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title: saltiness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «saltiness» in the school dictionary: Saltiness is how salty something tastes or is. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# saltiness

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**Who acts:** Saltiness, something, It, much salt, chef, I · **What happens:** be, taste, mean, check, have, make · **To what, where:** water, soup, saltiness, lips, lot, people · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saltiness is how salty something tastes or is.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saltiness:m1:1
# text = Saltiness is how salty something tastes or is.
1	Saltiness	saltiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	salty	salty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
6	tastes	taste	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	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 | Saltiness |  |  |  |  | salty *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **taste** | present | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **be** | present | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It can also mean how much salt is in water, like the saltiness of the sea.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saltiness:m2:1
# text = It can also mean how much salt is in water, like the saltiness of the sea.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
6	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	salt	salt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	saltiness	saltiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | It |  |  |  |  | like the saltiness of the sea | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | much salt |  |  | water |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chef tasted the soup to check its saltiness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saltiness:x1:1
# text = The chef tasted the soup to check its saltiness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chef	chef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tasted	taste	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	saltiness	saltiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | past | the chef | the soup |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Theme soup=Attribute |
| 2 | **check** | to-infinitive | the chef *not said here* | chef's saltiness |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent saltiness=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I could taste the saltiness of the sea on my lips.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saltiness:x2:1
# text = I could taste the saltiness of the sea on my lips.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	taste	taste	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	saltiness	saltiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **taste** | could | I | the saltiness of the sea |  | my lips |  |  | vn stalk-35.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent saltiness=Theme on lip=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Crisps have a lot of saltiness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saltiness:x3:1
# text = Crisps have a lot of saltiness.
1	Crisps	crisp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	saltiness	saltiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The saltiness of the Dead Sea makes people float.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saltiness:x4:1
# text = The saltiness of the Dead Sea makes people float.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	saltiness	saltiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Dead	Dead	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	float	float	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the saltiness of the Dead Sea | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **float** | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saltiness is one of the five basic tastes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saltiness:x5:1
# text = Saltiness is one of the five basic tastes.
1	Saltiness	saltiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	basic	basic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tastes	taste	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Saltiness | one |  |  |  | of the five basic tastes | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Add lemon to balance the saltiness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saltiness:x6:1
# text = Add lemon to balance the saltiness.
1	Add	add	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	lemon	lemon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	balance	balance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	saltiness	saltiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | lemon |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lemon=Patient |
| 2 | **balance** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the saltiness |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location saltiness=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists measure the saltiness of ocean water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:saltiness:x7:1
# text = Scientists measure the saltiness of ocean water.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	measure	measure	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	saltiness	saltiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **measure** | present | Scientists | the saltiness of ocean water |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme saltiness=Value |

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