentence |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **turn** | present | a sentence | ma |  | a question |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme into question=Trajectory |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (are you well?).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ma:m2:2
# text = (are you well?).
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | well *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«MA» is a Master of Arts, a university degree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ma:m3:1
# text = «MA» is a Master of Arts, a university degree.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	MA	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Arts	Art	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	degree	degree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | MA | a Master and a university degree |  |  |  | of Arts | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ma» means «my» before a feminine noun: «ma mère» is «my mother»; in Italian «ma» means «but».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ma:m4:1
# text = «Ma» means «my» before a feminine noun: «ma mère» is «my mother»; in Italian «ma» means «but».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	feminine	feminine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	mère	mère	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Italian	Italian	PROPN	NNP	_	28	obl	_	_
25	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	_
28	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
29	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Ma | my |  |  | before a feminine noun |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent my=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | ma mère | my mother |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | ma |  |  |  |  | in Italian | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in italian=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ma, can I go out to play?» asked the boy in the old story.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ma:x1:1
# text = «Ma, can I go out to play?» asked the boy in the old story.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	out	out	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
12	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** *in a quote* | can | the boy *= boy* | Ma *not said here* |  |  |  | out *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | the boy *= boy* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the boy |  |  | the old story |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pa fixed the fence while Ma baked bread.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ma:x2:1
# text = Pa fixed the fence while Ma baked bread.
1	Pa	Pa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fixed	fix	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	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	Ma	Ma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	baked	bake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | past | Pa | the fence |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent fence=Patient |
| 2 | **bake** | past | Ma | bread |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Mandarin, «nǐ hǎo ma?» means «how are you?»

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ma:x3:1
# text = In Mandarin, «nǐ hǎo ma?» means «how are you?»
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	nǐ	nǐ	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	7	dep	_	_
6	hǎo	hǎo	X	FW	_	7	compound	_	_
7	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	ccomp	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | hǎo ma |  |  |  |  | in Mandarin | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in mandarin=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  | how *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Māma» is the Mandarin word for «mum».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ma:x4:1
# text = «Māma» is the Mandarin word for «mum».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Māma	Māma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Mandarin	mandarin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Māma | the Mandarin word |  |  |  | for mum | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt has an MA in history.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ma:x5:1
# text = My aunt has an MA in history.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	MA	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	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 | My aunt | a MA |  | history |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ma=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tiny bulb needed only a few mA of current.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ma:x6:1
# text = The tiny bulb needed only a few mA of current.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bulb	bulb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	mA	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | participle | the tiny bulb *not said here* | a few mA of current |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Me ma says I have to be home for tea», said Sean.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ma:x7:1
# text = «Me ma says I have to be home for tea», said Sean.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	compound	_	_
3	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	home	home	ADV	RB	_	6	xcomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
15	Sean	Sean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | Me ma |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | present | Me ma *= ma* |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | Me ma *= ma* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for tea; home *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Sean |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is you drowndid w'en yo' ma tucks you in de bed?"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ma:x8:1
# text = Is you drowndid w'en yo' ma tucks you in de bed?"
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	drowndid	drowndid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	w'en	w'en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	yo	yo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	_
7	ma	ma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	tucks	tuck	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	de	de	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | you | drowndid w'en yo |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tuck** | present | ma | you |  | de bed |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent you=Theme in bed=Trajectory |

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