cranky

Who acts: you, baby, we, Grandad, cranky old car, I · What happens: temper, be, not work, get, do, not be · To what, where: cranky shopkeeper

«cranky» 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: cranky in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal, US/Canada/Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

Bad-tempered or easily annoyed, often because you are tired or hungry.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 tempered	compound
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Bad	punct
3	tempered	temper	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 annoyed	cc
5	easily	easily	ADV	_	6 annoyed	advmod
6	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 tempered	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 tired	punct
8	often	often	ADV	_	12 tired	advmod
9	because	because	SCONJ	_	12 tired	mark
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 tired	nsubj
11	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 tired	cop
12	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 annoyed	parataxis
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 hungry	cc
14	hungry	hungry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 tired	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tempered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	temper	participle			tree rules
2	is	present	you	often, tired property	tree rules
3	be		you not said here		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: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

Strange or odd (cranky ideas).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 odd	cc
3	odd	odd	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Strange	conj
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 ideas	punct
5	cranky	cranky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 ideas	amod
6	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Strange	parataxis
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 ideas	punct
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Strange	punct

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

Meaning 3

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

Not working well; unreliable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 working	advmod
2	working	work	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 working	advmod
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	2 working	punct
5	unreliable	unreliable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 working	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 working	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not work	gerund						unreliable, well property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The baby gets cranky when she's tired.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 baby	det
2	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gets	nsubj
3	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	cranky	cranky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 gets	xcomp
5	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 tired	mark
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 tired	nsubj
7	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 tired	cop
8	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 gets	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	present	the baby					cranky property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	is	present	baby					tired property	tree rules

Example 2

Don't be cranky; we'll eat soon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 cranky	advmod
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 cranky	cop
4	cranky	cranky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Do	obj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 eat	punct
6	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 eat	nsubj
7	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 eat	aux
8	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 cranky	parataxis
9	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	8 eat	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	do	imperative	you not said here		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not is	infinitive		cranky property	tree rules
3	eat	future	we	soon property	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Grandad is a bit cranky in the mornings.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 cranky	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 cranky	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 bit	det
4	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cranky	obl:unmarked
5	cranky	cranky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 mornings	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 mornings	det
8	mornings	morning	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cranky	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cranky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Grandad				morning	a bit obl:unmarked; cranky property	tree rules

Example 4

The cranky old car wouldn't start.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 car	det
2	cranky	cranky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 car	amod
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 car	amod
4	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 start	nsubj
5	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 start	aux
6	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 start	advmod
7	start	start	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 start	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not start	would	the cranky old car						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 5

I'm always cranky when I'm hungry.

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	4 cranky	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 cranky	cop
3	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	4 cranky	advmod
4	cranky	cranky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 hungry	mark
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 hungry	nsubj
7	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 hungry	cop
8	hungry	hungry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 cranky	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cranky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I					always, cranky property	tree rules
2	is	present	I					hungry property	tree rules

Example 6

The cranky shopkeeper shouted at the kids.

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	cranky	cranky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shopkeeper	amod
3	shopkeeper	shopkeeper	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 shopkeeper	acl
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 kids	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 kids	det
7	kids	kid	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 shouted	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shopkeeper	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shout speech: express	participle		the cranky shopkeeper not said here				at the kids	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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