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Who acts: SA, state, French word, word, S.A., Adelaide · What happens: be, mean, say, not be, live, love · To what, where: short form, Adelaide, French word, her, English word, countries · Speech: someone speaks here

«sa» 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: sa in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

SA is a short form of South Australia, a state of Australia whose capital is Adelaide.

The tree, 16 words
nsubjcopdetamodcasecompoundnmodpunctdetnsubjcasenmodnmod:possnsubjcopparataxispunctrootSAPROPNisAUXaDETshortADJformNOUNofADPSouthPROPNAustraliaPROPN,PUNCTaDETstateNOUNofADPAustraliaPROPNwhosePRONcapitalNOUNisAUXAdelaidePROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SASAPROPNNumber=Sing5 formnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 formcop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 formdet
4shortshortADJDegree=Pos5 formamod
5formformNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6ofofADP_8 Australiacase
7SouthSouthPROPNNumber=Sing8 Australiacompound
8AustraliaAustraliaPROPNNumber=Sing5 formnmod
9,,PUNCT_11 statepunct
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 statedet
11statestateNOUNNumber=Sing17 Adelaidensubj
12ofofADP_13 Australiacase
13AustraliaAustraliaPROPNNumber=Sing11 statenmod
14whosewhosePRONPoss=Yes PronType=Rel15 capitalnmod:poss
15capitalcapitalNOUNNumber=Sing17 Adelaidensubj
16isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin17 Adelaidecop
17AdelaideAdelaidePROPNNumber=Sing5 formparataxis
18..PUNCT_5 formpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentSAa short formof South Australiatree rules
2is apresenta state of AustraliaAdelaidetree 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

SA is also a short form of South Africa.

nsubjcopadvmoddetamodcasecompoundnmodpunctrootSAPROPNisAUXalsoADVaDETshortADJformNOUNofADPSouthPROPNAfricaPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SASAPROPNNumber=Sing6 formnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 formcop
3alsoalsoADV_6 formadvmod
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 formdet
5shortshortADJDegree=Pos6 formamod
6formformNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7ofofADP_9 Africacase
8SouthSouthPROPNNumber=Sing9 Africacompound
9AfricaAfricaPROPNNumber=Sing6 formnmod
10..PUNCT_6 formpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentSAa short formof South Africatree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

«Sa» is a French word meaning «his» or «her» before a feminine noun, as in «sa mère» (his or her mother); said like «sah». It is not an English word.

Sentence 1: «Sa» is a French word meaning «his» or «her» before a feminine noun, as in «sa mère» (his or her mother); said like «sah».

The tree, 24 words
punctnsubjpunctcopdetamodaclpunctconjpunctccpunctobjpunctcasedetamodoblpunctcasecasepunctcompoundoblpunctpunctnmod:possccnmod:possappospunctpunctparataxiscasepunctccomppunctpunctroot«PUNCTSaPROPN»PUNCTisAUXaDETFrenchADJwordNOUNmeaningVERB«PUNCThisPRON»PUNCTorCCONJ«PUNCTherPRON»PUNCTbeforeADPaDETfeminineADJnounNOUN,PUNCTasADPinADP«PUNCTsaNOUNmèreNOUN»PUNCT(PUNCThisPRONorCCONJherPRONmotherNOUN)PUNCT;PUNCTsaidVERBlikeADP«PUNCTsahINTJ»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_2 Sapunct
2SaSaPROPNNumber=Sing7 wordnsubj
3»»PUNCT_2 Sapunct
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 wordcop
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 worddet
6FrenchFrenchADJDegree=Pos7 wordamod
7wordwordNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
8meaningmeanVERBVerbForm=Ger7 wordacl
9««PUNCT_10 hispunct
10hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs14 herconj
11»»PUNCT_10 hispunct
12ororCCONJ_14 hercc
13««PUNCT_14 herpunct
14herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs8 meaningobj
15»»PUNCT_14 herpunct
16beforebeforeADP_19 nouncase
17aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art19 noundet
18femininefeminineADJDegree=Pos19 nounamod
19nounnounNOUNNumber=Sing8 meaningobl
20,,PUNCT_25 mèrepunct
21asasADP_25 mèrecase
22ininADP_25 mèrecase
23««PUNCT_25 mèrepunct
24sasaNOUNNumber=Sing25 mèrecompound
25mèremèreNOUNNumber=Sing8 meaningobl
26»»PUNCT_25 mèrepunct
27((PUNCT_31 motherpunct
28hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs31 mothernmod:poss
29ororCCONJ_31 mothercc
30herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs31 mothernmod:poss
31mothermotherNOUNNumber=Sing25 mèreappos
32))PUNCT_31 motherpunct
33;;PUNCT_34 saidpunct
34saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin7 wordparataxis
35likelikeADP_37 sahcase
36««PUNCT_37 sahpunct
37sahsahINTJPolarity=Neg34 saidccomp
38»»PUNCT_37 sahpunct
39..PUNCT_7 wordpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentSaa French wordtree rules
2meangerunda French word not said hereher = shebefore a feminine nounas sa mèrevn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent her=Topic as mère=Attribute
3say speech: assertpastvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: It is not an English word.

