bach
part of speech
proper noun (Bach); noun (a bach, baches — New Zealand)
meaning for a pupil
1) Bach is the surname of Johann Sebastian Bach, a famous German composer of classical and church music who lived long ago (a name). tree →
2) (New Zealand) A bach is a small, simple holiday house, often by the beach or a lake. tree →
3) (informal, US, old) To bach it means to live alone as a bachelor (rare). tree →
sense in the lessons
In music lessons, pupils listen to Bach's music, for example his preludes for keyboard and his church music such as cantatas. In New Zealand everyday life, families go «to the bach» for summer holidays; in some parts of the South Island the same kind of house is called a «crib». Phrases: «Bach's music», «go to the bach», «the family bach».
examples
- We listened to a piece by Bach in music class. tree →
- Bach wrote a lot of music for church organs. tree →
- Every summer we stay at our bach in the Coromandel. tree →
- The bach has no TV, just a deck and the beach. tree →
- Johann Sebastian Bach came from a family of musicians. tree →
- Gran's bach is by the lake. tree →
note
The composer's name is said «bahk» (with a throaty sound at the end in German). The New Zealand word is said «batch». Capital B for the composer; lower case for the holiday house. Plural of the house: baches.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «bach» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.