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title: taka — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «taka» in the school dictionary: The taka is the money of Bangladesh; one taka is made of 100 poisha. Its symbol is ৳ and its code is BDT. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# taka

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**Who acts:** taka, symbol, poisha, coin, cup, one pound · **What happens:** be, make, code, mean, not be, cost · **To what, where:** money, one taka, BDT, Taka, English word, sense · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«taka» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [taka in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/taka.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The taka is the money of Bangladesh; one taka is made of 100 poisha. Its symbol is ৳ and its code is BDT.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The taka is the money of Bangladesh; one taka is made of 100 poisha.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taka:m1:1
# text = The taka is the money of Bangladesh; one taka is made of 100 poisha.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	taka	taka	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	taka	taka	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	poisha	poisha	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the taka | the money |  |  |  | of Bangladesh | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present · passive |  | one taka |  |  |  | of 100 poisha | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Its symbol is ৳ and its code is BDT.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taka:m1:2
# text = Its symbol is ৳ and its code is BDT.
1	Its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	৳	৳	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	BDT	BDT	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | poisha's symbol | BDT |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **code** |  | poisha |  |  |  |  |  | nom code «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: Bengali — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Taka» in Bengali also simply means money or a rupee-like coin; it is not an English word in that sense.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taka:m2:1
# text = «Taka» in Bengali also simply means money or a rupee-like coin; it is not an English word in that sense.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Taka	Taka	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Bengali	Bengali	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	rupee	rupee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
19	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	25	det	_	_
25	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  | Taka in Bengali |  |  |  | simply *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | coin | a English word |  | that sense |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Dhaka, a cup of tea costs only a few taka.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taka:x1:1
# text = In Dhaka, a cup of tea costs only a few taka.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Dhaka	Dhaka	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	costs	cost	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	only	only	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	taka	taka	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | present | a cup of tea | a few taka |  | Dhaka |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme taka=Value |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The taka is the money of Bangladesh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taka:x2:1
# text = The taka is the money of Bangladesh.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	taka	taka	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Bangladesh	Bangladesh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the taka | the money |  |  |  | of Bangladesh | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A taka is divided into 100 poisha.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taka:x3:1
# text = A taka is divided into 100 poisha.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	taka	taka	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	divided	divide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	poisha	poisha	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 | **divide** | present · passive |  | a taka |  | 100 poisha |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If one pound is worth 140 taka, then 3 pounds are worth 420 taka.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taka:x4:1
# text = If one pound is worth 140 taka, then 3 pounds are worth 420 taka.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	pound	pound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	140	140	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	taka	taka	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
10	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
14	420	420	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	taka	taka	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | one pound |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | 3 pounds |  |  |  | then | worth *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The banknote showed the Bangladeshi flag and said taka.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taka:x5:1
# text = The banknote showed the Bangladeshi flag and said taka.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	banknote	banknote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Bangladeshi	Bangladeshi	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	taka	taka	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the banknote | the Bangladeshi flag |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent flag=Recipient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the banknote *not said here* | taka |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent taka=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our worksheet compared prices in taka, rupees and dollars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:taka:x6:1
# text = Our worksheet compared prices in taka, rupees and dollars.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	worksheet	worksheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	taka	taka	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	rupees	rupee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	appos	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | participle | Our worksheet | prices |  | taka |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent price=Patient |

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