---
title: nazi — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nazi» in the school dictionary: A member of the political party led by Adolf Hitler that ruled Germany before and during World War Two; it believed some people were better than others and murdered millions, including in the Holocaust. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatic
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nazi/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/) / nazi

# nazi

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** member, people, use, Nazis, We, Anne · **What happens:** lead, rule, believe, be, murder, include · **To what, where:** political party, Germany, millions, Holocaust, people, Jewish people · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«nazi» 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: [nazi in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nazi.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A member of the political party led by Adolf Hitler that ruled Germany before and during World War Two; it believed some people were better than others and murdered millions, including in the Holocaust.

<!-- fold The tree, 34 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nazi:m1:1
# text = A member of the political party led by Adolf Hitler that ruled Germany before and during World War Two; it believed some people were better than others and murdered millions, including in the Holocaust.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	political	political	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	led	lead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Adolf	Adolf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl:agent	_	_
10	Hitler	Hitler	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	flat	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	Germany	Germany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	before	before	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	during	during	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
23	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	24	det	_	_
24	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nsubj	_	_
25	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
26	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	22	ccomp	_	_
27	than	than	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	murdered	murder	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
31	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
33	including	include	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	30	advcl	_	_
34	in	in	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	Holocaust	Holocaust	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | participle |  | the political party *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **rule** | past | a member of the political party | Germany |  |  | during World War | before *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent germany=Result |
| 3 | **believe** | past | member |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** | past | some people |  |  |  |  | than others; good *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **murder** | past | member *not said here* | millions |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent million=Patient |
| 6 | **include** | gerund | member *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in the Holocaust *goal* | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent in holocaust=Goal |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with that party or its ideas.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nazi:m2:1
# text = To do with that party or its ideas.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with that party or its ideas | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Someone who is extremely strict or bossy about rules: a grammar nazi — this use is careless and can upset people.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nazi:m3:1
# text = Someone who is extremely strict or bossy about rules: a grammar nazi — this use is careless and can upset people.
1	Someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	acl:relcl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	bossy	bossy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	grammar	grammar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	nazi	nazi	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
14	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
15	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
16	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	careless	careless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	parataxis	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	upset	upset	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
22	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | extremely, strict *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  | about rules | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | this use |  |  |  |  | careless *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **upset** | can | this use *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Nazis ruled Germany during World War Two.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nazi:x1:1
# text = The Nazis ruled Germany during World War Two.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Nazis	Nazi	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Germany	Germany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	during	during	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | the Nazis | Germany |  |  | during World War |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent germany=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learned how the Nazis persecuted Jewish people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nazi:x2:1
# text = We learned how the Nazis persecuted Jewish people.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Nazis	Nazi	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	persecuted	persecute	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **persecute** | past | the Nazis | Jewish people |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anne Frank hid from the Nazis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nazi:x3:1
# text = Anne Frank hid from the Nazis.
1	Anne	Anne	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Frank	Frank	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Nazis	Nazi	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | Anne |  |  | the Nazis |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent from nazi=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many countries fought to defeat Nazi Germany.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nazi:x4:1
# text = Many countries fought to defeat Nazi Germany.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	defeat	defeat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	Nazi	Nazi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Germany	Germany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | Many countries |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **defeat** | to-infinitive | Many countries *not said here* | Nazi Germany |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Holocaust was carried out by the Nazis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nazi:x5:1
# text = The Holocaust was carried out by the Nazis.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Holocaust	Holocaust	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Nazis	Nazi	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry out** | past · passive | the Nazis | the Holocaust |  |  |  |  | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nazi ideas were based on hate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nazi:x6:1
# text = Nazi ideas were based on hate.
1	Nazi	nazi	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	based	base	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hate	hate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **base** | past · passive |  | Nazi ideas |  | hate |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme on hate=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Calling your teacher a «grammar nazi» is not kind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nazi:x7:1
# text = Calling your teacher a «grammar nazi» is not kind.
1	Calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	grammar	grammar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	nazi	nazi	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | gerund |  |  | your teacher |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | Calling |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [nay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nay/)
- next →: [nd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nd/)
- ↑ back to [N in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/)