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title: petite — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «petite» in the school dictionary: Small, short and slim in a pretty way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# petite

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**Who acts:** aunt, shop, She, jeans · **What happens:** use, be, wear, have, look, come · **To what, where:** small shoes, petite section, petite, red coat

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: of a girl or woman — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Small, short and slim in a pretty way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:petite:m1:1
# text = Small, short and slim in a pretty way.
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	slim	slim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	pretty	pretty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Used for clothing sizes for shorter women.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:petite:m2:1
# text = Used for clothing sizes for shorter women.
1	Used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sizes	size	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	shorter	short	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for clothing sizes; for shorter women | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt is petite and wears small shoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:petite:x1:1
# text = My aunt is petite and wears small shoes.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	petite	petite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	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** | present | My aunt |  |  |  |  | petite *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | present | My aunt *not said here* | small shoes |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The shop has a petite section.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:petite:x2:1
# text = The shop has a petite section.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	petite	petite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	section	section	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the shop | a petite section |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent section=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The petite dancer leapt across the stage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:petite:x3:1
# text = The petite dancer leapt across the stage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	petite	petite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	dancer	dancer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	leapt	leapt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She looked petite next to her tall brother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:petite:x4:1
# text = She looked petite next to her tall brother.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	petite	petite	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	next	next	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | She |  |  |  |  | next, petite *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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These jeans come in petite and tall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:petite:x5:1
# text = These jeans come in petite and tall.
1	These	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	jeans	jeans	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	nsubj	_	_
3	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	petite	petite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | this jeans |  |  | petite |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in petite=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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A petite girl in a red coat waved at us.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:petite:x6:1
# text = A petite girl in a red coat waved at us.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	petite	petite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	waved	wave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | participle |  | a red coat *not said here* |  |  |  | at us | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at we=Location |

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