al

«al» in Mova's school dictionary: a short form of boys' names like Albert, Alan, Alfred or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

name and fragment (Al — a short name; «al» in «et al.» and «al dente»)

meaning for a pupil

1) Al is a short form of boys' names like Albert, Alan, Alfred or Alexander. tree →

2) In «et al.» (Latin for «and others») it is a short form used in science writing for a list of authors. tree →

3) In «al dente» (Italian) it means pasta cooked so it is still a little firm. tree →

4) Al is also the chemical symbol for aluminium, written with a capital A. tree →

5) In some Arabic names, al means 'the', as in Haroun-al-Raschid. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories and maths problems Al is a person's name (a capital letter). In science, «Al» is the symbol for aluminium on the periodic table, and «et al.» appears when a book names a group of scientists. Phrases: «et al.», «al dente».

examples

• Al has 8 marbles and gives 3 to Sue. tree →
• Uncle Al fixed our bike. tree →
• The study was written by Smith et al. tree →
• Cook the spaghetti until it is al dente. tree →
• The symbol Al stands for aluminium. tree →
• «Call me Al,» said the new boy. tree →

note

As a name, always write Al with a capital letter. «Et al.» has a full stop after al. The symbol Al: capital A, small l. Do not confuse with «all» (every one).

In the corpora

• Eid al-Fitr is the Muslim festival that ends Ramadan, a month of fasting from dawn to sunset.
• Eid al-Fitr is the joyful festival at the end of Ramadan.
• For the Leader; Al-tashheth.
• For the Leader; Al-tashheth.
• For the Leader; Al-tashheth.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «al» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.