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title: marmite — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «marmite» in the school dictionary: Marmite is a dark brown, sticky, salty spread made from yeast, eaten on toast, especially in the UK; New Zealand has its own Marmite too. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# marmite

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**Who acts:** Marmite, New Zealand, Something, I, brother, Pineapple · **What happens:** be, make, eat, have, show, hate · **To what, where:** dark brown, salty spread, yeast, toast, own Marmite, something · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«marmite» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [marmite in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/marmite.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marmite is a dark brown, sticky, salty spread made from yeast, eaten on toast, especially in the UK; New Zealand has its own Marmite too.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marmite:m1:1
# text = Marmite is a dark brown, sticky, salty spread made from yeast, eaten on toast, especially in the UK; New Zealand has its own Marmite too.
1	Marmite	marmite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	brown	brown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	spread	spread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	yeast	yeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	flat	_	_
25	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
26	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
27	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
28	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	Marmite	marmite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
30	too	too	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Marmite | a dark brown |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | salty spread *not said here* |  | yeast |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from yeast=Material |
| 3 | **eat** | participle |  | a dark brown *not said here* |  | toast |  | in the UK | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **have** | present | New Zealand | Marmite's own Marmite |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marmite=Patient |

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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: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something «Marmite» is something people either love or hate, with nobody in the middle.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marmite:m2:1
# text = Something «Marmite» is something people either love or hate, with nobody in the middle.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Marmite	Marmite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
8	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc:preconj	_	_
9	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	hate	hate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Something | something |  |  |  | people or hate *nmod* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Une marmite» is a large cooking pot, shown on the jar.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marmite:m3:1
# text = «Une marmite» is a large cooking pot, shown on the jar.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Une	une	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	marmite	marmite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | une marmite | a large cooking pot |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | participle |  | a large cooking pot *not said here* |  | the jar |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I have Marmite on toast every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marmite:x1:1
# text = I have Marmite on toast every morning.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Marmite	marmite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | I | Marmite |  | toast | morning |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marmite=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother hates Marmite and says it smells like old socks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marmite:x2:1
# text = My brother hates Marmite and says it smells like old socks.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hates	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Marmite	marmite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	smells	smell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | present | My brother | Marmite |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer marmite=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | My brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **smell** | present | Marmite |  |  |  |  | like old socks | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pineapple on pizza is a Marmite thing — you love it or hate it.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marmite:x3:1
# text = Pineapple on pizza is a Marmite thing — you love it or hate it.
1	Pineapple	pineapple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
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	Marmite	marmite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	hate	hate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pineapple on pizza | a Marmite thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | you | Pineapple |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 3 | **hate** | infinitive | you *not said here* | Pineapple |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marmite is made from yeast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marmite:x4:1
# text = Marmite is made from yeast.
1	Marmite	marmite	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	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	yeast	yeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Marmite |  | yeast |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from yeast=Material |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You only need a thin layer of Marmite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marmite:x5:1
# text = You only need a thin layer of Marmite.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Marmite	Marmite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | You | a thin layer of Marmite |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot layer=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Australia, people eat Vegemite instead of Marmite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marmite:x6:1
# text = In Australia, people eat Vegemite instead of Marmite.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	eat	eat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Vegemite	Vegemite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	Marmite	Marmite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | people | Vegemite |  | Australia |  | instead Marmite | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vegemite=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The singer is a bit Marmite: half my class loves her songs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marmite:x7:1
# text = The singer is a bit Marmite: half my class loves her songs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	singer	singer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Marmite	marmite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	half	half	DET	PDT	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac|PronType=Ind	10	det:predet	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the singer | a bit Marmite |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | present | my class | class's songs |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer song=Stimulus |
| 3 | **sing** |  | class |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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