arse
Who acts: bottom, Arse, He, rude, homework, polite word · What happens: sit on, not arse, do, be, fall, tidy · To what, where: something, arse, I, room, pain, bottom
«arse» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: arse in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: rude, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
The bottom, the part of the body you sit on.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 bottom | det |
| 2 | bottom | bottom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 sit | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 part | punct |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 part | det |
| 5 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bottom | appos |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 body | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 body | det |
| 8 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 part | nmod |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 10 sit | nsubj |
| 10 | sit | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | on | on | ADV | _ | 10 sit | advmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 sit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit on | present | the bottom | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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: rude, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A stupid or annoying person.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 person | det |
| 2 | stupid | stupid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 person | amod |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 annoying | cc |
| 4 | annoying | annoying | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 stupid | conj |
| 5 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 person | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
Usage: rude, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
Can't be arsed: too lazy or not interested enough to do something.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 arsed | aux |
| 2 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 arsed | advmod |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 4 arsed | aux:pass |
| 4 | arsed | arse | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 lazy | punct |
| 6 | too | too | ADV | _ | 7 lazy | advmod |
| 7 | lazy | lazy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 arsed | parataxis |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 interested | cc |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 interested | advmod |
| 10 | interested | interested | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 lazy | conj |
| 11 | enough | enough | ADV | _ | 10 interested | advmod |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 do | mark |
| 13 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 interested | advcl |
| 14 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 13 do | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 arsed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not arse | can · passive | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | do | to-infinitive | something | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
Meaning 4
Usage: rude, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
Arse about or arse around: waste time being silly.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arse | arse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 silly | nsubj |
| 2 | about | about | ADP | _ | 4 arse | case |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 arse | cc |
| 4 | arse | arse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Arse | nmod |
| 5 | around | around | ADP | _ | 4 arse | nmod |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 silly | punct |
| 7 | waste | waste | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 time | compound |
| 8 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 silly | nsubj |
| 9 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 silly | cop |
| 10 | silly | silly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 silly | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | gerund | Arse about arse | silly property | tree rules |
Example 1
(rude) He fell flat on his arse on the ice.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 rude | punct |
| 2 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 rude | punct |
| 4 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 fell | nsubj |
| 5 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 rude | acl:relcl |
| 6 | flat | flat | ADV | _ | 5 fell | advmod |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 arse | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 arse | nmod:poss |
| 9 | arse | arse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 fell | obl |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 12 ice | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 ice | det |
| 12 | ice | ice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 arse | nmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 rude | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fall | past | He | his arse on the ice | flat property | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on arse=Location |
Example 2
(rude) I can't be arsed to tidy my room.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 rude | punct |
| 2 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 rude | punct |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 arsed | nsubj |
| 5 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 arsed | aux |
| 6 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 arsed | advmod |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 arsed | aux:pass |
| 8 | arsed | arse | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 rude | ccomp |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 tidy | mark |
| 10 | tidy | tidy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 arsed | xcomp |
| 11 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 room | nmod:poss |
| 12 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 tidy | obj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 rude | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not arse | can · passive | I | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | tidy | to-infinitive | my room | tree rules |
Example 3
(rude) Stop arsing about and get on with it!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 rude | punct |
| 2 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 Stop | nsubj |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 rude | punct |
| 4 | Stop | stop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | arsing | arse | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 Stop | xcomp |
| 6 | about | about | ADV | _ | 5 arsing | advmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 get | cc |
| 8 | get | get | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 Stop | conj |
| 9 | on | on | ADV | _ | 8 get | advmod |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 it | case |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 get | obl |
| 12 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 4 Stop | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stop | present | rude | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | arse about | gerund | rude not said here | about property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | get on | infinitive | rude not said here | with it | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Example 4
(rude) Don't be such an arse.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 rude | punct |
| 2 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 rude | punct |
| 4 | Do | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 rude | conj |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 arse | advmod |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 arse | cop |
| 7 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 9 arse | det:predet |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 arse | det |
| 9 | arse | arse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 Do | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 rude | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | not is a | infinitive | such arse | tree rules |
Example 5
(rude) That homework is a pain in the arse.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 rude | punct |
| 2 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 pain | csubj |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 rude | punct |
| 4 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 homework | det |
| 5 | homework | homework | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 pain | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 pain | cop |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 pain | det |
| 8 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 arse | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 arse | det |
| 11 | arse | arse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 pain | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 pain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | that homework | a pain | the arse | tree rules |
Example 6
The polite word is «bottom»: he fell on his bottom.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 word | det |
| 2 | polite | polite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 word | amod |
| 3 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 bottom | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 bottom | cop |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 bottom | punct |
| 6 | bottom | bottom | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 bottom | punct |
| 8 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 fell | punct |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 fell | nsubj |
| 10 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 bottom | acl:relcl |
| 11 | on | on | ADP | _ | 13 bottom | case |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 bottom | nmod:poss |
| 13 | bottom | bottom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 fell | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 bottom | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | the polite word | bottom | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | fall | past | he | bottom not said here | his bottom | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient bottom=Result |
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