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title: mademoiselle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mademoiselle» in the school dictionary: «Mademoiselle» is the French word for «Miss», used for a girl or young unmarried woman; it sounds like «mad-mwa-ZELL» to an English ear. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mademoiselle

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**Who acts:** Mademoiselle, French, waiter, Madame · **What happens:** be, use, sound, mean, call, thank · **To what, where:** French word, it, English, French, French teacher, little girl · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Mademoiselle» is the French word for «Miss», used for a girl or young unmarried woman; it sounds like «mad-mwa-ZELL» to an English ear.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mademoiselle:m1:1
# text = «Mademoiselle» is the French word for «Miss», used for a girl or young unmarried woman; it sounds like «mad-mwa-ZELL» to an English ear.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mademoiselle	mademoiselle	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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	French	French	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	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	unmarried	unmarried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
24	like	like	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
25	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	mwa	mwa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	ZELL	ZELL	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	30	punct	_	_
32	to	to	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
33	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
34	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mademoiselle | the French word |  |  |  | for Miss | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | the French word *not said here* |  |  |  | for a girl or young unmarried woman | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sound** | present | Mademoiselle |  |  |  |  | like mad mwa; to a English ear | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer |

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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 -->
In English it is used in stories and jokes to sound French, or for a French governess or teacher.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mademoiselle:m2:1
# text = In English it is used in stories and jokes to sound French, or for a French governess or teacher.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
12	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	governess	governess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · passive |  | it |  | English |  | in stories and jokes | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **sound** | to-infinitive |  | French |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location french=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(French) «Bonjour, mademoiselle!» means «Hello, miss!»

<!-- fold The tree, 6 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mademoiselle:x1:1
# text = (French) «Bonjour, mademoiselle!» means «Hello, miss!»
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Bonjour	Bonjour	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	mademoiselle	mademoiselle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	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	Hello	hello	INTJ	UH	_	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	miss	miss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | French |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hello=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our French teacher is called Mademoiselle Martin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mademoiselle:x2:1
# text = Our French teacher is called Mademoiselle Martin.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	Mademoiselle	Mademoiselle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Martin	Martin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | Our French teacher |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, the little girl was called Mademoiselle by the waiter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mademoiselle:x3:1
# text = In the story, the little girl was called Mademoiselle by the waiter.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	Mademoiselle	Mademoiselle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	xcomp	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	waiter	waiter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past · passive | the waiter | the little girl |  | the story |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(French) «Merci, mademoiselle» means «Thank you, miss».

<!-- fold The tree, 7 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mademoiselle:x4:1
# text = (French) «Merci, mademoiselle» means «Thank you, miss».
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Merci	Merci	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	mademoiselle	mademoiselle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	ccomp	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	miss	miss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | mademoiselle | French and Merci |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **thank** *speech: thank* *in a quote* | present |  |  | you |  |  | miss *vocative* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mademoiselle is like Miss in English.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mademoiselle:x5:1
# text = Mademoiselle is like Miss in English.
1	Mademoiselle	mademoiselle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mademoiselle |  |  | English |  | like Miss | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Madame is like Mrs or Ms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mademoiselle:x6:1
# text = Madame is like Mrs or Ms.
1	Madame	madame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	Ms.	Ms.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Madame |  |  |  |  | like Mrs or Ms. | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The French nanny in the book was known as Mademoiselle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mademoiselle:x7:1
# text = The French nanny in the book was known as Mademoiselle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nanny	nanny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Mademoiselle	Mademoiselle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past · passive |  | the French nanny in the book |  |  |  | as Mademoiselle | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as mademoiselle=Attribute |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short form: Mlle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mademoiselle:x8:1
# text = Short form: Mlle.
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	Mlle	Mlle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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