la

Who acts: re mi, scale, sixth note, sound people, people, you · What happens: sing, re, do, write, not know, not use · To what, where: scale, mi, lah, words, French, names · Speech: someone speaks here

«la» 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: la in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The sixth note in the do-re-mi singing scale (do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do), also written "lah".

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 note	det
2	sixth	sixth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 note	amod
3	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 do	nsubj
4	in	in	ADP	_	10 mi	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 mi	det
6	do	do	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 mi	nsubj
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 do	punct
8	re	re	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 mi	compound
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 mi	punct
10	mi	mi	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 note	nmod
11	singing	sing	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 mi	acl
12	scale	scale	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 singing	obj
13	(	(	PUNCT	_	16 re	punct
14	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	16 re	aux
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 re	punct
16	re	re	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 scale	acl:relcl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 mi	punct
18	mi	mi	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 re	obj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 fa	punct
20	fa	fa	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 mi	conj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 do	punct
22	so	so	ADV	_	28 do	advmod
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 la	punct
24	la	la	X	Foreign=Yes	28 do	nsubj
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 ti	punct
26	ti	ti	X	Foreign=Yes	24 la	flat:foreign
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 do	punct
28	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
29	)	)	PUNCT	_	28 do	punct
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 written	punct
31	also	also	ADV	_	32 written	advmod
32	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	28 do	advcl
33	"	"	PUNCT	_	34 lah	punct
34	lah	lah	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 written	obj
35	"	"	PUNCT	_	34 lah	punct
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	28 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	sing speech: express	gerund	the re mi not said here	scale	vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location scale=Theme
2	re	infinitive · do-support	scale not said here	mi and fa	tree rules
3	do	infinitive	the sixth note in the re mi		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	write	participle	the sixth note in the re mi not said here	lah	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lah=Theme

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

LA.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	LA.	LA.	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

Los Angeles, a big city in California, USA.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Los	Los	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	Angeles	Angeles	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Los	flat
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 city	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 city	det
5	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 city	amod
6	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Los	appos
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 California	case
8	California	California	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 city	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 USA	punct
10	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 California	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Los	punct

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

Meaning 3

A sound people sing when they do not know or do not use the words (la la la).

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 people	det
2	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 people	compound
3	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sing	nsubj
4	sing	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 know	advmod
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 know	nsubj
7	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 know	aux
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 know	advmod
9	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 sing	ccomp
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 use	cc
11	do	do	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 use	aux
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 use	advmod
13	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 know	conj
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 words	det
15	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 use	obj
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 la	punct
17	la	la	X	Foreign=Yes	15 words	appos
18	la	la	X	Foreign=Yes	17 la	flat:foreign
19	la	la	X	Foreign=Yes	17 la	flat:foreign
20	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 la	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	sing speech: express	present	a sound people		vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	not know	present · do-support	people		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	not use	infinitive · do-support	people not said here	the words	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient

Meaning 4

Also the word "the" in French and Spanish, seen in names like "La Paz".

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Also	also	ADV	_	3 word	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 word	det
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 French	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 French	det
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 French	punct
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 French	case
8	French	French	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 word	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 Spanish	cc
10	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 French	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 seen	punct
12	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 French	acl
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 names	case
14	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 seen	obl
15	like	like	ADP	_	18 Paz	case
16	"	"	PUNCT	_	18 Paz	punct
17	La	La	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 Paz	compound
18	Paz	Paz	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 names	nmod
19	"	"	PUNCT	_	18 Paz	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	participle		the French not said here		names like La Paz			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 1

Sing the scale: do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sing	sing	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 scale	det
3	scale	scale	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sing	obj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 re	punct
5	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	7 re	aux
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 re	punct
7	re	re	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Sing	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 mi	punct
9	mi	mi	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 re	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 fa	punct
11	fa	fa	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 mi	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 la	punct
13	so	so	ADV	_	15 la	advmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 la	punct
15	la	la	X	Foreign=Yes	7 re	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 ti	punct
17	ti	ti	X	_	7 re	obj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 do	punct
19	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	7 re	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	sing speech: express	imperative	you not said here	the scale	vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location scale=Theme
2	re	infinitive · do-support	you not said here	mi and fa	tree rules
3	do	infinitive	you not said here		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

La is the sixth note of the scale.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	La	La	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 note	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 note	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 note	det
4	sixth	sixth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 note	amod
5	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 scale	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 scale	det
8	scale	scale	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 note	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 note	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	La	the sixth note				of the scale	tree rules

Example 3

My cousin lives in LA.

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	2 cousin	nmod:poss
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lives	nsubj
3	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 LA.	case
5	LA.	LA.	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 lives	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	My cousin			LA.			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in la.=Location

Example 4

She sang "la la la" because she forgot the words.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 sang	nsubj
2	sang	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 la	punct
4	la	la	X	Foreign=Yes	2 sang	obj
5	la	la	X	Foreign=Yes	4 la	flat:foreign
6	la	la	X	Foreign=Yes	4 la	flat:foreign
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 la	punct
8	because	because	SCONJ	_	10 forgot	mark
9	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 forgot	nsubj
10	forgot	forget	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 sang	advcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 words	det
12	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 forgot	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sing speech: express	past	She	la					vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location la=Theme
2	forget	past	she	the words					tree rules

Example 5

"La la la, I can't hear you!" he joked.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 La	punct
2	La	La	X	Foreign=Yes	14 joked	nsubj
3	la	la	X	Foreign=Yes	2 La	flat:foreign
4	la	la	X	Foreign=Yes	2 La	flat:foreign
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 hear	punct
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 hear	nsubj
7	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 hear	aux
8	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 hear	advmod
9	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 La	parataxis
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 hear	obj
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	9 hear	punct
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 La	punct
13	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 joked	nsubj
14	joked	joke	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 joked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not hear in a quote	can	I	you					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus
2	joke speech: other	past							vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

He's off in la-la land again (informal: daydreaming).

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 land	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 land	cop
3	off	off	ADP	_	2 's	compound:prt
4	in	in	ADP	_	8 land	case
5	la	la	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 land	nsubj
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 land	punct
7	la	la	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 land	det
8	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	again	again	ADV	_	8 land	advmod
10	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 informal	punct
11	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 land	parataxis
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 daydreaming	punct
13	daydreaming	daydreaming	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 informal	conj
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 informal	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 land	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	He			la land	again		tree rules

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