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title: papa — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «papa» in the school dictionary: Father, dad. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# papa

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**Who acts:** Papa, usual word, Goodnight, porridge, We, papa stork · **What happens:** mean, be, say, call, pick up, understand · **To what, where:** dad, French, tato, Ukrainian, girl, old story · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«papa» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [papa in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/papa.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: old-fashioned or family word — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Father, dad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:papa:m1:1
# text = Father, dad.
1	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: in some families — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandfather, grandad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:papa:m2:1
# text = Grandfather, grandad.
1	Grandfather	grandfather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the NATO phonetic alphabet, the word for the letter P.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:papa:m3:1
# text = In the NATO phonetic alphabet, the word for the letter P.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	NATO	NATO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	phonetic	phonetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	P.	P.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: other languages — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Papa» also means dad in French, Italian, Spanish (papá) and many more; in Ukrainian the usual word for dad is «tato».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:papa:m4:1
# text = «Papa» also means dad in French, Italian, Spanish (papá) and many more; in Ukrainian the usual word for dad is «tato».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Papa	Papa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	Italian	Italian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	papá	papá	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	29	punct	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Ukrainian	Ukrainian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
27	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	cop	_	_
28	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	tato	tato	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Papa | dad |  | French and Italian and Spanish |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the usual word for dad | tato |  | Ukrainian |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Goodnight, Papa,» said the girl in the old story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:papa:x1:1
# text = «Goodnight, Papa,» said the girl in the old story.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Goodnight	Goodnight	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	Papa	Papa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Goodnight and Papa | the girl |  | the old story |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent girl=Theme in story=Manner |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Papa Bear's porridge was too hot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:papa:x2:1
# text = Papa Bear's porridge was too hot.
1	Papa	Papa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Bear	Bear	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	porridge	porridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Papa Bear's porridge |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We call Grandad «Papa».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:papa:x3:1
# text = We call Grandad «Papa».
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Papa	Papa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | We |  | Grandad |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent grandad=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
P for Papa, Q for Quebec.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:papa:x4:1
# text = P for Papa, Q for Quebec.
1	P	p	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Papa	Papa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Q	Q	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Quebec	Quebec	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In French, «papa» means dad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:papa:x5:1
# text = In French, «papa» means dad.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	papa	papa	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	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend's papa picks her up from school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:papa:x6:1
# text = My friend's papa picks her up from school.
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	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	papa	papa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	picks	pick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	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 | **pick up** | present | My friend's papa | friend |  | school |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Papa Smurf is the leader of the Smurfs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:papa:x7:1
# text = Papa Smurf is the leader of the Smurfs.
1	Papa	Papa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Smurf	Smurf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Smurfs	Smurf	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Papa | the leader |  |  |  | of the Smurfs | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One thing, however, the papa stork could understand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:papa:x8:1
# text = One thing, however, the papa stork could understand.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	however	however	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	papa	papa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	stork	stork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **understand** | could | the papa stork | One thing *not said here* |  |  |  | however *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |

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