candid

Who acts: you, person, I, She, her, candid photo · What happens: say, think, be, hear, take, know · To what, where: candid answer, candid photo, film, us, picnic, you · Speech: someone speaks here

«candid» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: candid in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Honest and open, saying what you really think even if it is hard to hear: a candid answer.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Honest	honest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 open	cc
3	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Honest	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 saying	punct
5	saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Honest	advcl
6	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	5 saying	obj
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 think	nsubj
8	really	really	ADV	_	9 think	advmod
9	think	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 what	acl:relcl
10	even	even	ADV	_	14 hard	advmod
11	if	if	SCONJ	_	14 hard	mark
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 hard	expl
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 hard	cop
14	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 think	ccomp
15	to	to	PART	_	16 hear	mark
16	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 hard	xcomp
17	:	:	PUNCT	_	20 answer	punct
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 answer	det
19	candid	candid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 answer	amod
20	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 hear	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Honest	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	gerund			what obj	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic
2	think speech: other	present	you			vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is a condition, not said to happen	present			hard property	tree rules
4	hear	to-infinitive		a candid answer		vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer answer=Stimulus

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.

Everyday, meaning 2

Usage: of a photo — kept apart, not parsed.

Taken without the person knowing or posing: a candid photo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	without	without	ADP	_	4 person	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 person	det
4	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Taken	obl
5	knowing	know	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 person	acl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 posing	cc
7	posing	pose	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 knowing	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 photo	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 photo	det
10	candid	candid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 photo	amod
11	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Taken	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Taken	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	take	participle		a candid photo	without the person	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	know	gerund	the person not said here			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	pose	gerund	the person not said here			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

To be candid, I didn't like the film.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	3 candid	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 candid	cop
3	candid	candid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 like	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 like	nsubj
6	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 like	aux
7	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 like	advmod
8	like	like	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 candid	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 film	det
10	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 like	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 candid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	to-infinitive						candid property	tree rules
2	not like	past · do-support	I	the film					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot film=Theme

Example 2

She was candid about her mistakes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 candid	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 candid	cop
3	candid	candid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 mistakes	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 mistakes	nmod:poss
6	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 candid	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 candid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	She					about her mistakes; candid property	tree rules
2	mistake		her = she						nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

The candid photo showed us laughing at the picnic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 photo	det
2	candid	candid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 photo	amod
3	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 showed	nsubj
4	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 showed	iobj
6	laughing	laugh	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 showed	advcl
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 picnic	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 picnic	det
9	picnic	picnic	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 laughing	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	the candid photo		us				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient
2	laugh	gerund	the candid photo not said here			the picnic			vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Thank you for your candid answer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thank	thank	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	1 Thank	obj
3	for	for	ADP	_	6 answer	case
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 answer	nmod:poss
5	candid	candid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 answer	amod
6	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Thank	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Thank	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	thank speech: thank	present			you			for your candid answer	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent you=Theme for answer=Attribute
2	answer		your						nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Being candid doesn't mean being unkind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 candid	cop
2	candid	candid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 mean	csubj
3	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 mean	aux
4	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 mean	advmod
5	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 unkind	cop
7	unkind	unkind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 mean	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	is	gerund	candid property	tree rules
2	not mean	present · do-support		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3	is not said to happen	gerund	unkind property	tree rules

Example 6

Grandma is always very candid about our haircuts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 candid	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 candid	cop
3	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	5 candid	advmod
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 candid	advmod
5	candid	candid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	about	about	ADP	_	8 haircuts	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 haircuts	nmod:poss
8	haircuts	haircut	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 candid	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 candid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Grandma					about our haircuts; always, candid property	tree rules

Example 7

I therefore hope that the candid reader will consider the great difficulties I had to overcome in this still unbeaten way of the ancient Jewish spiritual region, and will receive with indulgence this new contribution to archaeological knowledge. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: I therefore hope that the candid reader will consider the great difficulties I had to overcome in this still unbeaten way of the ancient Jewish spiritual region, and will receive with indulgence this new contribution to archaeological knowledge.

The tree, 38 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 hope	nsubj
2	therefore	therefore	ADV	_	3 hope	advmod
3	hope	hope	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 consider	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 reader	det
6	candid	candid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 reader	amod
7	reader	reader	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 consider	nsubj
8	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 consider	aux
9	consider	consider	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 hope	ccomp
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 difficulties	det
11	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 difficulties	amod
12	difficulties	difficulty	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 consider	obj
13	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	14 had	nsubj
14	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 difficulties	acl:relcl
15	to	to	PART	_	16 overcome	mark
16	overcome	overcome	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 had	xcomp
17	in	in	ADP	_	21 way	case
18	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	21 way	det
19	still	still	ADV	_	20 unbeaten	advmod
20	unbeaten	unbeaten	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 way	amod
21	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 overcome	obl
22	of	of	ADP	_	27 region	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 region	det
24	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 region	amod
25	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 region	amod
26	spiritual	spiritual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 region	amod
27	region	region	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 way	nmod
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 receive	punct
29	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 receive	cc
30	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	31 receive	aux
31	receive	receive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 hope	conj
32	with	with	ADP	_	33 indulgence	case
33	indulgence	indulgence	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 receive	obl
34	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	36 contribution	det
35	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	36 contribution	amod
36	contribution	contribution	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 receive	obj
37	to	to	ADP	_	39 knowledge	case
38	archaeological	archaeological	ADJ	Degree=Pos	39 knowledge	amod
39	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 receive	obl
40	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hope	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hope	present	I		therefore property	vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	consider	future	the candid reader	the great difficulties		vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent difficulty=Attribute
3	have	past	I	the great difficulties not said here		tree rules
4	overcome	to-infinitive	the great difficulties not said here		in this unbeaten way of the ancient Jewish spiritual region	vn exceed-90 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute
5	receive	future	I not said here	this new contribution	with indulgence; to archaeological knowledge	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contribution=Theme

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 Kalisch	punct
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Kalisch	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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📖 candid

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Example 1

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