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title: tai — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tai» in the school dictionary: Tai chi (or t'ai chi) is a Chinese system of slow, flowing exercise movements, practised for health and calm. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tai

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**Who acts:** Tai chi, Tai peoples, Tài, Tai, example, kind · **What happens:** be, flow, practise, include, mean, sound · **To what, where:** Chinese system, Thai, sun., tàiyáng, first name, English word · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«tai» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [tai in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tai.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tai chi (or t'ai chi) is a Chinese system of slow, flowing exercise movements, practised for health and calm.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:m1:1
# text = Tai chi (or t'ai chi) is a Chinese system of slow, flowing exercise movements, practised for health and calm.
1	Tai	Tai	X	FW	_	2	compound	_	_
2	chi	chi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	t'ai	t'ai	X	FW	_	6	compound	_	_
6	chi	chi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
13	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	amod	_	_
16	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	movements	movement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	practised	practise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	parataxis	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tai chi | a Chinese system |  |  |  | of slow flowing exercise movements | tree rules |
| 2 | **flow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **practise** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for health | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
The Tai peoples and Tai languages include Thai and Lao and related languages of South-East Asia and southern China.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:m2:1
# text = The Tai peoples and Tai languages include Thai and Lao and related languages of South-East Asia and southern China.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Tai	Tai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	Tai	Tai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
7	include	include	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	Thai	Thai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Lao	Lao	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | present | the Tai peoples and Tai languages | Thai and Lao and related languages of East Asia and southern China |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thai=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Tài" means "too" or "very", as in "tài hǎo le!" (great! — sounds like "tie how luh"); "tài" is also in "tàiyáng", the sun.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* "Tài" means "too" or "very", as in "tài hǎo le!"

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:m3:1
# text = "Tài" means "too" or "very", as in "tài hǎo le!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Tài	Tài	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	tài	tài	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	18	dep	_	_
17	hǎo	hǎo	X	FW	_	18	compound	_	_
18	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tài |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (great! — sounds like "tie how luh"); "tài" is also in "tàiyáng", the sun.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:m3:2
# text = (great! — sounds like "tie how luh"); "tài" is also in "tàiyáng", the sun.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
4	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	tie	tie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
9	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
10	luh	luh	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	tài	tài	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
18	also	also	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	tàiyáng	tàiyáng	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present |  | the sun. |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tie** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | tài |  |  | tàiyáng |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tai is a first name, for example a Welsh or Chinese name. It is not an English word on its own.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Tai is a first name, for example a Welsh or Chinese name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:m4:1
# text = Tai is a first name, for example a Welsh or Chinese name.
1	Tai	Tai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	Welsh	welsh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tai | a first name and a Welsh name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* It is not an English word on its own.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:m4:2
# text = It is not an English word on its own.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | example | a English word |  | example's own |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tai is a kind of red sea fish, also called red bream.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:m5:1
# text = A tai is a kind of red sea fish, also called red bream.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tai	tai	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	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	also	also	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
13	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	bream	bream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tai | a kind |  |  |  | of red sea fish | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a kind *not said here* | red bream |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma does tai chi in the park every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:x1:1
# text = Grandma does tai chi in the park every morning.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tai	tai	X	FW	_	4	compound	_	_
4	chi	chi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | Grandma | tai chi |  | the park | morning |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chi=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tai chi moves are slow and gentle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:x2:1
# text = Tai chi moves are slow and gentle.
1	Tai	Tai	X	FW	_	2	compound	_	_
2	chi	chi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	moves	move	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thai and Lao are Tai languages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:x3:1
# text = Thai and Lao are Tai languages.
1	Thai	Thai	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Lao	Lao	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	Tai	tai	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Thai Tai languages |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Mandarin, pinyin) "Tài hǎo le!" means "That's great!"

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:x4:1
# text = (Mandarin, pinyin) "Tài hǎo le!" means "That's great!"
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	pinyin	pinyin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Tài	Tài	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	9	dep	_	_
8	hǎo	hǎo	X	FW	_	9	compound	_	_
9	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
12	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | hǎo le | Mandarin |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | That |  |  |  |  | great *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Mandarin, pinyin) "Tài guì le" means "too expensive".

<!-- fold The tree, 8 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:x5:1
# text = (Mandarin, pinyin) "Tài guì le" means "too expensive".
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	pinyin	pinyin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Tài	Tài	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	guì	guì	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	9	compound	_	_
9	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	too	too	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	expensive	expensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tài guì le | Mandarin |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We tried tai chi in PE and it was surprisingly hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:x6:1
# text = We tried tai chi in PE and it was surprisingly hard.
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	tai	tai	X	FW	_	4	compound	_	_
4	chi	chi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	PE	PE	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	expl	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	surprisingly	surprisingly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past | We | tai chi |  | PE |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chi=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | past | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  | hard, surprisingly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(a name) Tai is new in our class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:x7:1
# text = (a name) Tai is new in our class.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Tai	Tai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a name |  |  | our class |  | new *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“I think the TAI (the red bream) must be the thief who has stolen the hook!”

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tai:x8:1
# text = “I think the TAI (the red bream) must be the thief who has stolen the hook!”
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	TAI	TAI	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bream	bream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
11	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
16	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	acl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	hook	hook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | must | the TAI | the thief |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **steal** *in a quote* | present · perfect | the thief | the hook |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hook=Theme |

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