nsubjcopadvmoddetamodpunctrootItPRONisAUXnotPARTanDETEnglishADJwordNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs6 wordnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 wordcop
3notnotPARTPolarity=Neg6 wordadvmod
4anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 worddet
5EnglishEnglishADJDegree=Pos6 wordamod
6wordwordNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7..PUNCT_6 wordpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not is apresentworda English wordtree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: business — kept apart, not parsed.

After a company name, S.A. is like «Ltd» or «Inc.» in some countries.

The tree, 13 words
casedetcompoundpunctnsubjcopcasepunctappospunctccpunctconjpunctcasedetnmodpunctrootAfterADPaDETcompanyNOUNnameNOUN,PUNCTS.A.PROPNisAUXlikeADP«PUNCTLtdPROPN»PUNCTorCCONJ«PUNCTInc.PROPN»PUNCTinADPsomeDETcountriesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AfterafterADP_4 namecase
2aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 namedet
3companycompanyNOUNNumber=Sing4 namecompound
4namenameNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5,,PUNCT_10 Ltdpunct
6S.A.S.A.PROPNNumber=Sing10 Ltdnsubj
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 Ltdcop
8likelikeADP_10 Ltdcase
9««PUNCT_10 Ltdpunct
10LtdLtdPROPNNumber=Sing4 nameappos
11»»PUNCT_10 Ltdpunct
12ororCCONJ_14 Inc.cc
13««PUNCT_14 Inc.punct
14Inc.Inc.PROPNNumber=Sing10 Ltdconj
15»»PUNCT_14 Inc.punct
16ininADP_18 countriescase
17somesomeDETPronType=Ind18 countriesdet
18countriescountryNOUNNumber=Plur10 Ltdnmod
19..PUNCT_4 namepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is in a quotepresentS.A.some countrieslike Ltd or Inc.tree rules

Example 1

Adelaide is the capital of SA.

nsubjcopdetcasenmodpunctrootAdelaideNOUNisAUXtheDETcapitalNOUNofADPSAPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AdelaideadelaideNOUNNumber=Sing4 capitalnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 capitalcop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 capitaldet
4capitalcapitalNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5ofofADP_6 SAcase
6SASAPROPNNumber=Sing4 capitalnmod
7..PUNCT_4 capitalpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentAdelaidethe capitalof SAtree rules

Example 2

Grandma lives in Port Lincoln, SA.

nsubjcaseoblflatpunctconjpunctrootGrandmaNOUNlivesVERBinADPPortPROPNLincolnPROPN,PUNCTSAPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GrandmagrandmaNOUNNumber=Sing2 livesnsubj
2livesliveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ininADP_4 Portcase
4PortPortPROPNNumber=Sing2 livesobl
5LincolnLincolnPROPNNumber=Sing4 Portflat
6,,PUNCT_7 SApunct
7SASAPROPNNumber=Sing4 Portconj
8..PUNCT_2 livespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1livepresentGrandmaPort and SAvn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in port=Location

