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title: tofu — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tofu» in the school dictionary: Tofu is a soft white food made from soya milk pressed into blocks, eaten a lot in China, Japan and other Asian countries and by vegetarians. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tofu

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**Who acts:** Tofu, soft white food, We, vegetarian friend, Crispy fried tofu, Miso soup · **What happens:** be, make, press, eat, have, fry · **To what, where:** soft white food, soya milk, blocks, lot, China, source

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tofu is a soft white food made from soya milk pressed into blocks, eaten a lot in China, Japan and other Asian countries and by vegetarians.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tofu:m1:1
# text = Tofu is a soft white food made from soya milk pressed into blocks, eaten a lot in China, Japan and other Asian countries and by vegetarians.
1	Tofu	Tofu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	soya	soya	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	pressed	press	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	blocks	block	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	Japan	Japan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
24	Asian	Asian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
27	by	by	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	vegetarians	vegetarian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tofu | a soft white food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a soft white food *not said here* |  | soya milk |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from milk=Material |
| 3 | **press** | participle |  | soya milk *not said here* |  | blocks |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent into block=Trajectory |
| 4 | **eat** | participle | a soft white food *not said here* | a lot |  | China and Japan and other Asian countries and vegetarians |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

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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 -->
Tofu is a source of protein instead of meat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tofu:m2:1
# text = Tofu is a source of protein instead of meat.
1	Tofu	Tofu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	protein	protein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tofu | a source |  |  |  | of protein instead meat | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had tofu in our stir-fry tonight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tofu:x1:1
# text = We had tofu in our stir-fry tonight.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tofu	tofu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	stir	stir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	fry	fry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | tofu |  | our stir fry | tonight |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tofu=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tofu is made from soya beans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tofu:x2:1
# text = Tofu is made from soya beans.
1	Tofu	Tofu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	soya	soya	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Tofu |  | soya beans |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from bean=Material |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My vegetarian friend eats tofu instead of chicken.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tofu:x3:1
# text = My vegetarian friend eats tofu instead of chicken.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	vegetarian	vegetarian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	tofu	tofu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	chicken	chicken	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | present | My vegetarian friend | tofu |  |  |  | instead chicken | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tofu=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tofu has hardly any taste on its own.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tofu:x4:1
# text = Tofu has hardly any taste on its own.
1	Tofu	Tofu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	taste	taste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Tofu | any taste |  | taste's own |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taste=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Crispy fried tofu is my favourite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tofu:x5:1
# text = Crispy fried tofu is my favourite.
1	Crispy	crispy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	fried	fry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	tofu	tofu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **fry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Crispy fried tofu |  |  |  |  | favourite *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Miso soup has little cubes of tofu in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tofu:x6:1
# text = Miso soup has little cubes of tofu in it.
1	Miso	Miso	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cubes	cube	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tofu	tofu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Miso soup | little cubes of tofu in tofu |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cube=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tofu is a good source of protein.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tofu:x7:1
# text = Tofu is a good source of protein.
1	Tofu	Tofu	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	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	protein	protein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tofu | a good source |  |  |  | of protein | tree rules |

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