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title: marathi — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «marathi» in the school dictionary: Marathi is a language spoken by about 80 to 100 million people, mainly in the state of Maharashtra in western India, including the city of Mumbai. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# marathi

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**Who acts:** Marathi, grandma, We, million people · **What happens:** be, speak, describe, tell, write, watch · **To what, where:** language, state, people, Marathi, Mumbai, stories · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«marathi» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [marathi in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/marathi.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Marathi is a language spoken by about 80 to 100 million people, mainly in the state of Maharashtra in western India, including the city of Mumbai.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marathi:m1:1
# text = Marathi is a language spoken by about 80 to 100 million people, mainly in the state of Maharashtra in western India, including the city of Mumbai.
1	Marathi	marathi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|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	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	80	80	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	compound	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nmod	_	_
11	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Maharashtra	Maharashtra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	western	western	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	including	including	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	Mumbai	Mumbai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Marathi | a language |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  | a language *not said here* |  | the state of Maharashtra |  | in western India | vn talk-37.5 «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 -->
Marathi describes the people, culture or things of Maharashtra.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marathi:m2:1
# text = Marathi describes the people, culture or things of Maharashtra.
1	Marathi	marathi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Maharashtra	Maharashtra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Marathi | the people  culture or things of Maharashtra |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent people=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Marathi is spoken in Mumbai and across Maharashtra.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marathi:x1:1
# text = Marathi is spoken in Mumbai and across Maharashtra.
1	Marathi	marathi	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	Mumbai	Mumbai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Maharashtra	Maharashtra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	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 |  | Marathi |  | Mumbai and Maharashtra |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend's grandma tells stories in Marathi.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marathi:x2:1
# text = My friend's grandma tells stories in Marathi.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Marathi	Marathi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | My friend's grandma | stories |  | Marathi |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marathi is written in the Devanagari script.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marathi:x3:1
# text = Marathi is written in the Devanagari script.
1	Marathi	marathi	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	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Devanagari	Devanagari	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	script	script	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present · passive |  | Marathi |  | the Devanagari script |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in script=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched a Marathi film with English subtitles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marathi:x4:1
# text = We watched a Marathi film with English subtitles.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Marathi	Marathi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	subtitles	subtitle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | a Marathi film |  |  |  | with English subtitles | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Namaskar» is a Marathi greeting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marathi:x5:1
# text = «Namaskar» is a Marathi greeting.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Namaskar	namaskar	PROPN	GW	Typo=Yes	0	root	_	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	Marathi	marathi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	greeting	greeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a Marathi greeting |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Over 80 million people speak Marathi.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marathi:x6:1
# text = Over 80 million people speak Marathi.
1	Over	over	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	80	80	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	compound	_	_
3	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Marathi	Marathi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | million people | Marathi |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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