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title: suntan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «suntan» in the school dictionary: A suntan is the darker colour your skin goes after being in the sun. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# suntan

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**Who acts:** suntan, skin, sunscreen, She, sign, you · **What happens:** be, go, put, protect, burn, come back · **To what, where:** darker colour, Suntan lotion, skin, beach, sign, sun

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A suntan is the darker colour your skin goes after being in the sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suntan:m1:1
# text = A suntan is the darker colour your skin goes after being in the sun.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suntan	suntan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	darker	dark	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	cop	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a suntan | the darker colour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | your skin | the darker colour *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location colour=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  | after the sun. |  | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Suntan lotion or cream is put on the skin in the sun (sunscreen protects from burning).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suntan:m2:1
# text = Suntan lotion or cream is put on the skin in the sun (sunscreen protects from burning).
1	Suntan	Suntan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	lotion	lotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	cream	cream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	sunscreen	sunscreen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
16	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | present · passive |  | Suntan lotion or cream |  | the skin |  | in the sun | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme on skin=Destination |
| 2 | **protect** | present | sunscreen |  |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **burn** | gerund | sunscreen *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She came back from the beach with a suntan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suntan:x1:1
# text = She came back from the beach with a suntan.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	suntan	suntan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come back** | past | She |  |  | the beach with a suntan |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from beach=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A suntan is a sign that the sun has hurt your skin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suntan:x2:1
# text = A suntan is a sign that the sun has hurt your skin.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	suntan	suntan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a suntan | a sign |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hurt** | present · perfect · passive | a sign *not said here* | the sun |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer skin=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put on sunscreen before you go out to play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suntan:x3:1
# text = Put on sunscreen before you go out to play.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	sunscreen	sunscreen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	out	out	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | sunscreen |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on sunscreen=Destination |
| 2 | **go out** | present | you |  |  |  |  | out *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **play** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He had a suntan line where his watch had been.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suntan:x4:1
# text = He had a suntan line where his watch had been.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	suntan	suntan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | He | a suntan line |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Suntan lotion with a high SPF protects you better.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suntan:x5:1
# text = Suntan lotion with a high SPF protects you better.
1	Suntan	Suntan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	lotion	lotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	SPF	spf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	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 | **protect** | present | Suntan lotion with a high SPF |  | you |  |  | good *property* | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slip, slop, slap: shirt, sunscreen, hat!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suntan:x6:1
# text = Slip, slop, slap: shirt, sunscreen, hat!
1	Slip	slip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	slop	slop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	slap	slap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	shirt	shirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	sunscreen	sunscreen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slop** | infinitive | Slip | shirt and sunscreen and hat |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **slap** | infinitive | Slip *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too much sun gives you sunburn, not just a suntan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:suntan:x7:1
# text = Too much sun gives you sunburn, not just a suntan.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	sunburn	sunburn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
9	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	suntan	suntan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | much sun | sunburn and a suntan | you |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient sunburn=Theme |

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