canny

Who acts: Canny, lass, canny fox, Gran, That, canny move · What happens: mean, trick, be, go, not fall, find · To what, where: clever money, Ca, trap, bargain, canny move, queen · Speech: someone speaks here

«canny» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: canny in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Canny means clever and careful, especially with money or in business; hard to trick: «a canny shopper».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Canny	canny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 money	amod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 careful	cc
5	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 clever	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 money	punct
7	especially	especially	ADV	_	9 money	advmod
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 money	case
9	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 business	cc
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 business	case
12	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 money	conj
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 hard	punct
14	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	ccomp
15	to	to	PART	_	16 trick	mark
16	trick	trick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 hard	xcomp
17	:	:	PUNCT	_	21 shopper	punct
18	«	«	PUNCT	_	21 shopper	punct
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 shopper	det
20	canny	canny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 shopper	amod
21	shopper	shopper	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	parataxis
22	»	»	PUNCT	_	21 shopper	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Canny	clever money or business					tree rules
2	trick	to-infinitive	Canny not said here						vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: 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: North-East England, Scotland, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Canny means nice, good or pretty: «a canny lass», «it's canny cold».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Canny	canny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	nice	nice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 good	punct
5	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 nice	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 pretty	cc
7	pretty	pretty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 nice	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 lass	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 lass	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 lass	det
11	canny	canny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 lass	amod
12	lass	lass	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	parataxis
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 lass	punct
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 cold	punct
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 cold	punct
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 cold	nsubj
17	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 cold	cop
18	canny	canny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 cold	amod
19	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	parataxis
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 cold	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Canny					nice property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	is in a quote	present	lass					cold property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: Scotland — kept apart, not parsed.

«Ca' canny» means be careful, go gently.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Ca	punct
2	Ca	Ca	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 means	obl
3	'	'	PUNCT	_	2 Ca	punct
4	canny	canny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 means	nsubj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 canny	punct
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 careful	cop
8	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 means	xcomp
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 go	punct
10	go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 means	ccomp
11	gently	gently	ADV	_	10 go	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	canny	Ca		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	is not said to happen	infinitive	canny not said here		careful property	tree rules
3	go	infinitive			gently property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The canny fox did not fall into the trap.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 fox	det
2	canny	canny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 fox	amod
3	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fall	nsubj
4	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 fall	aux
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 fall	advmod
6	fall	fall	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	into	into	ADP	_	9 trap	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 trap	det
9	trap	trap	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fall	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 fall	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not fall	past · do-support	the canny fox					into the trap result	vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into trap=Result

Example 2

Gran is canny with money and always finds a bargain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 canny	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 canny	cop
3	canny	canny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 money	case
5	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 canny	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 finds	cc
7	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	8 finds	advmod
8	finds	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 canny	conj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 bargain	det
10	bargain	bargain	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 finds	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 canny	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Gran					with money; canny property	tree rules
2	find	present	Gran not said here	a bargain				always property	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bargain=Topic

Example 3

That was a canny move, swapping your queen for two rooks!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 move	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 move	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 move	det
4	canny	canny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 move	amod
5	move	move	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 swapping	punct
7	swapping	swap	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 move	acl
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 queen	nmod:poss
9	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 swapping	obj
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 rooks	case
11	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 rooks	nummod
12	rooks	rook	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 swapping	obl
13	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 move	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	That	a canny move					tree rules
2	swap	gerund	a canny move not said here	your queen				for two rooks	vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent queen=Theme for rook=Co-Theme

Example 4

«He's a canny lad,» said the man from Newcastle, meaning a nice boy.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 lad	punct
2	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 lad	nsubj
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 lad	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 lad	det
5	canny	canny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 lad	amod
6	lad	lad	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	ccomp
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 lad	punct
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 lad	punct
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 man	det
11	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	nsubj
12	from	from	ADP	_	13 Newcastle	case
13	Newcastle	Newcastle	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 man	nmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 meaning	punct
15	meaning	mean	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 said	advcl
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 boy	det
17	nice	nice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 boy	amod
18	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 meaning	obj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a in a quote	present	He	a canny lad	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past	the man from Newcastle		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	mean	gerund	the man from Newcastle not said here	a nice boy	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Topic

Example 5

It's canny windy today! (Geordie)

Sentence 1: It's canny windy 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 windy	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 windy	cop
3	canny	canny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 windy	amod
4	windy	windy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 windy	obl:unmarked
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 windy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It				today	windy property	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Geordie)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Geordie	punct
2	Geordie	Geordie	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Geordie	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 6

The canny shopkeeper raised his prices before the holiday.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 shopkeeper	det
2	canny	canny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shopkeeper	amod
3	shopkeeper	shopkeeper	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 raised	nsubj
4	raised	raise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 prices	nmod:poss
6	prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 raised	obj
7	before	before	ADP	_	9 holiday	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 holiday	det
9	holiday	holiday	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 raised	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 raised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	raise	past	the canny shopkeeper	shopkeeper's prices		the holiday			vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent price=Theme before holiday=Destination

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