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title: raja — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «raja» in the school dictionary: A king or prince in India or other parts of South and Southeast Asia in the past. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# raja

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**Who acts:** raja, palace, poor boy, rani, history book, I · **What happens:** title, ride, paint, rule, have, bring · **To what, where:** honour, city, Many small kingdoms, marble halls, raja, old story

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«raja» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [raja in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/raja.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A king or prince in India or other parts of South and Southeast Asia in the past.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raja:m1:1
# text = A king or prince in India or other parts of South and Southeast Asia in the past.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	Southeast	Southeast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A title of honour for an Indian ruler or nobleman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raja:m2:1
# text = A title of honour for an Indian ruler or nobleman.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Indian	Indian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	nobleman	nobleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **title** |  |  | honour |  |  |  | for a Indian ruler or nobleman | nom title «communication transitive»: of=patient for=obl |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The raja rode through the city on a painted elephant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raja:x1:1
# text = The raja rode through the city on a painted elephant.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	raja	raja	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **ride** | past | the raja |  |  | the city |  | on a painted elephant | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through city=Trajectory |
| 2 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many small kingdoms in India were ruled by a raja.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raja:x2:1
# text = Many small kingdoms in India were ruled by a raja.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	kingdoms	kingdom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	ruled	rule	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	raja	raja	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past · passive | a raja | Many small kingdoms in India |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The raja's palace had marble halls and gardens with fountains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raja:x3:1
# text = The raja's palace had marble halls and gardens with fountains.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	raja	raja	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	marble	marble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	halls	hall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	fountains	fountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the raja's palace | marble halls and gardens with fountains |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hall=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old story, a poor boy brought the raja a clever gift.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raja:x4:1
# text = In the old story, a poor boy brought the raja a clever gift.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	raja	raja	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | a poor boy | the raja |  | the old story |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent raja=Destination gift=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rani was the raja's wife.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raja:x5:1
# text = The rani was the raja's wife.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rani	rani	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	raja	raja	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 a** | past | the rani | the raja's wife |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our history book showed a photo of a raja meeting British officers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raja:x6:1
# text = Our history book showed a photo of a raja meeting British officers.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	raja	raja	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	meeting	meet	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	officers	officer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | Our history book | a photo of a raja |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent photo=Recipient |
| 2 | **meet** | gerund | a raja *not said here* | British officers |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent officer=Co-Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I am a great Raja's son.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raja:x7:1
# text = I am a great Raja's son.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	Raja	Raja	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 a** | present | I | Raja's great son |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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