baba Who acts: Baba, It, Slavic fairy tales, We, hut, bakery · What happens: mean, sound, not be, be, soak, live · To what, where: grandmother, English word, small sweet sponge cake, witch, Slavic fairy tales, hut · Speech: someone speaks here
«baba» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: baba in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: Ukrainian — kept apart, not parsed.
«Baba» means grandmother or granny; also an old woman. It sounds like «BAH-bah» and is not an English word.
Sentence 1: «Baba» means grandmother or granny; also an old woman.
punct nsubj punct obj cc conj punct advmod det amod parataxis punct root « PUNCT Baba PROPN » PUNCT means VERB grandmother NOUN or CCONJ granny NOUN ; PUNCT also ADV an DET old ADJ woman NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Baba punct 2 Baba Baba PROPN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Baba punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 grandmother grandmother NOUN Number=Sing 4 means obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 granny cc 7 granny granny NOUN Number=Sing 5 grandmother conj 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 woman punct 9 also also ADV _ 12 woman advmod 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 woman det 11 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 12 woman amod 12 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 4 means parataxis 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Baba grandmother or granny vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandmother=Topic
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.
Sentence 2: It sounds like «BAH-bah» and is not an English word.
The tree, 11 words nsubj case punct compound punct obl punct cc cop advmod det amod conj punct root It PRON sounds VERB like ADP « PUNCT BAH NOUN - PUNCT bah NOUN » PUNCT and CCONJ is AUX not PART an DET English ADJ word NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 sounds nsubj 2 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 like like ADP _ 7 bah case 4 « « PUNCT _ 7 bah punct 5 BAH bah NOUN Number=Sing 7 bah compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 7 bah punct 7 bah bah NOUN Number=Sing 2 sounds obl 8 » » PUNCT _ 7 bah punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 14 word cc 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 word cop 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 word advmod 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 word det 13 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 14 word amod 14 word word NOUN Number=Sing 2 sounds conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 sounds punct
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1 sound present It like BAH bah vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 not is a present a English word tree rules
Meaning 2 A baba (rum baba) is a small sweet sponge cake soaked in syrup or rum.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj punct compound appos punct cop det amod amod compound acl case obl cc conj punct root A DET baba NOUN ( PUNCT rum NOUN baba NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX a DET small ADJ sweet ADJ sponge NOUN cake NOUN soaked VERB in ADP syrup NOUN or CCONJ rum NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 baba det 2 baba baba NOUN Number=Sing 12 cake nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 baba punct 4 rum rum NOUN Number=Sing 5 baba compound 5 baba baba NOUN Number=Sing 2 baba appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 baba punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 cake cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 cake det 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 12 cake amod 10 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 12 cake amod 11 sponge sponge NOUN Number=Sing 12 cake compound 12 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 soaked soak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 12 cake acl 14 in in ADP _ 15 syrup case 15 syrup syrup NOUN Number=Sing 13 soaked obl 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 rum cc 17 rum rum NOUN Number=Sing 15 syrup conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 12 cake punct
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1 is a present a baba a small sweet sponge cake tree rules 2 soak participle a small sweet sponge cake not said here in syrup or rum vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in syrup=Theme
Meaning 3 Baba Yaga is a witch in Slavic fairy tales who lives in a hut on chicken legs (a name).
The tree, 19 words nsubj flat cop det case amod compound nmod nsubj acl:relcl case det obl case compound nmod punct det appos punct punct root Baba PROPN Yaga PROPN is AUX a DET witch NOUN in ADP Slavic ADJ fairy NOUN tales NOUN who PRON lives VERB in ADP a DET hut NOUN on ADP chicken NOUN legs NOUN ( PUNCT a DET name NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Baba Baba PROPN Number=Sing 5 witch nsubj 2 Yaga Yaga PROPN Number=Sing 1 Baba flat 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 witch cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 witch det 5 witch witch NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 9 tales case 7 Slavic slavic ADJ Degree=Pos 9 tales amod 8 fairy fairy NOUN Number=Sing 9 tales compound 9 tales tale NOUN Number=Plur 5 witch nmod 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 lives nsubj 11 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 tales acl:relcl 12 in in ADP _ 14 hut case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 hut det 14 hut hut NOUN Number=Sing 11 lives obl 15 on on ADP _ 17 legs case 16 chicken chicken NOUN Number=Sing 17 legs compound 17 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 14 hut nmod 18 ( ( PUNCT _ 20 name punct 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 name det 20 name name NOUN Number=Sing 17 legs appos 21 ) ) PUNCT _ 20 name punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 witch punct
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1 is a present Baba a witch Slavic fairy tales tree rules 2 live present Slavic fairy tales a hut on chicken legs vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hut=Location
Meaning 4 Baby talk: «baba» can mean a baby or a bottle.
compound punct punct nsubj punct aux conj det obj cc det conj punct root Baby NOUN talk NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT baba NOUN » PUNCT can AUX mean VERB a DET baby NOUN or CCONJ a DET bottle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 2 talk compound 2 talk talk NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 8 mean punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 baba punct 5 baba baba NOUN Number=Sing 8 mean nsubj 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 baba punct 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 mean aux 8 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 talk conj 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 baby det 10 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 8 mean obj 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 bottle cc 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 bottle det 13 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 10 baby conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 talk punct
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1 mean can baba a baby or a bottle vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Topic
Meaning 5 In Turkish, Persian and Arabic, "baba" means father or dad.
