dah

Who acts: Dah, short one, people, it, spelling, that · What happens: be, write, say, show, mean, not be · To what, where: long sound, dit, sound, something, spelling, English word · Speech: someone speaks here

«dah» 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: dah in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Dah is the long sound or long signal in Morse code, written as a dash (−); the short one is «dit».

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dah	Dah	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 sound	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 sound	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sound	det
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sound	amod
5	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 signal	cc
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 signal	amod
8	signal	signal	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sound	conj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 code	case
10	Morse	Morse	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 code	compound
11	code	code	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 signal	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 written	punct
13	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 sound	acl
14	as	as	ADP	_	16 dash	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 dash	det
16	dash	dash	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 written	obl
17	(	(	PUNCT	_	18 −	punct
18	−	−	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 dash	appos
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	18 −	punct
20	;	;	PUNCT	_	26 dit	punct
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 one	det
22	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 one	amod
23	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 dit	nsubj
24	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	26 dit	cop
25	«	«	PUNCT	_	26 dit	punct
26	dit	dit	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sound	parataxis
27	»	»	PUNCT	_	26 dit	punct
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Dah	the long sound or long signal in Morse code		tree rules
2	write	participle		the long sound or long signal in Morse code not said here	as a dash	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as dash=Attribute
3	is a in a quote	present	the short one	dit		tree rules

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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Dah» is a sound people say, as in «ta-dah!», when showing something proudly; it can also be a spelling of «duh» meaning «that's obvious».

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Dah	punct
2	Dah	Dah	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 sound	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Dah	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 sound	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sound	det
6	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 say	nsubj
8	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 sound	acl:relcl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 dah	punct
10	as	as	ADP	_	15 dah	case
11	in	in	ADP	_	15 dah	case
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 dah	punct
13	ta	of	ADP	Abbr=Yes	15 dah	case
14	-	-	PUNCT	_	13 ta	punct
15	dah	dah	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 say	ccomp
16	!	!	PUNCT	_	15 dah	punct
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 dah	punct
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 showing	punct
19	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	20 showing	advmod
20	showing	show	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 say	advcl
21	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	20 showing	obj
22	proudly	proudly	ADV	_	20 showing	advmod
23	;	;	PUNCT	_	29 spelling	punct
24	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	29 spelling	nsubj
25	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	29 spelling	aux
26	also	also	ADV	_	29 spelling	advmod
27	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	29 spelling	cop
28	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	29 spelling	det
29	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sound	conj
30	of	of	ADP	_	32 duh	case
31	«	«	PUNCT	_	32 duh	punct
32	duh	duh	INTJ	_	34 meaning	discourse
33	»	»	PUNCT	_	32 duh	punct
34	meaning	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	29 spelling	acl
35	«	«	PUNCT	_	38 obvious	punct
36	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	38 obvious	nsubj
37	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	38 obvious	cop
38	obvious	obvious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	34 meaning	ccomp
39	»	»	PUNCT	_	38 obvious	punct
40	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 sound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Dah	a sound and a spelling		tree rules
2	say speech: assert	present	people	a sound and a spelling not said here		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sound=Topic
3	show	gerund	people not said here	something	proudly property	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Recipient
4	is a	can	it	a spelling		tree rules
5	mean	gerund	a spelling not said here			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
6	is in a quote	present	that		obvious property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

Dah is not an English word in other uses; it may be a part of a name or a word in another language.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dah	Dah	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 word	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 word	cop
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 word	advmod
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 word	det
5	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 word	amod
6	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 other	case
8	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 uses	nsubj
9	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 word	acl:relcl
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 part	punct
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 part	nsubj
12	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 part	aux
13	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	15 part	cop
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 part	det
15	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 word	parataxis
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 name	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 name	det
18	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 part	nmod
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 word	cc
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 word	det
21	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 part	conj
22	in	in	ADP	_	24 language	case
23	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	24 language	det
24	language	language	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 word	nmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not is a	present	Dah	a English word		tree rules
2	use	present	other	a English word not said here		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
3	is a	may	word	a part or a word in another language	of a name	tree rules

Example 1

In Morse code, the letter A is dit-dah.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 code	case
2	Morse	Morse	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 code	compound
3	code	code	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 dah	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 code	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 letter	det
6	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 dah	nsubj
7	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 letter	flat
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 dah	cop
9	dit	dit	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 dah	compound
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 dit	punct
11	dah	dah	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 dah	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the letter	dit dah		Morse code			tree rules

Example 2

SOS is three dits, three dahs and three dits.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	SOS	sos	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dits	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 dits	cop
3	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 dits	nummod
4	dits	dit	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 dahs	punct
6	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 dahs	nummod
7	dahs	dah	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 dits	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 dits	cc
9	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 dits	nummod
10	dits	dit	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 dits	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 dits	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	SOS	three dits and three dahs and three dits					tree rules

Example 3

Ta-dah! said the magician, pulling out a rabbit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ta	Ta	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 said	nsubj
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 dah	punct
3	dah	dah	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ta	conj
4	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Ta	punct
5	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 magician	det
7	magician	magician	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 said	nsubj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 pulling	punct
9	pulling	pull	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 said	advcl
10	out	out	ADP	_	9 pulling	compound:prt
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 rabbit	det
12	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 pulling	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Ta and dah						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	pull out	gerund	Ta and dah not said here	a rabbit					tree rules

Example 4

Hold the button longer for a dah than for a dit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 button	det
3	button	button	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Hold	obj
4	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	1 Hold	advmod
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 dah	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 dah	det
7	dah	dah	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Hold	obl
8	than	than	ADP	_	11 dit	case
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 dit	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 dit	det
11	dit	dit	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Hold	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Hold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	imperative	you not said here	the button				for a dah; than a dit; long property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent button=Theme

Example 5

«Is water wet?» «Dah, of course!»

Sentence 1: «Is water wet?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 wet	punct
2	Is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 wet	cop
3	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wet	compound
4	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 wet	punct
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 wet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present						wet property	tree rules

Sentence 2: «Dah, of course!»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Dah	punct
2	Dah	Dah	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 course	punct
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 course	case
5	course	course	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Dah	appos
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Dah	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Dah	punct

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

Example 6

We tapped out dahs and dits on the desk.

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 tapped	nsubj
2	tapped	tap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 tapped	compound:prt
4	dahs	dah	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 tapped	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 dits	cc
6	dits	dit	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 dahs	conj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 desk	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 desk	det
9	desk	desk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tapped	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tap out	past	We	dahs and dits				on the desk	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent dah=Instrument on desk=Patient

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