bummer
Who acts: bummer, rain, something, That, It, slang · What happens: be, say, go, cancel, close, slang · To what, where: disappointing, bummer, trip, pool, lunch, home · Speech: someone speaks here
«bummer» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: bummer in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.
A bummer is a disappointing or annoying thing or situation: «The rain was a bummer.».
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 bummer | det |
| 2 | bummer | bummer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 disappointing | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 disappointing | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 disappointing | det |
| 5 | disappointing | disappointing | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 thing | cc |
| 7 | annoying | annoying | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 thing | amod |
| 8 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 disappointing | conj |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 situation | cc |
| 10 | situation | situation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 thing | conj |
| 11 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 17 bummer | punct |
| 12 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 17 bummer | punct |
| 13 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 rain | det |
| 14 | rain | rain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 bummer | nsubj |
| 15 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 17 bummer | cop |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 bummer | det |
| 17 | bummer | bummer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 disappointing | appos |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 17 bummer | punct |
| 19 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 17 bummer | punct |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 disappointing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a bummer | a disappointing or annoying thing or situation | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a in a quote | past | the rain | a bummer | 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: slang — kept apart, not parsed.
«What a bummer!» or «Bummer!» is said when something goes wrong, like «What a shame!» or «That's annoying!».
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 bummer | punct |
| 2 | What | what | DET | PronType=Int | 4 bummer | det |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 bummer | det |
| 4 | bummer | bummer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 said | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 4 bummer | punct |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 bummer | punct |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 Bummer | cc |
| 8 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 Bummer | punct |
| 9 | Bummer | bummer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bummer | conj |
| 10 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 4 bummer | punct |
| 11 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 bummer | punct |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 said | aux:pass |
| 13 | said | say | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 14 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 16 goes | mark |
| 15 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 16 goes | nsubj |
| 16 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 said | ccomp |
| 17 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 goes | xcomp |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 shame | punct |
| 19 | like | like | ADP | _ | 23 shame | case |
| 20 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 21 What | punct |
| 21 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 23 shame | nsubj |
| 22 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 23 shame | det |
| 23 | shame | shame | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 goes | obl |
| 24 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 23 shame | punct |
| 25 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 23 shame | punct |
| 26 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 30 annoying | cc |
| 27 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 30 annoying | punct |
| 28 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 30 annoying | nsubj |
| 29 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 30 annoying | cop |
| 30 | annoying | annoying | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 shame | conj |
| 31 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 30 annoying | punct |
| 32 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 30 annoying | punct |
| 33 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: express | present · passive | what bummer or Bummer | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | go | present | something | like a shame; wrong property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | That | annoying property | tree rules |
Example 1
The trip was cancelled? What a bummer!
Sentence 1: The trip was cancelled?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 trip | det |
| 2 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cancelled | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 cancelled | aux:pass |
| 4 | cancelled | cancel | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 cancelled | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cancel | past · passive | the trip | tree rules |
Sentence 2: What a bummer!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | What | what | DET | PronType=Int | 3 bummer | det |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 bummer | det |
| 3 | bummer | bummer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 bummer | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
It's a bummer that the pool is closed today.
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 | 4 bummer | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 bummer | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 bummer | det |
| 4 | bummer | bummer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 9 closed | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 pool | det |
| 7 | pool | pool | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 closed | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 closed | aux:pass |
| 9 | closed | close | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 bummer | acl:relcl |
| 10 | today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 closed | obl:unmarked |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 bummer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a bummer | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | close | present · passive | the pool | today | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Example 3
(slang) Bummer, I left my lunch at home.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
| 2 | slang | slang | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 left | nsubj |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
| 4 | Bummer | bummer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 slang | nsubj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
| 6 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 left | nsubj |
| 7 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 lunch | nmod:poss |
| 9 | lunch | lunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 left | obj |
| 10 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 home | case |
| 11 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 left | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 left | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | slang | Bummer | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | leave | past | slang | my lunch | home | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent lunch=Theme at home=Location |
Example 4
Losing the final was a real bummer.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Losing | lose | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 bummer | csubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 final | det |
| 3 | final | final | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Losing | obj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 bummer | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 bummer | det |
| 6 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 bummer | amod |
| 7 | bummer | bummer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 bummer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | gerund | the final | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent final=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | is a | past | Losing | a real bummer | tree rules |
Example 5
«I can't come to your party.» «Aw, bummer.»
Sentence 1: «I can't come to your party.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 come | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 come | nsubj |
| 3 | ca | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 come | aux |
| 4 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 come | advmod |
| 5 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 party | case |
| 7 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 party | nmod:poss |
| 8 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 come | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 come | punct |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 5 come | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not come in a quote | can | I | your party | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to party=Initial_Location |
Sentence 2: «Aw, bummer.»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 bummer | punct |
| 2 | Aw | aw | INTJ | _ | 4 bummer | discourse |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 bummer | punct |
| 4 | bummer | bummer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 bummer | punct |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 bummer | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 6
Getting a cold on the first day of the holidays is such a bummer.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Getting | get | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 bummer | csubj |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cold | det |
| 3 | cold | cold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Getting | obj |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 day | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 day | det |
| 6 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 day | amod |
| 7 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Getting | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 holidays | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 holidays | det |
| 10 | holidays | holiday | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 day | nmod |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 bummer | cop |
| 12 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 14 bummer | det:predet |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 bummer | det |
| 14 | bummer | bummer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 bummer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | gerund | a cold | day | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cold=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | Getting | such bummer | tree rules |
Example 7
It's a bummer, but we can try again tomorrow.
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 | 4 bummer | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 bummer | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 bummer | det |
| 4 | bummer | bummer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 try | punct |
| 6 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 9 try | cc |
| 7 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 try | nsubj |
| 8 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 try | aux |
| 9 | try | try | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 bummer | acl:relcl |
| 10 | again | again | ADV | _ | 9 try | advmod |
| 11 | tomorrow | tomorrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 try | obl:unmarked |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 bummer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a bummer | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | try | can | we | a bummer not said here | again; tomorrow | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bummer=Eventuality |
Example 8
The ending of the film was a bit of a bummer.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ending | det |
| 2 | ending | ending | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bit | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 film | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 film | det |
| 5 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ending | nmod |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 bit | cop |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 bit | det |
| 8 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 bummer | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 bummer | det |
| 11 | bummer | bummer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bit | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 bit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the ending of the film | a bit | of a bummer | tree rules | |||
| 2 | end | the film | nom ending «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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