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title: mahatma — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mahatma» in the school dictionary: A title meaning «great soul», given in India to a person who is very wise, good and respected. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mahatma

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**Who acts:** title, person, Mahatma, India, real first name, people · **What happens:** mean, give, be, use, struggle, lead · **To what, where:** great soul, title, person, India, Most, struggle · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A title meaning «great soul», given in India to a person who is very wise, good and respected.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mahatma:m1:1
# text = A title meaning «great soul», given in India to a person who is very wise, good and respected.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	very	very	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	respected	respected	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | gerund | a title *not said here* | great soul |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soul=Topic |
| 2 | **give** | participle · passive |  | a title | a person | India |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to person=Recipient |
| 3 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | wise *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **be** |  | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | 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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Most often used for Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's peaceful struggle for freedom from British rule.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mahatma:m2:1
# text = Most often used for Mahatma Gandhi, the leader of India's peaceful struggle for freedom from British rule.
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Mahatma	Mahatma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
6	Gandhi	Gandhi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	struggle	struggle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	freedom	freedom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	rule	rule	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle · passive | Mahatma | Most |  |  |  | often *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **struggle** |  | India |  |  |  |  | for freedom from British rule | nom struggle «act intransitive»: poss=agent for=obl |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mahatma Gandhi led India's struggle for freedom without violence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mahatma:x1:1
# text = Mahatma Gandhi led India's struggle for freedom without violence.
1	Mahatma	Mahatma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Gandhi	Gandhi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	struggle	struggle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	freedom	freedom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	violence	violence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | Mahatma | India's struggle |  |  |  | for freedom; without violence | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent struggle=Theme |
| 2 | **struggle** |  | India |  |  |  |  |  | nom struggle «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Mahatma» means «great soul» in Sanskrit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mahatma:x2:1
# text = «Mahatma» means «great soul» in Sanskrit.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mahatma	mahatma	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	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Sanskrit	Sanskrit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mahatma | great soul |  |  |  | in Sanskrit | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot soul=Theme in sanskrit=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His real first name was Mohandas, and «Mahatma» was a title people gave him.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mahatma:x3:1
# text = His real first name was Mohandas, and «Mahatma» was a title people gave him.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Mohandas	Mohandas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Mahatma	Mahatma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | Mohandas |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | His real first name | a title |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | past | people | a title *not said here* | Mahatma |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 4 | **name** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We read about the Mahatma's long walk to the sea to make salt.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mahatma:x4:1
# text = We read about the Mahatma's long walk to the sea to make salt.
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	_	8	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Mahatma	Mahatma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
14	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	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 the Mahatma's long walk; to the sea | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about walk=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | salt |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset salt=Product |
| 3 | **walk** |  | the Mahatma |  |  |  |  |  | nom walk «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many people called Gandhi «the Mahatma» with deep respect.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mahatma:x5:1
# text = Many people called Gandhi «the Mahatma» with deep respect.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Gandhi	Gandhi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Mahatma	Mahatma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | Many people |  | Gandhi |  |  | with deep respect | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent gandhi=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gandhi's birthday, 2 October, is a national holiday in India.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mahatma:x6:1
# text = Gandhi's birthday, 2 October, is a national holiday in India.
1	Gandhi	Gandhi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	appos	_	_
6	October	October	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Gandhi's birthday | a national holiday |  | India |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Martin Luther King Jr learned from the Mahatma's ideas about peaceful protest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mahatma:x7:1
# text = Martin Luther King Jr learned from the Mahatma's ideas about peaceful protest.
1	Martin	Martin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Luther	Luther	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	Jr	Jr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
5	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Mahatma	Mahatma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	protest	protest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | Martin |  |  | the Mahatma's ideas about peaceful protest |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from idea=Source |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mahatma is someone people see as very wise and good.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mahatma:x8:1
# text = A mahatma is someone people see as very wise and good.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mahatma	mahatma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mahatma | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | present | people |  |  |  |  | as wise | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as wise=Attribute |

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