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donna

Who acts: Donna, informal person, you, prima donna, Madonna, He · What happens: be, title, expect, stop, act, help · To what, where: first name, respect, special treatment, best friend, final song, woman

«donna» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: donna in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

Donna is a woman's first name.

nsubjcopdetnmod:posscaseamodpunctrootDonnaPROPNisAUXaDETwomanNOUN'sPARTfirstADJnameNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DonnaDonnaPROPNNumber=Sing7 namensubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 namecop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 womandet
4womanwomanNOUNNumber=Sing7 namenmod:poss
5's'sPART_4 womancase
6firstfirstADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord7 nameamod
7namenameNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 namepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentDonnaa woman's first nametree 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: Italian — kept apart, not parsed.

The Italian word for «woman» or «lady», and an old title of respect for a lady, like «Madam».

The tree, 18 words
detamodcasepunctnmodpunctccpunctconjpunctpunctccdetamodapposcasenmodcasedetnmodpunctcasepunctappospunctpunctrootTheDETItalianADJwordNOUNforADP«PUNCTwomanNOUN»PUNCTorCCONJ«PUNCTladyNOUN»PUNCT,PUNCTandCCONJanDEToldADJtitleNOUNofADPrespectNOUNforADPaDETladyNOUN,PUNCTlikeADP«PUNCTMadamNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 worddet
2ItalianItalianADJDegree=Pos3 wordamod
3wordwordNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
4forforADP_6 womancase
5««PUNCT_6 womanpunct
6womanwomanNOUNNumber=Sing3 wordnmod
7»»PUNCT_6 womanpunct
8ororCCONJ_10 ladycc
9««PUNCT_10 ladypunct
10ladyladyNOUNNumber=Sing6 womanconj
11»»PUNCT_10 ladypunct
12,,PUNCT_16 titlepunct
13andandCCONJ_16 titlecc
14anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art16 titledet
15oldoldADJDegree=Pos16 titleamod
16titletitleNOUNNumber=Sing3 wordappos
17ofofADP_18 respectcase
18respectrespectNOUNNumber=Sing16 titlenmod
19forforADP_21 ladycase
20aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art21 ladydet
21ladyladyNOUNNumber=Sing16 titlenmod
22,,PUNCT_25 Madampunct
23likelikeADP_25 Madamcase
24««PUNCT_25 Madampunct
25MadammadamNOUNNumber=Sing3 wordappos
26»»PUNCT_25 Madampunct
27..PUNCT_3 wordpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1titlerespectfor a ladynom title «communication transitive»: of=patient for=obl

Meaning 3

In the phrase «prima donna»: the main woman singer in an opera, and (informal) a person who is vain and expects special treatment.

The tree, 23 words
casedetoblpunctcompoundpunctpunctdetamodcompoundparataxiscasedetnmodpunctccpunctamodpunctdetconjnsubjcopacl:relclccconjamodobjpunctrootInADPtheDETphraseNOUN«PUNCTprimaNOUNdonnaNOUN»PUNCT:PUNCTtheDETmainADJwomanNOUNsingerNOUNinADPanDEToperaNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJ(PUNCTinformalADJ)PUNCTaDETpersonNOUNwhoPRONisAUXvainADJandCCONJexpectsVERBspecialADJtreatmentNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_3 phrasecase
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 phrasedet
3phrasephraseNOUNNumber=Sing6 donnaobl
4««PUNCT_6 donnapunct
5primaprimaNOUNNumber=Sing6 donnacompound
6donnadonnaNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7»»PUNCT_6 donnapunct
8::PUNCT_12 singerpunct
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 singerdet
10mainmainADJDegree=Pos12 singeramod
11womanwomanNOUNNumber=Sing12 singercompound
12singersingerNOUNNumber=Sing6 donnaparataxis
13ininADP_15 operacase
14anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art15 operadet
15operaoperaNOUNNumber=Sing12 singernmod
16,,PUNCT_22 personpunct
17andandCCONJ_22 personcc
18((PUNCT_19 informalpunct
19informalinformalADJDegree=Pos22 personamod
20))PUNCT_19 informalpunct
21aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art22 persondet
22personpersonNOUNNumber=Sing12 singerconj
23whowhoPRONPronType=Rel25 vainnsubj
24isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin25 vaincop
25vainvainADJDegree=Pos22 personacl:relcl
26andandCCONJ_27 expectscc
27expectsexpectVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin25 vainconj
28specialspecialADJDegree=Pos29 treatmentamod
29treatmenttreatmentNOUNNumber=Sing27 expectsobj
30..PUNCT_6 donnapunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresenta informal personvain propertytree rules
2expectpresenta informal person not said herespecial treatmentvn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treatment=Theme

