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title: natal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «natal» in the school dictionary: To do with being born or with the time of birth: «natal day», «natal home». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# natal

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**Who acts:** Salmon, Turtles, neonatal unit, Mum, Natal Day, Durban · **What happens:** do, bear, name, swim back, lay, return · **To what, where:** natal home, province, natal river, eggs, prenatal classes, sister

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal, science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with being born or with the time of birth: «natal day», «natal home».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:natal:m1:1
# text = To do with being born or with the time of birth: «natal day», «natal home».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	natal	natal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	natal	natal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | natal home |  |  | day |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bear** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S» |

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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 -->
Natal: the old name of a province of South Africa (now KwaZulu-Natal), and a city in Brazil (a name).

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:natal:m2:1
# text = Natal: the old name of a province of South Africa (now KwaZulu-Natal), and a city in Brazil (a name).
1	Natal	natal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	province	province	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	KwaZulu	KwaZulu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Natal	Natal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Brazil	Brazil	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** |  |  | a province of South Africa |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Salmon swim back to their natal river to lay their eggs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:natal:x1:1
# text = Salmon swim back to their natal river to lay their eggs.
1	Salmon	salmon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swim	swim	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	natal	natal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	lay	lay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim back** | present | Salmon |  |  | Salmon's natal river |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to river=Destination |
| 2 | **lay** | to-infinitive | Salmon *not said here* | Salmon's eggs |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turtles return to their natal beach years later.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:natal:x2:1
# text = Turtles return to their natal beach years later.
1	Turtles	turtle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	return	return	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	natal	natal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | present | Turtles |  |  |  | year | late *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A neonatal unit looks after newborn babies in hospital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:natal:x3:1
# text = A neonatal unit looks after newborn babies in hospital.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	neonatal	neonatal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	newborn	newborn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | a neonatal unit |  |  |  | after newborn babies in hospital |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum went to prenatal classes before my sister was born.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:natal:x4:1
# text = Mum went to prenatal classes before my sister was born.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	prenatal	prenatal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	classes	class	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Mum |  |  | prenatal classes |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to class=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **bear** | past · passive |  | my sister |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Natal Day is a holiday in some places, celebrating the founding of the town.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:natal:x5:1
# text = Natal Day is a holiday in some places, celebrating the founding of the town.
1	Natal	natal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	Day	Day	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
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	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	celebrating	celebrate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	founding	founding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Natal Day | a holiday |  | some places |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **celebrate** | gerund | Natal Day *not said here* | the founding of the town |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent founding=Theme |
| 3 | **found** |  |  | the town |  |  |  |  | nom founding «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Durban is a city in KwaZulu-Natal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:natal:x6:1
# text = Durban is a city in KwaZulu-Natal.
1	Durban	Durban	PROPN	NNP	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	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	KwaZulu	KwaZulu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Natal	Natal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Durban | a city |  | KwaZulu and Natal |  |  | tree rules |

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