petite
Who acts: aunt, shop, She, jeans · What happens: use, be, wear, have, look, come · To what, where: small shoes, petite section, petite, red coat
«petite» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: petite in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: of a girl or woman — kept apart, not parsed.
Small, short and slim in a pretty way.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 short | punct |
| 3 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Small | conj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 slim | cc |
| 5 | slim | slim | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Small | conj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 way | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 way | det |
| 8 | pretty | pretty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 way | amod |
| 9 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 slim | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Small | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Used for clothing sizes for shorter women.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 sizes | case |
| 3 | clothing | clothing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sizes | compound |
| 4 | sizes | size | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Used | obl |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 women | case |
| 6 | shorter | short | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 7 women | amod |
| 7 | women | woman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Used | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Used | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | participle | for clothing sizes; for shorter women | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
My aunt is petite and wears small shoes.
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 aunt | nmod:poss |
| 2 | aunt | aunt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 petite | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 petite | cop |
| 4 | petite | petite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 wears | cc |
| 6 | wears | wear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 petite | conj |
| 7 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 shoes | amod |
| 8 | shoes | shoe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 wears | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 petite | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | My aunt | petite property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | wear | present | My aunt not said here | small shoes | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme |
Example 2
The shop has a petite section.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 shop | det |
| 2 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 section | det |
| 5 | petite | petite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 section | amod |
| 6 | section | section | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the shop | a petite section | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent section=Patient |
Example 3
The petite dancer leapt across the stage.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 leapt | det |
| 2 | petite | petite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 leapt | amod |
| 3 | dancer | dancer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 leapt | compound |
| 4 | leapt | leapt | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | across | across | ADP | _ | 7 stage | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 stage | det |
| 7 | stage | stage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 leapt | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 leapt | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4
She looked petite next to her tall brother.
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 looked | nsubj |
| 2 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | petite | petite | ADV | _ | 2 looked | advmod |
| 4 | next | next | ADV | _ | 2 looked | advmod |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 brother | case |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 brother | nmod:poss |
| 7 | tall | tall | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 brother | amod |
| 8 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 next | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 looked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | past | She | next, petite property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Example 5
These jeans come in petite and tall.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | These | this | DET | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 2 jeans | det |
| 2 | jeans | jeans | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 3 come | nsubj |
| 3 | come | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 petite | case |
| 5 | petite | petite | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 come | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 tall | cc |
| 7 | tall | tall | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 petite | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 come | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | present | this jeans | petite | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in petite=Location |
Example 6
A petite girl in a red coat waved at us.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 girl | det |
| 2 | petite | petite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 girl | amod |
| 3 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 coat | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 coat | det |
| 6 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 coat | amod |
| 7 | coat | coat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 girl | nmod |
| 8 | waved | wave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 coat | acl |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 us | case |
| 10 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 waved | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 girl | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wave | participle | a red coat not said here | at us | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at we=Location |
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