Example 1

Donna is my mum's best friend.

nsubjcopnmod:possnmod:posscaseamodpunctrootDonnaNOUNisAUXmyPRONmumNOUN'sPARTbestADJfriendNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DonnadonnaNOUNNumber=Sing7 friendnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 friendcop
3mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs4 mumnmod:poss
4mummumNOUNNumber=Sing7 friendnmod:poss
5's'sPART_4 mumcase
6bestgoodADJDegree=Sup7 friendamod
7friendfriendNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 friendpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentDonnamy mum's best friendtree rules

Example 2

Stop acting like a prima donna and help tidy up!

xcompcasedetcompoundoblccconjxcompcompound:prtpunctrootStopVERBactingVERBlikeADPaDETprimaNOUNdonnaNOUNandCCONJhelpVERBtidyVERBupADP!PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1StopstopVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2actingactVERBVerbForm=Ger1 Stopxcomp
3likelikeADP_6 donnacase
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 donnadet
5primaprimaNOUNNumber=Sing6 donnacompound
6donnadonnaNOUNNumber=Sing2 actingobl
7andandCCONJ_8 helpcc
8helphelpVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Fin1 Stopconj
9tidytidyVERBVerbForm=Inf8 helpxcomp
10upupADP_9 tidycompound:prt
11!!PUNCT_1 Stoppunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1stopimperativeyou not said herevn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2actgerundyou not said herelike a prima donnavn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent like donna=Attribute
3helpinfinitiveyou not said herevn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
4tidy upinfinitiveyou not said heretree rules

Example 3

The prima donna sang the final song beautifully.

detcompoundnsubjdetamodobjadvmodpunctrootTheDETprimaNOUNdonnaNOUNsangVERBtheDETfinalADJsongNOUNbeautifullyADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 donnadet
2primaprimaNOUNNumber=Sing3 donnacompound
3donnadonnaNOUNNumber=Sing4 sangnsubj
4sangsingVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 songdet
6finalfinalADJDegree=Pos7 songamod
7songsongNOUNNumber=Sing4 sangobj
8beautifullybeautifullyADV_4 sangadvmod
9..PUNCT_4 sangpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1sing speech: expresspastthe prima donnathe final songbeautifully propertyvn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme

Example 4

In Italian, «donna» means woman.

caseoblpunctpunctnsubjpunctobjpunctrootInADPItalianPROPN,PUNCT«PUNCTdonnaNOUN»PUNCTmeansVERBwomanNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_2 Italiancase
2ItalianItalianPROPN_7 meansobl
3,,PUNCT_2 Italianpunct
4««PUNCT_5 donnapunct
5donnadonnaNOUNNumber=Sing7 meansnsubj
6»»PUNCT_5 donnapunct
7meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
8womanwomanNOUNNumber=Sing7 meansobj
9..PUNCT_7 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentdonnawomanin Italianvn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot woman=Theme in italian=Attribute

Example 5

Madonna, which means «my lady», is a name for Mary in Christian art.