The tree, 10 words case obl punct conj cc conj punct punct nsubj punct obj cc conj punct root In ADP Turkish PROPN , PUNCT Persian PROPN and CCONJ Arabic PROPN , PUNCT " PUNCT baba NOUN " PUNCT means VERB father NOUN or CCONJ dad NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Turkish case 2 Turkish Turkish PROPN Number=Sing 11 means obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 Persian punct 4 Persian Persian PROPN _ 2 Turkish conj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 Arabic cc 6 Arabic Arabic PROPN Number=Sing 4 Persian conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 Turkish punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 baba punct 9 baba baba NOUN Number=Sing 11 means nsubj 10 " " PUNCT _ 9 baba punct 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 father father NOUN Number=Sing 11 means obj 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 dad cc 14 dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 12 father conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 11 means punct
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1 mean present baba father or dad in Turkish and Persian and Arabic vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot father=Theme in turkish=Attribute
Example 1 We visit Baba every Sunday and she makes varenyky.
nsubj obj det obl:unmarked cc nsubj conj obj punct root We PRON visit VERB Baba PROPN every DET Sunday PROPN and CCONJ she PRON makes VERB varenyky NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 visit nsubj 2 visit visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Baba Baba PROPN Number=Sing 2 visit obj 4 every every DET PronType=Tot 5 Sunday det 5 Sunday Sunday PROPN Number=Sing 2 visit obl:unmarked 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 makes cc 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 makes nsubj 8 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 visit conj 9 varenyky varenyky NOUN Number=Sing 8 makes obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 visit punct
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1 visit present We Baba sunday vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baba=Co-Agent 2 make present Baba varenyky vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent varenyky=Product
Example 2 «Baba» is the Ukrainian word for granny.
punct nsubj punct cop det amod case nmod punct root « PUNCT Baba PROPN » PUNCT is AUX the DET Ukrainian ADJ word NOUN for ADP granny NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Baba punct 2 Baba Baba PROPN Number=Sing 7 word nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Baba punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 word cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 word det 6 Ukrainian ukrainian ADJ Degree=Pos 7 word amod 7 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 granny case 9 granny granny NOUN Number=Sing 7 word nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 word punct
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1 is a present Baba the Ukrainian word for granny tree rules
Example 3 Baba Yaga's hut stood on chicken legs.
nmod:poss flat case nsubj case compound obl punct root Baba PROPN Yaga PROPN 's PART hut NOUN stood VERB on ADP chicken NOUN legs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Baba Baba PROPN Number=Sing 4 hut nmod:poss 2 Yaga Yaga PROPN Number=Sing 1 Baba flat 3 's 's PART _ 1 Baba case 4 hut hut NOUN Number=Sing 5 stood nsubj 5 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 on on ADP _ 8 legs case 7 chicken chicken NOUN Number=Sing 8 legs compound 8 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 5 stood obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 stood punct
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1 stand past Baba's hut chicken legs vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on leg=Location
Example 4 The bakery sold a rum baba with cream.
det nsubj det compound obj case nmod punct root The DET bakery NOUN sold VERB a DET rum NOUN baba NOUN with ADP cream NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bakery det 2 bakery bakery NOUN Number=Sing 3 sold nsubj 3 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 baba det 5 rum rum NOUN Number=Sing 6 baba compound 6 baba baba NOUN Number=Sing 3 sold obj 7 with with ADP _ 8 cream case 8 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 6 baba nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 sold punct
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1 sell past the bakery a rum baba with cream vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baba=Theme
Example 5 My baby brother points at his bottle and says «baba».
nmod:poss compound nsubj case nmod:poss obl cc conj punct obj punct punct root My PRON baby NOUN brother NOUN points VERB at ADP his PRON bottle NOUN and CCONJ says VERB « PUNCT baba NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 brother nmod:poss 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 brother compound 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 4 points nsubj 4 points point VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 bottle case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 bottle nmod:poss 7 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 4 points obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 says cc 9 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 points conj 10 « « PUNCT _ 11 baba punct 11 baba baba NOUN Number=Sing 9 says obj 12 » » PUNCT _ 11 baba punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 points punct
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1 point present My baby brother brother's bottle vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 say speech: assert present My baby brother not said here baba vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent baba=Topic
Example 6 Baba told us stories about her village.
nsubj iobj obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root Baba PROPN told VERB us PRON stories NOUN about ADP her PRON village NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Baba Baba PROPN Number=Sing 2 told nsubj 2 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 told iobj 4 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 2 told obj 5 about about ADP _ 7 village case 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 village nmod:poss 7 village village NOUN Number=Sing 4 stories nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert past Baba stories us about Baba's village vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient story=Topic
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