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title: ti — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ti» in the school dictionary: Ti (also te) is the seventh note in the singing scale do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ti

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**Who acts:** Ti, singing scale, you, symbol, We, teacher · **What happens:** be, do, re, come, cut, sound · **To what, where:** seventh note, singing scale, mi, name, longer word, middle

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«ti» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [ti in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ti.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ti (also te) is the seventh note in the singing scale do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ti:m1:1
# text = Ti (also te) is the seventh note in the singing scale do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do.
1	Ti	Ti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	te	te	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	singing	singing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	scale	scale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	re	re	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	mi	mi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	fa	fa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	so	so	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	la	la	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	ti	ti	X	XX	_	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ti | the seventh note |  | the singing scale |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | the singing scale *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **re** | infinitive |  | mi and fa |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ti is also the name of a plant (the cabbage tree) in New Zealand and the Pacific.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ti:m2:1
# text = Ti is also the name of a plant (the cabbage tree) in New Zealand and the Pacific.
1	Ti	Ti	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	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	cabbage	cabbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	flat	_	_
16	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Pacific	Pacific	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ti | the name |  |  |  | of a plant in New Zealand and the Pacific | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a fragment, «ti» often comes from a longer word cut in the middle, or from «Ti», the chemistry symbol for titanium.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ti:m3:1
# text = As a fragment, «ti» often comes from a longer word cut in the middle, or from «Ti», the chemistry symbol for titanium.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	fragment	fragment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	ti	ti	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	longer	long	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	Ti	Ti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	chemistry	chemistry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	_
28	for	for	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	titanium	titanium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present |  |  |  | a longer word |  | as a fragment; from Ti; often *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from word=Initial\_Location from ti=Destination |
| 2 | **cut** | participle |  | a longer word *not said here* |  | the middle |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do!

<!-- fold The tree, 8 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ti:x1:1
# text = Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do!
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	re	re	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	mi	mi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	fa	fa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	la	la	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	ti	ti	X	XX	Foreign=Yes	11	flat:foreign	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **re** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | mi and fa |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ti is the note right before the high do.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ti:x2:1
# text = Ti is the note right before the high do.
1	Ti	Ti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	right	right	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
9	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ti | the note |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present | Ti *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the song, «ti» sounds like «tea».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ti:x3:1
# text = In the song, «ti» sounds like «tea».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	ti	ti	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | ti |  |  | the song |  | like tea | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in song=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The symbol Ti on the periodic table means titanium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ti:x4:1
# text = The symbol Ti on the periodic table means titanium.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	Ti	Ti	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	periodic	periodic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	titanium	titanium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sang ti a bit too low and the teacher laughed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ti:x5:1
# text = We sang ti a bit too low and the teacher laughed.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ti	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | We | ti *= it* |  |  |  | low *obl* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ti tree, or cabbage tree, grows in New Zealand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ti:x6:1
# text = A ti tree, or cabbage tree, grows in New Zealand.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ti	ti	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	cabbage	cabbage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
12	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | a ti tree or cabbage tree |  |  | New Zealand |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in zealand=Location |

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