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title: tet — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tet» in the school dictionary: Tết (Tet) is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the most important festival in Vietnam, celebrated in late January or February with family visits, special food, flowers and red envelopes of lucky money. It is a Vietnamese word, not an English one. Every meaning for a pupi
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# tet

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**Who acts:** Tết, festival, Tet, ninth letter, family, Children · **What happens:** be, celebrate, write, letter, get, decorate · **To what, where:** Vietnamese Lunar New Year, important festival, Vietnamese word, name, teth, Hebrew alphabet

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tết (Tet) is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the most important festival in Vietnam, celebrated in late January or February with family visits, special food, flowers and red envelopes of lucky money. It is a Vietnamese word, not an English one.

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*Sentence 1:* Tết (Tet) is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the most important festival in Vietnam, celebrated in late January or February with family visits, special food, flowers and red envelopes of lucky money.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tet:m1:1
# text = Tết (Tet) is the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, the most important festival in Vietnam, celebrated in late January or February with family visits, special food, flowers and red envelopes of lucky money.
1	Tết	Tết	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Tet	Tet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	Vietnamese	Vietnamese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	Lunar	Lunar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
9	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	14	advmod	_	_
14	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Vietnam	Vietnam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	celebrated	celebrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	January	January	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	February	February	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
25	with	with	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	visits	visit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
32	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	conj	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
34	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	envelopes	envelope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	conj	_	_
36	of	of	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
37	lucky	lucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	38	amod	_	_
38	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tết | the Vietnamese Lunar New Year |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **celebrate** | participle |  | the important festival in Vietnam *not said here* |  |  | january | with family visits and special food and flowers and red envelopes of lucky money | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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:* It is a Vietnamese word, not an English one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tet:m1:2
# text = It is a Vietnamese word, not an English one.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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	Vietnamese	Vietnamese	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | festival | a Vietnamese word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tet is also the name of the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ט), also written «teth».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tet:m2:1
# text = Tet is also the name of the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet (ט), also written «teth».
1	Tet	Tet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	ninth	ninth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Hebrew	hebrew	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	ט	ט	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	also	also	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	teth	teth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tet | the name |  |  |  | of the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | participle | the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet *not said here* | teth |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teth=Theme |
| 3 | **letter** |  |  | the Hebrew alphabet |  |  |  |  | nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Linh's family celebrates Tết with sticky rice cakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tet:x1:1
# text = Linh's family celebrates Tết with sticky rice cakes.
1	Linh	Linh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	celebrates	celebrate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	Tết	Tết	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	sticky	sticky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **celebrate** | present | Linh's family | Tết |  |  |  | with sticky rice cakes | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tết=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tết is the Vietnamese New Year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tet:x2:1
# text = Tết is the Vietnamese New Year.
1	Tết	Tết	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	Vietnamese	Vietnamese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tết | the Vietnamese New Year |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Children get red envelopes with lucky money at Tết.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tet:x3:1
# text = Children get red envelopes with lucky money at Tết.
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	envelopes	envelope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	lucky	lucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Tết	Tết	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Children | red envelopes |  | Tết |  | with lucky money | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent envelope=Theme at tết=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Houses are decorated with peach blossoms for Tết.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tet:x4:1
# text = Houses are decorated with peach blossoms for Tết.
1	Houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	peach	peach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	blossoms	blossom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Tết	Tết	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decorate** | present · passive |  | Houses |  |  |  | with peach blossoms; for Tết | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with blossom=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learned about Tết and Chinese New Year in class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tet:x5:1
# text = We learned about Tết and Chinese New Year in class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Tết	Tết	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  | class |  | about Tết and Chinese New Year | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about tết=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Tet Offensive was an important event in the Vietnam War.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tet:x6:1
# text = The Tet Offensive was an important event in the Vietnam War.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Tet	Tet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Offensive	Offensive	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Vietnam	Vietnam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Tet Offensive | a important event |  | the Vietnam War |  |  | tree rules |

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