The tree, 13 words
nsubjpunctnsubjacl:relclpunctnmod:possobjpunctpunctcopdetcasenmodcasecompoundnmodpunctrootMadonnaPROPN,PUNCTwhichPRONmeansVERB«PUNCTmyPRONladyNOUN»PUNCT,PUNCTisAUXaDETnameNOUNforADPMaryPROPNinADPChristianPROPNartNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MadonnaMadonnaPROPNNumber=Sing12 namensubj
2,,PUNCT_4 meanspunct
3whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel4 meansnsubj
4meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Madonnaacl:relcl
5««PUNCT_7 ladypunct
6mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 ladynmod:poss
7ladyladyNOUNNumber=Sing4 meansobj
8»»PUNCT_7 ladypunct
9,,PUNCT_1 Madonnapunct
10isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin12 namecop
11aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art12 namedet
12namenameNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
13forforADP_14 Marycase
14MaryMaryPROPNNumber=Sing12 namenmod
15ininADP_17 artcase
16ChristianChristianPROPNNumber=Sing17 artcompound
17artartNOUNNumber=Sing14 Marynmod
18..PUNCT_12 namepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentMadonnamy ladyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lady=Topic
2is apresentMadonnaa namefor Mary in Christian arttree rules

Example 6

He threw a prima-donna tantrum when he lost the game.

nsubjdetcompoundpunctcompoundobjmarknsubjadvcldetobjpunctrootHePRONthrewVERBaDETprimaNOUN-PUNCTdonnaNOUNtantrumNOUNwhenSCONJhePRONlostVERBtheDETgameNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 threwnsubj
2threwthrowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 tantrumdet
4primaprimaNOUNNumber=Sing6 donnacompound
5--PUNCT_4 primapunct
6donnadonnaNOUNNumber=Sing7 tantrumcompound
7tantrumtantrumNOUNNumber=Sing2 threwobj
8whenwhenSCONJ_10 lostmark
9hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs10 lostnsubj
10lostloseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin2 threwadvcl
11thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 gamedet
12gamegameNOUNNumber=Sing10 lostobj
13..PUNCT_2 threwpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1throwpastHea donna tantrumvn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tantrum=Theme
2losepasthethe gamevn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality

Example 7

The 'prima donna' would only act when the lights were red, for she declared that a blue light did not suit her complexion.

The tree, 23 words
detpunctcompoundnsubjpunctauxadvmodadvmoddetnsubjcopadvclpunctmarknsubjparataxismarkdetamodnsubjauxadvmodadvclnmod:possobjpunctrootTheDET'PUNCTprimaNOUNdonnaNOUN'PUNCTwouldAUXonlyADVactVERBwhenADVtheDETlightsNOUNwereAUXredADJ,PUNCTforSCONJshePRONdeclaredVERBthatSCONJaDETblueADJlightNOUNdidAUXnotPARTsuitVERBherPRONcomplexionNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 donnadet
2''PUNCT_4 donnapunct
3primaprimaNOUNNumber=Sing4 donnacompound
4donnadonnaNOUNNumber=Sing8 actnsubj
5''PUNCT_4 donnapunct
6wouldwouldAUXVerbForm=Fin8 actaux
7onlyonlyADV_8 actadvmod
8actactVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
9whenwhenADVPronType=Int13 redadvmod
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 lightsdet
11lightslightNOUNNumber=Plur13 rednsubj
12werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin13 redcop
13redredADJDegree=Pos8 actadvcl
14,,PUNCT_17 declaredpunct
15forforSCONJ_17 declaredmark
16sheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs17 declarednsubj
17declareddeclareVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin8 actparataxis
18thatthatSCONJ_24 suitmark
19aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art21 lightdet
20blueblueADJDegree=Pos21 lightamod
21lightlightNOUNNumber=Sing24 suitnsubj
22diddoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin24 suitaux
23notnotPARTPolarity=Neg24 suitadvmod
24suitsuitVERBVerbForm=Inf17 declaredadvcl
25herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs26 complexionnmod:poss
26complexioncomplexionNOUNNumber=Sing24 suitobj
27..PUNCT_8 actpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1actwouldthe prima donnavn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2ispastthe lightsred propertytree rules
3declare speech: otherpastdonnavn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
4not suitpast · do-supporta blue lightdonna's complexiontree rules

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