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title: serbian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «serbian» in the school dictionary: From or to do with Serbia, a country in south-east Europe in the Balkans, whose capital is Belgrade. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# serbian

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**Who acts:** capital, Novak, Belgrade, grandparents, We, Serbian flag · **What happens:** do, be, call, write, try, grill · **To what, where:** Balkans, Belgrade, person, Slavic language, Cyrillic letters, Serbian tennis star · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From or to do with Serbia, a country in south-east Europe in the Balkans, whose capital is Belgrade.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:serbian:m1:1
# text = From or to do with Serbia, a country in south-east Europe in the Balkans, whose capital is Belgrade.
1	From	from	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Serbia	Serbia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Balkans	Balkan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	Belgrade	Belgrade	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the Balkans and Belgrade |  | with Serbia | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Belgrade's capital | Belgrade |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person from Serbia (also called a Serb).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:serbian:m2:1
# text = A person from Serbia (also called a Serb).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Serbia	Serbia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Serb	Serb	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle |  | a person from Serbia *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The language of Serbia, a Slavic language that can be written in both Cyrillic and Latin letters.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:serbian:m3:1
# text = The language of Serbia, a Slavic language that can be written in both Cyrillic and Latin letters.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Serbia	Serbia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Slavic	slavic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
14	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	det	_	_
15	Cyrillic	cyrillic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	Latin	Latin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	_
18	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | can · passive |  | a Slavic language |  | both Cyrillic letters |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in letter=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian tennis star.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:serbian:x1:1
# text = Novak Djokovic is a Serbian tennis star.
1	Novak	Novak	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	Djokovic	Djokovic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	Serbian	serbian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	tennis	tennis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	star	star	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 | Novak | a Serbian tennis star |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Serbian can be written in two alphabets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:serbian:x2:1
# text = Serbian can be written in two alphabets.
1	Serbian	serbian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	alphabets	alphabet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | can · passive |  | Serbian |  | two alphabets |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in alphabet=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Belgrade is the Serbian capital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:serbian:x3:1
# text = Belgrade is the Serbian capital.
1	Belgrade	belgrade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Serbian	serbian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Belgrade | the Serbian capital |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend's grandparents are Serbian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:serbian:x4:1
# text = My friend's grandparents are Serbian.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	grandparents	grandparent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Serbian	serbian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My friend's grandparents |  |  |  |  | serbian *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tried Serbian food: grilled meat and peppers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:serbian:x5:1
# text = We tried Serbian food: grilled meat and peppers.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Serbian	serbian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	grilled	grill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	peppers	pepper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | We | Serbian food and grilled meat and peppers |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Eventuality |
| 2 | **grill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Serbian flag is red, blue and white.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:serbian:x6:1
# text = The Serbian flag is red, blue and white.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Serbian	serbian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Serbian flag |  |  |  |  | red *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the Serbian flag *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the Serbian flag *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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