ca

Who acts: ça, you, English speakers, Ca, address, Her · What happens: mean, use, be, hear, make, address · To what, where: ça, vase, symbol, periodic table, Los, castle

«ca» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: ca in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

ca. or c. (from Latin «circa») means «about» or «around», used with dates and numbers: ca. 1500.

Sentence 1: ca. or c. (from Latin «circa») means «about» or «around», used with dates and numbers: ca.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 means	nsubj
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 ca	punct
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 c.	cc
4	c.	c.	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 means	nsubj
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 circa	punct
6	from	from	ADP	_	7 Latin	case
7	Latin	Latin	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 circa	compound
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 circa	punct
9	circa	circa	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 c.	appos
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 circa	punct
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 circa	punct
12	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 about	punct
14	about	about	ADV	_	12 means	obj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 about	punct
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 around	cc
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 around	punct
18	around	around	ADV	_	14 about	conj
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 around	punct
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 used	punct
21	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 means	conj
22	with	with	ADP	_	23 dates	case
23	dates	date	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 used	obl
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 numbers	cc
25	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 dates	conj
26	:	:	PUNCT	_	27 ca	punct
27	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	23 dates	acl:relcl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present							vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent about=Topic
2	use	participle						with dates and numbers	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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: 1500.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	1500	1500	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 1500	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 2

Ca (science) the chemical symbol for calcium.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ca	Ca	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 symbol	nsubj
2	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 science	punct
3	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ca	appos
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 science	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 symbol	det
6	chemical	chemical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 symbol	amod
7	symbol	symbol	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 calcium	case
9	calcium	calcium	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 symbol	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 symbol	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

CA (USA) short for California; also for Canada in internet addresses (.ca).

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	CA	ca	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 USA	punct
3	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 CA	appos
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 USA	punct
5	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 CA	amod
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 California	case
7	California	California	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 short	obl
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 addresses	punct
9	also	also	ADV	_	14 addresses	advmod
10	for	for	ADP	_	11 Canada	case
11	Canada	Canada	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 also	obl
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 addresses	case
13	internet	internet	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 addresses	compound
14	addresses	address	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 CA	conj
15	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 ca	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 ca	punct
17	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 addresses	conj
18	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 ca	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 CA	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

«ça» means «that» or «it», as in «Ça va?» (How are you?); English speakers hear it as «sa». Not an English word.

Sentence 1: «ça» means «that» or «it», as in «Ça va?»

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 ça	punct
2	ça	ça	X	Foreign=Yes	4 means	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 ça	punct
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 it	punct
6	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	10 it	nsubj
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 that	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 it	cc
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 it	punct
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 means	ccomp
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 it	punct
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 va	punct
13	as	as	ADP	_	17 va	case
14	in	in	ADP	_	17 va	case
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 va	punct
16	Ça	Ça	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 va	compound
17	va	VA	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 means	parataxis
18	?	?	PUNCT	_	17 va	punct
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	ça						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Sentence 2: (How are you?); English speakers hear it as «sa».

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 are	punct
2	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	3 are	advmod
3	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 hear	advcl
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 are	nsubj
5	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 are	punct
6	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 are	punct
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 hear	punct
8	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 speakers	amod
9	speakers	speaker	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 hear	nsubj
10	hear	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 hear	obj
12	as	as	ADP	_	14 sa	case
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 sa	punct
14	sa	sa	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hear	obl
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 sa	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 hear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	does	present	you						vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	hear	present	English speakers	ça				as sa	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus

Sentence 3: Not an English word.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 word	advmod
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 word	det
3	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 word	amod
4	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 word	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The vase was made ca. 300 BC.

Sentence 1: The vase was made ca.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 vase	det
2	vase	vase	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 made	aux:pass
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 made	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past · passive		the vase					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Sentence 2: 300 BC.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	300	300	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	BC	BC	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 300	nmod:unmarked
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 300	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

Ca is the symbol for calcium on the periodic table.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ca	Ca	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 symbol	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 symbol	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 symbol	det
4	symbol	symbol	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 calcium	case
6	calcium	calcium	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 symbol	nmod
7	on	on	ADP	_	10 table	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 table	det
9	periodic	periodic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 table	amod
10	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 symbol	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 symbol	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Ca	the symbol		the periodic table		for calcium	tree rules

Example 3

Her address was Los Angeles, CA.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 address	nmod:poss
2	address	address	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 Los	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 Los	cop
4	Los	Los	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	Angeles	Angeles	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Los	flat
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 CA	punct
7	CA	CA	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Los	nmod:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 Los	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Her address	Los				CA nmod:unmarked	tree rules
2	address		Her = she						nom address «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

Canadian websites end with .ca.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Canadian	Canadian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 websites	amod
2	websites	website	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 end	nsubj
3	end	end	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	SCONJ	_	6 ca	mark
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 ca	punct
6	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 end	advcl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 end	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	end	present	Canadian websites						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 5

"Ça va?" "Ça va bien, merci!"

Sentence 1: "Ça va?" "

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 va	punct
2	Ça	Ça	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 va	compound
3	va	VA	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 va	punct
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 va	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 va	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: Ça va bien, merci!"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ça	Ça	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 va	compound
2	va	VA	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	bien	Bien	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 va	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 merci	punct
5	merci	merci	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 va	appos
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 merci	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 merci	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 6

The castle was built ca. 1200.

Sentence 1: The castle was built ca.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 castle	det
2	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 built	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 built	aux:pass
4	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 built	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past · passive		the castle					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Sentence 2: 1200.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	1200	1200	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 1200	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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