Example 3

The rugby match was SA against New Zealand.

detcompoundnsubjcopcaseflatnmodpunctrootTheDETrugbyNOUNmatchNOUNwasAUXSAPROPNagainstADPNewPROPNZealandPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 matchdet
2rugbyrugbyNOUNNumber=Sing3 matchcompound
3matchmatchNOUNNumber=Sing5 SAnsubj
4wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 SAcop
5SASAPROPNNumber=Singrootroot
6againstagainstADP_8 Zealandcase
7NewNewPROPNNumber=Sing8 Zealandflat
8ZealandZealandPROPNNumber=Sing5 SAnmod
9..PUNCT_5 SApunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastthe rugby matchSAagainst New Zealandtree rules

Example 4

In French, «sa maison» means his house or her house.

caseoblpunctpunctcompoundnsubjpunctnmod:possobjccnmod:possconjpunctrootInADPFrenchPROPN,PUNCT«PUNCTsaNOUNmaisonNOUN»PUNCTmeansVERBhisPRONhouseNOUNorCCONJherPRONhouseNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_2 Frenchcase
2FrenchFrenchPROPNNumber=Sing8 meansobl
3,,PUNCT_2 Frenchpunct
4««PUNCT_6 maisonpunct
5sasaNOUNNumber=Sing6 maisoncompound
6maisonmaisonNOUNNumber=Sing8 meansnsubj
7»»PUNCT_6 maisonpunct
8meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
9hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs10 housenmod:poss
10househouseNOUNNumber=Sing8 meansobj
11ororCCONJ_13 housecc
12herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs13 housenmod:poss
13househouseNOUNNumber=Sing10 houseconj
14..PUNCT_8 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentsa maisonmaison's house or French's housein Frenchvn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot house=Theme in french=Attribute

Example 5

«Elle aime sa chatte» means «She loves her cat».

punctcompoundcompoundcompoundnsubjpunctpunctnsubjccompnmod:possobjpunctpunctroot«PUNCTEllePROPNaimeNOUNsaNOUNchatteNOUN»PUNCTmeansVERB«PUNCTShePRONlovesVERBherPRONcatNOUN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1««PUNCT_5 chattepunct
2ElleEllePROPNNumber=Sing3 aimecompound
3aimeaimeNOUNNumber=Sing4 sacompound
4sasaNOUNNumber=Sing5 chattecompound
5chattechatteNOUNNumber=Sing7 meansnsubj
6»»PUNCT_5 chattepunct
7meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
8««PUNCT_10 lovespunct
9SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs10 lovesnsubj
10lovesloveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 meansccomp
11herherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs12 catnmod:poss
12catcatNOUNNumber=Sing10 lovesobj
13»»PUNCT_10 lovespunct
14..PUNCT_7 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentsa chattevn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2love in a quotepresentchattechatte's catvn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cat=Stimulus

Example 6

Write SA in capitals when you mean South Australia.

objcaseobladvmodnsubjadvclcompoundobjpunctrootWriteVERBSAPROPNinADPcapitalsNOUNwhenADVyouPRONmeanVERBSouthPROPNAustraliaPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WritewriteVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2SASAPROPNNumber=Sing1 Writeobj
3ininADP_4 capitalscase
4capitalscapitalNOUNNumber=Plur1 Writeobl
5whenwhenADVPronType=Int7 meanadvmod
6youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs7 meannsubj
7meanmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Writeadvcl
8SouthSouthPROPNNumber=Sing9 Australiacompound
9AustraliaAustraliaPROPNNumber=Sing7 meanobj
10..PUNCT_1 Writepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1writeimperativeyou not said hereSAcapitalsvn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sa=Theme in capital=Destination
2meanpresentyouSouth Australiavn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent australia=Topic

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