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title: ratatouille — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ratatouille» in the school dictionary: A French vegetable stew made by slowly cooking tomatoes, courgettes (zucchini), aubergines (eggplants), peppers, onions and garlic in olive oil. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ratatouille

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**Who acts:** Ratatouille, 2007 Pixar film, We, Mum, rat · **What happens:** make, cook, be, call, want, come · **To what, where:** French vegetable stew, tomatoes, 2007 Pixar film, chef, Paris, ratatouille · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A French vegetable stew made by slowly cooking tomatoes, courgettes (zucchini), aubergines (eggplants), peppers, onions and garlic in olive oil.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ratatouille:m1:1
# text = A French vegetable stew made by slowly cooking tomatoes, courgettes (zucchini), aubergines (eggplants), peppers, onions and garlic in olive oil.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	vegetable	vegetable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	stew	stew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	cooking	cook	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
9	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	courgettes	courgette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	zucchini	zucchini	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	aubergines	aubergine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	eggplants	eggplant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	peppers	pepper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	onions	onion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	olive	olive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a French vegetable stew *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **cook** | gerund |  | tomatoes and courgettes and aubergines and peppers and onions and garlic |  |  |  | in olive oil; slowly *property* | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent tomato=Patient in oil=Instrument |

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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}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Ratatouille" is also a 2007 Pixar film about a rat called Remy who wants to be a chef in Paris.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ratatouille:m2:1
# text = "Ratatouille" is also a 2007 Pixar film about a rat called Remy who wants to be a chef in Paris.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ratatouille	Ratatouille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	2007	2007	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	Pixar	Pixar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	rat	rat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
14	Remy	Remy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	xcomp	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	cop	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	chef	chef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	xcomp	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ratatouille | a 2007 Pixar film |  |  |  | about a rat | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | a 2007 Pixar film *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **want** | present | a 2007 Pixar film |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a 2007 Pixar film *not said here* | a chef |  | Paris |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made ratatouille in cooking class with courgettes and tomatoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ratatouille:x1:1
# text = We made ratatouille in cooking class with courgettes and tomatoes.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ratatouille	ratatouille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	cooking	cooking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	courgettes	courgette	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	tomatoes	tomato	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **make** | past | We | ratatouille |  | cooking class |  | with courgettes and tomatoes | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ratatouille=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ratatouille comes from the south of France.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ratatouille:x2:1
# text = Ratatouille comes from the south of France.
1	Ratatouille	Ratatouille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Ratatouille |  |  | the south of France |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from south=Initial\_Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum serves ratatouille with rice and grilled chicken.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ratatouille:x3:1
# text = Mum serves ratatouille with rice and grilled chicken.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	serves	serve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ratatouille	ratatouille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	grilled	grill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | present | Mum | ratatouille |  |  |  | with rice and grilled chicken | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent ratatouille=Recipient with rice=Theme |
| 2 | **grill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the film Ratatouille, a rat cooks in a Paris restaurant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ratatouille:x4:1
# text = In the film Ratatouille, a rat cooks in a Paris restaurant.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	Ratatouille	Ratatouille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rat	rat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	cooks	cook	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	restaurant	restaurant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cook** | present | a rat |  |  |  |  | in a Paris restaurant; in the film | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V PP.result PP.instrument»: agent=Patient in film=Instrument |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ratatouille smelt of garlic and herbs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ratatouille:x5:1
# text = The ratatouille smelt of garlic and herbs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ratatouille	ratatouille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	smelt	smelt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	garlic	garlic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	herbs	herb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ratatouille is a great way to eat lots of vegetables.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ratatouille:x6:1
# text = Ratatouille is a great way to eat lots of vegetables.
1	Ratatouille	Ratatouille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	vegetables	vegetable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ratatouille | a great way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | to-infinitive |  | lots of vegetables |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

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