dit Who acts: dit, dah, French word, il, c'est dit, ear · What happens: speak, be, mean, say, dit, settle · To what, where: spoken name, Morse code, long one, French word, that, story · Speech: someone speaks here
«dit» 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: dit in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In Morse code, «dit» is the spoken name of a short signal (a dot); «dah» is the long one (a dash).
The tree, 21 words case compound obl punct punct nsubj punct cop det amod case det amod nmod punct det appos punct punct punct nsubj punct cop det amod conj punct det appos punct punct root In ADP Morse PROPN code NOUN , PUNCT « PUNCT dit NOUN » PUNCT is AUX the DET spoken VERB name NOUN of ADP a DET short ADJ signal NOUN ( PUNCT a DET dot NOUN ) PUNCT ; PUNCT « PUNCT dah NOUN » PUNCT is AUX the DET long ADJ one NOUN ( PUNCT a DET dash NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT 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 name obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 code punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 dit punct 6 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 11 name nsubj 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 dit punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 name cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 name det 10 spoken speak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 name amod 11 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 of of ADP _ 15 signal case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 signal det 14 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 15 signal amod 15 signal signal NOUN Number=Sing 11 name nmod 16 ( ( PUNCT _ 18 dot punct 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 dot det 18 dot dot NOUN Number=Sing 15 signal appos 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 18 dot punct 20 ; ; PUNCT _ 27 one punct 21 « « PUNCT _ 22 dah punct 22 dah dah NOUN Number=Sing 27 one nsubj 23 » » PUNCT _ 22 dah punct 24 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 27 one cop 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 27 one det 26 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 27 one amod 27 one one NOUN Number=Sing 11 name conj 28 ( ( PUNCT _ 30 dash punct 29 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 30 dash det 30 dash dash NOUN Number=Sing 27 one appos 31 ) ) PUNCT _ 30 dash punct 32 . . PUNCT _ 11 name punct
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1 speak speech: other participle vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present dit the spoken name and the long one Morse code of a short signal tree rules 3 is a present dah the long one 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: French — kept apart, not parsed.
«Dit» is a French word meaning «said» or «says»: «il dit» means «he says», «c'est dit» means «that's settled»; to an English ear it sounds like «dee».
The tree, 28 words punct nsubj punct cop det amod acl punct ccomp punct cc punct conj punct punct punct nsubj nsubj punct parataxis punct nsubj ccomp punct punct punct amod nsubj punct conj punct nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp punct punct case det amod obl nsubj parataxis case punct obl punct punct root « PUNCT Dit NOUN » PUNCT is AUX a DET French ADJ word NOUN meaning VERB « PUNCT said VERB » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT says VERB » PUNCT : PUNCT « PUNCT il PRON dit NOUN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT he PRON says VERB » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT c'est ADJ dit NOUN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT that PRON 's AUX settled VERB » PUNCT ; PUNCT to ADP an DET English ADJ ear NOUN it PRON sounds VERB like ADP « PUNCT dee PROPN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Dit punct 2 Dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 7 word nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Dit punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 word cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 word det 6 French French ADJ Degree=Pos 7 word amod 7 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 meaning mean VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 word acl 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 said punct 10 said say VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 meaning ccomp 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 said punct 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 says cc 13 « « PUNCT _ 14 says punct 14 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 said conj 15 » » PUNCT _ 14 says punct 16 : : PUNCT _ 21 means punct 17 « « PUNCT _ 19 dit punct 18 il il PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 dit nsubj 19 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 21 means nsubj 20 » » PUNCT _ 19 dit punct 21 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 says parataxis 22 « « PUNCT _ 24 says punct 23 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 says nsubj 24 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 means ccomp 25 » » PUNCT _ 24 says punct 26 , , PUNCT _ 31 means punct 27 « « PUNCT _ 29 dit punct 28 c'est c' ADJ Degree=Sup 29 dit amod 29 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 31 means nsubj 30 » » PUNCT _ 29 dit punct 31 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 means conj 32 « « PUNCT _ 35 settled punct 33 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 35 settled nsubj:pass 34 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 35 settled aux:pass 35 settled settle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 31 means ccomp 36 » » PUNCT _ 35 settled punct 37 ; ; PUNCT _ 43 sounds punct 38 to to ADP _ 41 ear case 39 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 41 ear det 40 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 41 ear amod 41 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 43 sounds obl 42 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 43 sounds nsubj 43 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 means parataxis 44 like like ADP _ 46 dee case 45 « « PUNCT _ 46 dee punct 46 dee Dee PROPN Number=Sing 43 sounds obl 47 » » PUNCT _ 43 sounds punct 48 . . PUNCT _ 7 word punct
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1 is a present Dit a French word tree rules 2 mean gerund a French word not said here vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 say speech: assert in a quote past vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 4 say speech: assert in a quote present vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 5 dit in a quote il tree rules 6 mean present dit vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 7 say speech: assert in a quote present Dit vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 8 mean present c'est dit vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 9 settle in a quote present · passive that vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: subject=Location 10 sound present ear to a English ear; like dee vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer
Meaning 3 Usage: UK navy slang — kept apart, not parsed.
A dit is a story or yarn, as in «spin a dit».
