va

Who acts: VA, Department, people, ça va, you, It · What happens: be, help, serve, go, mean, sound · To what, where: addresses, Department, people, USA, English word, l'école · Speech: someone speaks here

«va» 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: va in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

VA is short for Virginia, a state in the United States, in addresses.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	VA	VA	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 short	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 short	cop
3	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 Virginia	case
5	Virginia	Virginia	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 short	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 state	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 state	det
8	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 Virginia	appos
9	in	in	ADP	_	12 States	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 States	det
11	United	United	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 States	amod
12	States	State	PROPN	Number=Plur	8 state	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 addresses	punct
14	in	in	ADP	_	15 addresses	case
15	addresses	address	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 short	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	VA			addresses		for Virginia; short property	tree 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: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

In the USA, the VA is the Department of Veterans Affairs, which helps people who served in the armed forces.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 USA	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 USA	det
3	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 helps	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 USA	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 VA	det
6	VA	VA	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 Department	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 Department	cop
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Department	det
9	Department	Department	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 helps	nsubj
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 Affairs	case
11	Veterans	Veteran	PROPN	Number=Plur	12 Affairs	compound
12	Affairs	affair	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 Department	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 helps	punct
14	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 helps	nsubj
15	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 helps	obj
17	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 served	nsubj
18	served	serve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 people	acl:relcl
19	in	in	ADP	_	22 forces	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 forces	det
21	armed	armed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 forces	amod
22	forces	force	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 served	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the VA	the Department			of Veterans Affairs	tree rules
2	help	present	the Department		people	the USA		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary
3	serve	past	people				in the armed forces	vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent in force=Attribute

Meaning 3

Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

«Va» is French for "goes" or "go!"; «ça va?» means "how are you?" or "all right?", and sounds like "sa VAH". It is not an English word.

Sentence 1: «Va» is French for "goes" or "go!"; «ça va?» means "how are you?" or "all right?", and sounds like "sa VAH".

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Va	punct
2	Va	Va	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 French	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Va	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 French	cop
5	French	French	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	8 goes	mark
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 goes	punct
8	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 French	advcl
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 goes	punct
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 go	cc
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 go	punct
12	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 goes	conj
13	!	!	PUNCT	_	12 go	punct
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 go	punct
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	21 means	punct
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 va	punct
17	ça	ça	X	Foreign=Yes	18 va	flat:foreign
18	va	va	X	Foreign=Yes	21 means	nsubj
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	18 va	punct
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 va	punct
21	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 French	parataxis
22	"	"	PUNCT	_	23 how	punct
23	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	31 right	parataxis
24	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 how	cop
25	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	23 how	nsubj
26	?	?	PUNCT	_	23 how	punct
27	"	"	PUNCT	_	23 how	punct
28	or	or	CCONJ	_	31 right	cc
29	"	"	PUNCT	_	31 right	punct
30	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	31 right	det
31	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 means	ccomp
32	?	?	PUNCT	_	31 right	punct
33	"	"	PUNCT	_	31 right	punct
34	,	,	PUNCT	_	36 sounds	punct
35	and	and	CCONJ	_	36 sounds	cc
36	sounds	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 means	parataxis
37	like	like	ADP	_	40 VAH	case
38	"	"	PUNCT	_	40 VAH	punct
39	sa	sa	PROPN	Number=Sing	40 VAH	compound
40	VAH	VAH	PROPN	Number=Sing	36 sounds	obl
41	"	"	PUNCT	_	40 VAH	punct
42	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 French	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	Va	french property	tree rules
2	go in a quote	present	Va not said here		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	go in a quote	infinitive	Va not said here		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	mean	present	ça va		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
5	is in a quote	present	you	how property	tree rules
6	sound	present		like sa VAH	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Sentence 2: It is not an English word.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 word	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 word	cop
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 word	advmod
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 word	det
5	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 word	amod
6	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is a	present	It	a English word					tree rules

Example 1

(French) "Ça va?" "Oui, ça va bien, merci!"

Sentence 1: (French) "Ça va?" "

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 French	punct
2	French	French	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 French	punct
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 va	punct
5	Ça	Ça	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 va	compound
6	va	VA	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 French	appos
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 va	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 va	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 va	punct

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

Sentence 2: Oui, ça va bien, merci!"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Oui	Oui	X	Foreign=Yes	7 merci	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 ça	punct
3	ça	ça	X	Foreign=Yes	1 Oui	flat:foreign
4	va	va	X	Foreign=Yes	1 Oui	flat:foreign
5	bien	bien	X	Foreign=Yes	1 Oui	flat:foreign
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 merci	punct
7	merci	merci	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	7 merci	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 merci	punct

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

Example 2

(French) Il va à l'école — he goes to school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 French	punct
2	French	French	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 va	nsubj
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 French	punct
4	Il	Il	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 va	compound
5	va	va	X	Foreign=Yes	7 l'école	dep
6	à	à	ADP	_	7 l'école	case
7	l'école	l'école	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	—	-	PUNCT	_	10 goes	punct
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 goes	nsubj
10	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 l'école	acl:relcl
11	to	to	ADP	_	12 school	case
12	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 goes	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 l'école	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	present	French	l'école not said here				to school	tree rules

Example 3

The letter was sent to Arlington, VA.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 letter	det
2	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sent	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sent	aux:pass
4	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 Arlington	case
6	Arlington	Arlington	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 sent	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 VA.	punct
8	VA.	VA.	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Arlington	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	past · passive		the letter	Arlington and VA.				vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to arlington=Destination

Example 4

(USA) Grandpa gets help from the VA because he was a soldier.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 USA	punct
2	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Grandpa	compound
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 USA	punct
4	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gets	nsubj
5	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gets	obj
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 VA	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 VA	det
9	VA	VA	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 gets	obl
10	because	because	SCONJ	_	14 soldier	mark
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 soldier	nsubj
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 soldier	cop
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 soldier	det
14	soldier	soldier	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gets	advcl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 gets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	present	USA Grandpa	help		the VA			vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent help=Theme from va=Source
2	is a	past	Grandpa	a soldier					tree rules

Example 5

(French) "Va!" shouted the mother — "Go!"

The tree, 6 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 French	punct
2	French	French	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 shouted	nsubj
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 French	punct
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 Va	punct
5	Va	Va	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 shouted	nsubj
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 Va	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 Va	punct
8	shouted	shout	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 mother	det
10	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 shouted	obj
11	—	-	PUNCT	_	13 Go	punct
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 Go	punct
13	Go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	8 shouted	ccomp
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	13 Go	punct
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 Go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shout speech: express	past	French	the mother					tree rules
2	go in a quote	infinitive							vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The charger says 500 VA on the label.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 charger	det
2	charger	charger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	nsubj
3	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	500	500	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 VA	nummod
5	VA	VA	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 says	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 label	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 label	det
8	label	label	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	the charger	500 VA		the label			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent va=Topic

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