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title: mongolian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mongolian» in the school dictionary: Mongolian means from or to do with Mongolia, a country between Russia and China. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mongolian

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**Who acts:** Mongolian, Mongolian herders, round tents, Mongolian steppe, Many Mongolians, Mongolian throat · **What happens:** mean, do, be, speak, live, call · **To what, where:** Mongolian person, Mongolia, language, round tents, gers, Mongolian · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mongolian» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [mongolian in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mongolian.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Mongolian means from or to do with Mongolia, a country between Russia and China.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mongolian:m1:1
# text = Mongolian means from or to do with Mongolia, a country between Russia and China.
1	Mongolian	Mongolian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Mongolia	Mongolia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
12	between	between	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mongolian |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with Mongolia | vn act-114-1 «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 -->
A Mongolian is a person from Mongolia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mongolian:m2:1
# text = A Mongolian is a person from Mongolia.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	Mongolian	Mongolian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Mongolia	Mongolia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mongolian is the language spoken there.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mongolian:m3:1
# text = Mongolian is the language spoken there.
1	Mongolian	mongolian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|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	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mongolian | the language |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | participle |  | the language *not said here* |  | there |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mongolian herders live in round tents called gers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mongolian:x1:1
# text = Mongolian herders live in round tents called gers.
1	Mongolian	Mongolian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	herders	herder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tents	tent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	gers	ger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Mongolian herders |  |  | round tents |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tent=Location |
| 2 | **call** | participle | round tents *not said here* | gers |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mongolian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mongolian:x2:1
# text = Mongolian is written in the Cyrillic alphabet today.
1	Mongolian	Mongolian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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	Cyrillic	cyrillic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mongolian steppe is huge and grassy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mongolian:x3:1
# text = The Mongolian steppe is huge and grassy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mongolian	Mongolian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	steppe	steppe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	grassy	grassy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Mongolian steppe |  |  |  |  | huge *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the Mongolian steppe *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many Mongolians ride horses from a young age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mongolian:x4:1
# text = Many Mongolians ride horses from a young age.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Mongolians	Mongolian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ride	ride	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | present | Many Mongolians | horses |  |  | from a young age |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent horse=Theme from age=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mongolian throat singing sounds amazing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mongolian:x5:1
# text = Mongolian throat singing sounds amazing.
1	Mongolian	Mongolian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | Mongolian throat *not said here* | sounds |  |  |  | amazing *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sound=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ulaanbaatar is the Mongolian capital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mongolian:x6:1
# text = Ulaanbaatar is the Mongolian capital.
1	Ulaanbaatar	Ulaanbaatar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Mongolian	Mongolian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ulaanbaatar | the Mongolian capital |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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