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title: sis — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sis» in the school dictionary: Short for "sister", used when talking to or about your sister. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sis

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**Who acts:** Sis, you, big sis, little sis, I, Howdy · **What happens:** use, talk, be, address, wait, help · **To what, where:** Short sister, friendly way, old folk tales, woman, me, four · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«sis» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [sis in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sis.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Short for "sister", used when talking to or about your sister.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sis:m1:1
# text = Short for "sister", used when talking to or about your sister.
1	Short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
9	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | Short sister *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **talk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A friendly name for a close female friend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sis:m2:1
# text = A friendly name for a close female friend.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In old folk tales, Sis is a friendly way to address a woman or female animal, as in "Sis Cow".

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sis:m3:1
# text = In old folk tales, Sis is a friendly way to address a woman or female animal, as in "Sis Cow".
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Sis	Sis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	address	address	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	female	female	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	Sis	sis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	Cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sis | a friendly way |  | old folk tales |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **address** | to-infinitive |  |  | a woman or female animal |  |  | as Sis Cow | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hey sis, wait for me!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sis:x1:1
# text = Hey sis, wait for me!
1	Hey	hey	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	sis	sis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for me; sis *vocative* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My big sis helps me with homework.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sis:x2:1
# text = My big sis helps me with homework.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sis	sis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **help** | present | My big sis |  | me |  |  | with homework | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary with homework=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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My little sis is only four.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sis:x3:1
# text = My little sis is only four.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sis	sis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	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 a** | present | My little sis | four |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Thanks, sis, you're the best!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sis:x4:1
# text = Thanks, sis, you're the best!
1	Thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	sis	sis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(slang) Love your hair, sis!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sis:x5:1
# text = (slang) Love your hair, sis!
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Love	love	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	sis	sis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hair |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sis and I share a bedroom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sis:x6:1
# text = Sis and I share a bedroom.
1	Sis	sis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bedroom	bedroom	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 | **share** | present | I | a bedroom |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"'Howdy, Sis Cow,' sez Brer Rabbit, sezee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sis:x7:1
# text = "'Howdy, Sis Cow,' sez Brer Rabbit, sezee.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Howdy	Howdy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	Sis	Sis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	sez	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	sezee	sezee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | Howdy | Brer |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent brer=Topic |

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