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title: situation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «situation» in the school dictionary: A situation is everything that is happening at a certain time and place, and how things are. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# situation

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**Who acts:** situation, you, difficult moment, weather, woods, teacher · **What happens:** be, happen, need, deal, mean, call · **To what, where:** everything, problem, difficult moment, situation, job, emergency situation · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«situation» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [situation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/situation.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A situation is everything that is happening at a certain time and place, and how things are.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:situation:m1:1
# text = A situation is everything that is happening at a certain time and place, and how things are.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
17	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a situation | everything |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **happen** | present · progressive |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
A situation can be a problem or a difficult moment you need to deal with.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:situation:m2:1
# text = A situation can be a problem or a difficult moment you need to deal with.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	deal	deal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a situation | a problem or a difficult moment |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | present | you | a difficult moment *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **deal** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a difficult moment *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The situation of a building or town is where it is placed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:situation:m3:1
# text = The situation of a building or town is where it is placed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · passive |  | the situation of a building or town |  |  |  | place *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A situation can also mean a job or post, especially as a servant.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:situation:m4:1
# text = A situation can also mean a job or post, especially as a servant.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a situation | a job or post |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In an emergency situation, call for help.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:situation:x1:1
# text = In an emergency situation, call for help.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a emergency situation |  | for help | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What would you do in this situation?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:situation:x2:1
# text = What would you do in this situation?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | would | you |  |  | this situation |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weather made the situation worse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:situation:x3:1
# text = The weather made the situation worse.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the weather | the situation |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset situation=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lost in the woods, they were in a scary situation.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:situation:x4:1
# text = Lost in the woods, they were in a scary situation.
1	Lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  | the woods |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S\_ING»: agent=Agent in wood=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | past | woods *= wood* |  |  | a scary situation |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Read the situation in the word problem, then write a number sentence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:situation:x5:1
# text = Read the situation in the word problem, then write a number sentence.
1	Read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | the situation |  | the word problem |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent situation=Topic |
| 2 | **write** | infinitive | you *not said here* | a number sentence |  |  | then |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher calmed the situation down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:situation:x6:1
# text = The teacher calmed the situation down.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	calmed	calm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **calm down** | past | the teacher | the situation |  |  |  | down *property* | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent situation=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The situation at home is better now.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:situation:x7:1
# text = The situation at home is better now.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
7	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the situation at home |  |  |  | now | good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Role-play helps us practise difficult situations.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:situation:x8:1
# text = Role-play helps us practise difficult situations.
1	Role	role	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	practise	practise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	situations	situation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Role and play | us |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **practise** | infinitive | us *not said here* | difficult situations |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the Prince got the situation of Imperial Swineherd.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:situation:x9:1
# text = And the Prince got the situation of Imperial Swineherd.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Imperial	imperial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Swineherd	swineherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the Prince | the situation of Imperial Swineherd |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer situation=Stimulus |

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