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title: ola — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ola» in the school dictionary: Not an English word on its own. It may be a piece of a longer word, as in "cola", "granola" or "Coca-Cola". Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ola

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**Who acts:** word, It, Spanish greeting, girl, Ola, Hola · **What happens:** be, hola, write, name, mean, come · **To what, where:** piece, name, Poland, ola, wave, us

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not an English word on its own. It may be a piece of a longer word, as in "cola", "granola" or "Coca-Cola".

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Not an English word on its own.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ola:m1:1
# text = Not an English word on its own.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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*Sentence 2:* It may be a piece of a longer word, as in "cola", "granola" or "Coca-Cola".

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ola:m1:2
# text = It may be a piece of a longer word, as in "cola", "granola" or "Coca-Cola".
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	cola	cola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	granola	granola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	Coca	Coca	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	Cola	Cola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | may | word | a piece |  |  |  | of a longer word or Coca | tree rules |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It may be a name, like the girl's name Ola, or the Spanish greeting "hola" (hello) written without the h.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ola:m2:1
# text = It may be a name, like the girl's name Ola, or the Spanish greeting "hola" (hello) written without the h.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	Ola	Ola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	greeting	greeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
18	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	hola	hola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
21	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	hello	hello	INTJ	UH	_	12	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	_
24	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
25	without	without	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	h.	H.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | may | It | a name |  |  |  | like Ola | tree rules |
| 2 | **hola** *in a quote* |  | the Spanish greeting |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **write** | participle |  | a name *not said here* |  |  |  | without the h. | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **name** |  | the girl |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Ola" is also the name of a taxi company in India and of a brand.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ola:m3:1
# text = "Ola" is also the name of a taxi company in India and of a brand.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ola	ola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	taxi	taxi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ola | the name |  |  |  | of a taxi company in India and a brand | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Hola!" means "hello" in Spanish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ola:x1:1
# text = "Hola!" means "hello" in Spanish.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Hola	Hola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	hello	hello	INTJ	UH	_	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Hola |  |  |  |  | in Spanish | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot hello=Theme in spanish=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend Ola comes from Poland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ola:x2:1
# text = My friend Ola comes from Poland.
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	nsubj	_	_
3	Ola	Ola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Poland	Poland	PROPN	NNP	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 | **come** | present | My friend |  |  | Poland |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from poland=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Granola ends with the letters "ola".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ola:x3:1
# text = Granola ends with the letters "ola".
1	Granola	Granola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	ola	ola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | Granola |  |  |  |  | with the letters | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with letter=Subeventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The word "cola" ends in "ola".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ola:x4:1
# text = The word "cola" ends in "ola".
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	cola	cola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	ola	ola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | the word |  |  | ola |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Spanish, "ola" means a wave in the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ola:x5:1
# text = In Spanish, "ola" means a wave in the sea.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	ola	ola	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | ola | a wave |  |  |  | in the sea; in Spanish | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot wave=Theme in spanish=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ola waved to us from the other side of the playground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ola:x6:1
# text = Ola waved to us from the other side of the playground.
1	Ola	Ola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | past | Ola |  | us | the other side of the playground |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to we=Recipient |

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