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title: porte — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «porte» in the school dictionary: «Porte» is the French word for door or gate; it sounds like «port» to an English ear and is not an English word. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# porte

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Porte, gate, form, ferme, Our, robe rouge · **What happens:** be, sound, not be, mean, carry, wear · **To what, where:** French word, English word, form, porte un chapeau, hat, name · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Porte» is the French word for door or gate; it sounds like «port» to an English ear and is not an English word.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porte:m1:1
# text = «Porte» is the French word for door or gate; it sounds like «port» to an English ear and is not an English word.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Porte	Porte	PROPN	NNP	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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	28	cop	_	_
25	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	28	advmod	_	_
26	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Porte | the French word |  |  |  | for door or gate | tree rules |
| 2 | **sound** | present | gate |  |  |  |  | like port; to a English ear | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | present | gate *not said here* | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Porte» is also a form of the French verb «porter», meaning «carries» or «wears», as in «il porte un chapeau» (he wears a hat).

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porte:m2:1
# text = «Porte» is also a form of the French verb «porter», meaning «carries» or «wears», as in «il porte un chapeau» (he wears a hat).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Porte	Porte	PROPN	NNP	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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	porter	porter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
25	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	31	mark	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
27	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	il	il	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	31	nsubj	_	_
29	porte	porte	X	FW	_	31	compound	_	_
30	un	un	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	_
31	chapeau	chapeau	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	_
33	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj	_	_
35	wears	wear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	_
36	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Porte | a form |  |  |  | of the French verb | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund | a form *not said here* | porte un chapeau |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **carry** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **wear** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **wear** | present | Porte | a hat |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hat=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«The Porte» or «the Sublime Porte» was the name used in Europe for the government of the Ottoman Empire.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porte:m3:1
# text = «The Porte» or «the Sublime Porte» was the name used in Europe for the government of the Ottoman Empire.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Porte	Porte	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Sublime	Sublime	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Porte	Porte	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:agent	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	Ottoman	Ottoman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	Empire	Empire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Porte or the Sublime Porte | the name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | the name *not said here* |  | Europe |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In French, «ferme la porte» means «close the door».

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porte:x1:1
# text = In French, «ferme la porte» means «close the door».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	ferme	ferme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	la	la	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	porte	porte	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
9	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	close	close	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | ferme  la porte |  |  | French |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **close** *not said to happen, in a quote* | infinitive | ferme  la porte *not said here* | the door |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our Métro stop was called «Porte de Clichy».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porte:x2:1
# text = Our Métro stop was called «Porte de Clichy».
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Métro	Métro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	stop	stop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Porte	Porte	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	_
8	de	de	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
9	Clichy	Clichy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past · passive |  | Our Métro stop |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **stop** |  | Our |  |  |  |  |  | nom stop «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Elle porte une robe rouge» means «she is wearing a red dress».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porte:x3:1
# text = «Elle porte une robe rouge» means «she is wearing a red dress».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Elle	Elle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
3	porte	porte	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	2	dep	_	_
4	une	une	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	robe	robe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	rouge	rouge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	ccomp	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | une robe rouge | Elle |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **wear** *in a quote* | present · progressive | rouge | a red dress |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The English word «portal» is related to «porte».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porte:x4:1
# text = The English word «portal» is related to «porte».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	portal	portal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	porte	porte	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the English word |  |  |  |  | to porte; related *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ambassadors sent letters to the Sublime Porte in Istanbul.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porte:x5:1
# text = Ambassadors sent letters to the Sublime Porte in Istanbul.
1	Ambassadors	ambassador	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Sublime	Sublime	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Porte	Porte	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Istanbul	Istanbul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | Ambassadors | letters | the Sublime Porte | Istanbul |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent letter=Theme to porte=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In French class we labelled the door «la porte».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:porte:x6:1
# text = In French class we labelled the door «la porte».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	labelled	label	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	la	la	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	10	compound	_	_
10	porte	porte	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **label** | past | we | the door |  | French class |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent door=Destination |

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