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title: va — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «va» in the school dictionary: VA is short for Virginia, a state in the United States, in addresses. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# va

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** VA, Department, people, ça va, you, It · **What happens:** be, help, serve, go, mean, sound · **To what, where:** addresses, Department, people, USA, English word, l'école · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«va» 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: [va in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/va.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
VA is short for Virginia, a state in the United States, in addresses.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:va:m1:1
# text = VA is short for Virginia, a state in the United States, in addresses.
1	VA	VA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Virginia	Virginia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	addresses	address	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | VA |  |  | addresses |  | for Virginia; short *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the USA, the VA is the Department of Veterans Affairs, which helps people who served in the armed forces.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:va:m2:1
# text = In the USA, the VA is the Department of Veterans Affairs, which helps people who served in the armed forces.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	VA	VA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Department	Department	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	Veterans	Veteran	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	compound	_	_
12	Affairs	affair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	served	serve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	armed	armed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	forces	force	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the VA | the Department |  |  |  | of Veterans Affairs | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | the Department |  | people | the USA |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **serve** | past | people |  |  |  |  | in the armed forces | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent in force=Attribute |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Va» is French for "goes" or "go!"; «ça va?» means "how are you?" or "all right?", and sounds like "sa VAH". It is not an English word.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Va» is French for "goes" or "go!"; «ça va?» means "how are you?" or "all right?", and sounds like "sa VAH".

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:va:m3:1
# text = «Va» is French for "goes" or "go!"; «ça va?» means "how are you?" or "all right?", and sounds like "sa VAH".
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Va	Va	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	ça	ça	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	18	flat:foreign	_	_
18	va	va	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
21	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
22	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	31	parataxis	_	_
24	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
25	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
29	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	31	det	_	_
31	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	parataxis	_	_
37	like	like	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
38	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	40	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	sa	sa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	compound	_	_
40	VAH	VAH	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	40	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Va |  |  |  |  | french *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | present | Va *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | Va *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **mean** | present | ça va |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** *in a quote* | present | you |  |  |  |  | how *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **sound** | present |  |  |  |  |  | like sa VAH | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* It is not an English word.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:va:m3:2
# text = It is not an English word.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | It | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(French) "Ça va?" "Oui, ça va bien, merci!"

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* (French) "Ça va?" "

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:va:x1:1
# text = (French) "Ça va?" "
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Ça	Ça	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	va	VA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Oui, ça va bien, merci!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:va:x1:2
# text = Oui, ça va bien, merci!"
1	Oui	Oui	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	ça	ça	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	flat:foreign	_	_
4	va	va	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	flat:foreign	_	_
5	bien	bien	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	1	flat:foreign	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	merci	merci	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(French) Il va à l'école — he goes to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:va:x2:1
# text = (French) Il va à l'école — he goes to school.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Il	Il	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	va	va	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	7	dep	_	_
6	à	à	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	l'école	l'école	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | French | l'école *not said here* |  |  |  | to school | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The letter was sent to Arlington, VA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:va:x3:1
# text = The letter was sent to Arlington, VA.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Arlington	Arlington	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	VA.	VA.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive |  | the letter | Arlington and VA. |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to arlington=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(USA) Grandpa gets help from the VA because he was a soldier.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:va:x4:1
# text = (USA) Grandpa gets help from the VA because he was a soldier.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	VA	VA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | USA Grandpa | help |  | the VA |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent help=Theme from va=Source |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Grandpa | a soldier |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(French) "Va!" shouted the mother — "Go!"

<!-- fold The tree, 6 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:va:x5:1
# text = (French) "Va!" shouted the mother — "Go!"
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Va	Va	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | French | the mother |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The charger says 500 VA on the label.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:va:x6:1
# text = The charger says 500 VA on the label.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	charger	charger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	500	500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	VA	VA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	label	label	NOUN	NN	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 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the charger | 500 VA |  | the label |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent va=Topic |

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