ta

Who acts: Ta, Ta ta, pencil, that, you · What happens: mean, thank, say, be, teach, owe · To what, where: you, goodbye, small children, part, assistant, TA · Speech: someone speaks here

«ta» 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: ta in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: UK, Australia, NZ, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Ta means «thank you»: «Ta, mate.».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ta	Ta	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 thank	punct
4	thank	thank	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 means	ccomp
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 thank	obj
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 thank	punct
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 Ta	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 Ta	punct
9	Ta	Ta	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 thank	parataxis
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 mate	punct
11	mate	mate	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 Ta	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 thank	punct
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 thank	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Ta						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	thank speech: thank in a quote	present			you				vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=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

«Ta-ta» (informal, UK) means «goodbye», often said to small children.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 ta	punct
2	Ta	Ta	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 ta	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 ta	punct
4	ta	ta	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 means	nsubj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 ta	punct
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 informal	punct
7	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 ta	parataxis
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 UK	punct
9	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 informal	obl
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 informal	punct
11	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 goodbye	punct
13	goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 means	obj
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 goodbye	punct
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 said	punct
16	often	often	ADV	_	17 said	advmod
17	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 means	conj
18	to	to	ADP	_	20 children	case
19	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 children	amod
20	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 said	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Ta ta	goodbye					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goodbye=Topic
2	say speech: assert	participle	Ta ta not said here		small children			often property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to child=Recipient

Meaning 3

As a fragment, «ta» can be part of a longer word, or short for «teaching assistant» (TA) in schools.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 fragment	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 fragment	det
3	fragment	fragment	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 part	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 fragment	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 ta	punct
6	ta	ta	X	_	10 part	nsubj
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 ta	punct
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 part	aux
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 part	cop
10	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	of	of	ADP	_	14 word	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 word	det
13	longer	long	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	14 word	amod
14	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 part	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 short	punct
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 short	cc
17	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 part	parataxis
18	for	for	SCONJ	_	20 teaching	mark
19	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 teaching	punct
20	teaching	teach	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	17 short	advcl
21	assistant	assistant	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 teaching	obj
22	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 teaching	punct
23	(	(	PUNCT	_	24 TA	punct
24	TA	TA	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 teaching	obj
25	)	)	PUNCT	_	24 TA	punct
26	in	in	ADP	_	27 schools	case
27	schools	school	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 teaching	obl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	can	ta	part				as a fragment; of a longer word	tree rules
2	teach speech: other in a quote	gerund	ta not said here	assistant	TA	schools			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent assistant=Recipient ta=Topic

Example 1

«Here's your pencil.» «Ta!»

Sentence 1: «Here's your pencil.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Here	punct
2	Here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Here	cop
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 pencil	nmod:poss
5	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Here	nsubj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Here	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Here	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	your pencil					here property	tree rules

Sentence 2: «Ta!»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Ta	punct
2	Ta	ta	INTJ	_	root	root
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Ta	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Ta	punct

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

Example 2

Ta for the lift, Mum.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ta	Ta	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 lift	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 lift	det
4	lift	lift	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ta	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 Mum	punct
6	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ta	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ta	punct

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

Example 3

Ta very much, that's lovely.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ta	Ta	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 much	advmod
3	much	much	ADV	_	1 Ta	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 lovely	punct
5	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 lovely	nsubj
6	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 lovely	cop
7	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Ta	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ta	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	that					lovely property	tree rules

Example 4

Say ta-ta to Granny!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Say	say	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	ta	ta	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ta	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 ta	punct
4	ta	ta	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Say	obj
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 Granny	case
6	Granny	Granny	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 ta	nmod
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	ta ta	Granny				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent ta=Topic to granny=Recipient

Example 5

Ta, mate, I owe you one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ta	Ta	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 owe	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 mate	punct
3	mate	mate	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ta	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Ta	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 owe	nsubj
6	owe	owe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 owe	obj
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 owe	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 owe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	owe	present	Ta and mate	you				one obl	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent you=Theme

Example 6

Our TA helps us with reading every morning.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 TA	nmod:poss
2	TA	ta	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 helps	nsubj
3	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 helps	obj
5	with	with	SCONJ	_	6 reading	mark
6	reading	read	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 helps	advcl
7	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	8 morning	det
8	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 reading	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	Our TA		us				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary
2	read	gerund	Our TA not said here				morning		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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