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title: takin — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «takin» in the school dictionary: A large, strong, goat-like animal with thick golden or brown fur and short horns that lives in the mountains of the Himalayas and China. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# takin

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**Who acts:** short horns, Takin, I, Takins, We, informal · **What happens:** live, take, drop, be, have, keep · **To what, where:** mountains, bus, takin, thick fur, snow, golden takin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A large, strong, goat-like animal with thick golden or brown fur and short horns that lives in the mountains of the Himalayas and China.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takin:m1:1
# text = A large, strong, goat-like animal with thick golden or brown fur and short horns that lives in the mountains of the Himalayas and China.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	like	like	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
12	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
19	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	Himalayas	Himalaya	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	23	nmod	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | short horns |  |  | the mountains of the Himalayas and China |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mountain=Location |

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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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal, written speech — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Takin'» is «taking» with the «g» dropped, as in «I'm takin' the bus».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takin:m2:1
# text = «Takin'» is «taking» with the «g» dropped, as in «I'm takin' the bus».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Takin	takin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	g	G	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	takin	takin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** *in a quote* | present · progressive | Takin |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103 «NP V that S»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 2 | **drop** | past |  | the bus |  |  |  | with the g | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bus=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  | takin |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The takin lives high in the mountains of Asia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takin:x1:1
# text = The takin lives high in the mountains of Asia.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	takin	takin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Asia	Asia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | the takin |  |  | the mountains of Asia |  | high *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mountain=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Takins have thick fur to keep warm in the snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takin:x2:1
# text = Takins have thick fur to keep warm in the snow.
1	Takins	takin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	fur	fur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Takins | thick fur |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fur=Patient |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | Takins *not said here* |  |  | the snow |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in snow=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw a golden takin at the zoo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takin:x3:1
# text = We saw a golden takin at the zoo.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	takin	takin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	zoo	zoo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a golden takin |  | the zoo |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer takin=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The takin is related to sheep and goats.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takin:x4:1
# text = The takin is related to sheep and goats.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	takin	takin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	goats	goat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the takin |  |  |  |  | to sheep and goats; related *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(informal) «I'm takin' the dog for a walk,» he shouted.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takin:x5:1
# text = (informal) «I'm takin' the dog for a walk,» he shouted.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	takin	takin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | informal | takin and the dog for a walk |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | dog |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(informal) «You takin' the mick?» (UK slang for «are you joking/teasing me?»)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* (informal) «You takin' the mick?»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takin:x6:1
# text = (informal) «You takin' the mick?»
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	takin	takin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mick	mick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **takin** *in a quote* |  | You |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (UK slang for «are you joking/teasing me?»)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takin:x6:2
# text = (UK slang for «are you joking/teasing me?»)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	joking/teasing	joking/teas	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joking/teas** *in a quote* | present · progressive | you | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(informal) «Who's takin' the last cookie?»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:takin:x7:1
# text = (informal) «Who's takin' the last cookie?»
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	takin	takin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cookie	cookie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | informal | takin and the last cookie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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