The tree, 12 words det nsubj cop det cc conj punct mark mark punct parataxis det obj punct punct root A DET dit NOUN is AUX a DET story NOUN or CCONJ yarn NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ in SCONJ « PUNCT spin VERB a DET dit NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dit det 2 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 5 story nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 story cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 story det 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 yarn cc 7 yarn yarn NOUN Number=Sing 5 story conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 spin punct 9 as as SCONJ _ 12 spin mark 10 in in SCONJ _ 12 spin mark 11 « « PUNCT _ 12 spin punct 12 spin spin VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 story parataxis 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 dit det 14 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 12 spin obj 15 » » PUNCT _ 12 spin punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 story punct
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1 is a present a dit a story or yarn tree rules 2 spin in a quote infinitive a dit vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dit=Theme
Example 1 In Morse code, the letter E is just one dit.
case compound obl punct det compound nsubj cop advmod nummod punct root In ADP Morse PROPN code NOUN , PUNCT the DET letter NOUN E NOUN is AUX just ADV one NUM dit NOUN . PUNCT 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 dit obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 code punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 E det 6 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 7 E compound 7 E e NOUN Number=Sing 11 dit nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 dit cop 9 just just ADV _ 11 dit advmod 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 dit nummod 11 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 dit punct
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1 is a present the letter E one dit Morse code tree rules
Example 2 SOS is dit-dit-dit, dah-dah-dah, dit-dit-dit.
The tree, 11 words nsubj cop compound punct compound punct punct compound punct conj punct conj punct compound punct compound punct conj punct root SOS NOUN is AUX dit NOUN - PUNCT dit NOUN - PUNCT dit NOUN , PUNCT dah NOUN - PUNCT dah NOUN - PUNCT dah NOUN , PUNCT dit NOUN - PUNCT dit NOUN - PUNCT dit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 SOS sos NOUN Number=Sing 7 dit nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 dit cop 3 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 7 dit compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 dit punct 5 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 7 dit compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 7 dit punct 7 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 dah punct 9 dah dah NOUN Number=Sing 11 dah compound 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 dah punct 11 dah dah NOUN Number=Sing 7 dit conj 12 - - PUNCT _ 11 dah punct 13 dah dah NOUN Number=Sing 11 dah conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 19 dit punct 15 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 19 dit compound 16 - - PUNCT _ 15 dit punct 17 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 19 dit compound 18 - - PUNCT _ 19 dit punct 19 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 7 dit conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 dit punct
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1 is a present SOS dit dit dit and dah dah and dah and dit dit dit tree rules
Example 3 We tapped dits and dahs on the desk.
nsubj obj cc conj case det obl punct root We PRON tapped VERB dits NOUN and CCONJ dahs NOUN on ADP the DET desk 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 tapped nsubj 2 tapped tap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 dits dit NOUN Number=Plur 2 tapped obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 dahs cc 5 dahs dah NOUN Number=Plur 3 dits conj 6 on on ADP _ 8 desk case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 desk det 8 desk desk NOUN Number=Sing 2 tapped obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 tapped punct
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1 tap past We dits and dahs on the desk vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent dit=Instrument on desk=Patient
Example 4 In French, «Maman dit non» means «Mum says no».
The tree, 9 words case obl punct punct amod compound nsubj punct punct nsubj ccomp discourse punct punct root In ADP French PROPN , PUNCT « PUNCT Maman ADJ dit NOUN non NOUN » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT Mum NOUN says VERB no INTJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 French case 2 French French PROPN Number=Sing 9 means obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 French punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 7 non punct 5 Maman maman ADJ Degree=Pos 7 non amod 6 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 7 non compound 7 non non NOUN Number=Sing 9 means nsubj 8 » » PUNCT _ 7 non punct 9 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 « « PUNCT _ 12 says punct 11 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 12 says nsubj 12 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 means ccomp 13 no no INTJ Polarity=Neg 12 says discourse 14 » » PUNCT _ 12 says punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 means punct
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1 mean present Maman dit non French vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 say speech: assert in a quote present Mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The old sailor spun a dit about a storm at sea.
det amod nsubj det obj case det nmod case nmod punct root The DET old ADJ sailor NOUN spun VERB a DET dit NOUN about ADP a DET storm NOUN at ADP sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sailor det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sailor amod 3 sailor sailor NOUN Number=Sing 4 spun nsubj 4 spun spin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 dit det 6 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 4 spun obj 7 about about ADP _ 9 storm case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 storm det 9 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 6 dit nmod 10 at at ADP _ 11 sea case 11 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 9 storm nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 spun punct
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1 spin past the old sailor a dit about a storm at sea vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dit=Theme
Example 6 A dit is short; a dah is three times as long.
det nsubj cop punct det nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked advmod advmod punct root A DET dit NOUN is AUX short ADJ ; PUNCT a DET dah NOUN is AUX three NUM times NOUN as ADV long ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dit det 2 dit dit NOUN Number=Sing 4 short nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 short cop 4 short short ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 times punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 dah det 7 dah dah NOUN Number=Sing 10 times nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 times cop 9 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 times nummod 10 times time NOUN Number=Plur 12 long obl:unmarked 11 as as ADV _ 12 long advmod 12 long long ADV Degree=Pos 4 short advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 short punct
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1 is present a dit long, short property tree rules 2 is a present a dah three times tree rules
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