daft Who acts: Daft, daft idea, She, you, That, He · What happens: mean, be, not make, do, not be, come · To what, where: keen, one, sense, daft thing, daft idea, storm · Speech: someone speaks here
«daft» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: daft in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
Daft means silly or foolish.
nsubj xcomp cc conj punct root Daft ADJ means VERB silly ADJ or CCONJ foolish ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Daft daft ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 foolish cc 5 foolish foolish ADJ Degree=Pos 3 silly conj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Daft silly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
Daft about something means very keen on it.
nsubj case obl advmod obj case obl punct root Daft ADJ about ADP something PRON means VERB very ADV keen ADJ on ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Daft daft ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means nsubj 2 about about ADP _ 3 something case 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Daft obl 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 very very ADV _ 6 keen advmod 6 keen keen ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means obj 7 on on ADP _ 8 it case 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 keen obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Daft keen vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent keen=Topic
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"She's daft about horses."
punct nsubj cop case obl punct punct root " PUNCT She PRON 's AUX daft ADJ about ADP horses NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 daft punct 2 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 daft nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 daft cop 4 daft daft ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 about about ADP _ 6 horses case 6 horses horse NOUN Number=Plur 4 daft obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 daft punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 4 daft punct
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1 is in a quote present She about horses; daft property tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A daft idea is one that does not make sense.
det amod nsubj cop nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl obj punct root A DET daft ADJ idea NOUN is AUX one NUM that PRON does AUX not PART make VERB sense NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 idea det 2 daft daft ADJ Degree=Pos 3 idea amod 3 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 5 one nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 one cop 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 make nsubj 7 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 make aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 make advmod 9 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 one acl:relcl 10 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 9 make obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 one punct
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1 is a present a daft idea one tree rules 2 not make present · do-support sense vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sense=Product
Example 1 Don't be daft, of course you can come!
advmod cop ccomp punct mark fixed nsubj aux conj punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX daft ADJ , PUNCT of SCONJ course NOUN you PRON can AUX come VERB ! PUNCT 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 daft advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 daft cop 4 daft daft ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Do ccomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 come punct 6 of of SCONJ _ 10 come mark 7 course course NOUN Number=Sing 6 of fixed 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 come nsubj 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 come aux 10 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 daft conj 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is infinitive you not said here daft property tree rules 3 come can you vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 That was a daft thing to do.
nsubj cop det amod mark acl punct root That PRON was AUX a DET daft ADJ thing NOUN to PART do VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 thing nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 thing cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 thing det 4 daft daft ADJ Degree=Pos 5 thing amod 5 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to PART _ 7 do mark 7 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 thing acl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 thing punct
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1 is a past That a daft thing tree rules 2 do to-infinitive vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 He's daft about football.
nsubj cop case obl punct root He PRON 's AUX daft ADJ about ADP football NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 daft nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 daft cop 3 daft daft ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 about about ADP _ 5 football case 5 football football NOUN Number=Sing 3 daft obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 daft punct
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1 is present He about football; daft property tree rules
Example 4 It's a daft idea to swim in a storm.
nsubj cop det amod mark acl case det obl punct root It PRON 's AUX a DET daft ADJ idea NOUN to PART swim VERB in ADP a DET storm NOUN . PUNCT 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 5 idea nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 idea cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 idea det 4 daft daft ADJ Degree=Pos 5 idea amod 5 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to PART _ 7 swim mark 7 swim swim VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 idea acl 8 in in ADP _ 10 storm case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 storm det 10 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 7 swim obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 idea punct
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1 is a present It a daft idea tree rules 2 swim to-infinitive a storm vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in storm=Trajectory
Example 5 My dog is as daft as a brush.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod case det obl punct root My PRON dog NOUN is AUX as ADV daft ADJ as ADP a DET brush NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 dog nmod:poss 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 5 daft nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 daft cop 4 as as ADV _ 5 daft advmod 5 daft daft ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 as as ADP _ 8 brush case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 brush det 8 brush brush NOUN Number=Sing 5 daft obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 daft punct
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1 is present My dog as a brush; daft property tree rules
Example 6 "Did you think I was angry?" "Don't be daft!"
Sentence 1: "Did you think I was angry?" "
punct aux nsubj nsubj cop ccomp punct punct punct root " PUNCT Did AUX you PRON think VERB I PRON was AUX angry ADJ ? PUNCT " PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 think punct 2 Did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 think aux 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 think nsubj 4 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 angry nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 angry cop 7 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos 4 think ccomp 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 think punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 4 think punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 4 think punct
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1 think speech: other in a quote past · do-support you vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is in a quote past I angry property tree rules
Sentence 2: Don't be daft!"
aux advmod cop punct punct root Do AUX n't PART be AUX daft ADJ ! PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 daft aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 daft advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 daft cop 4 daft daft ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 daft punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 4 daft punct
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1 not is imperative · do-support you not said here daft property tree rules
Example 7 We laughed at the daft jokes in the comic.
nsubj case det amod obl case det obl punct root We PRON laughed VERB at ADP the DET daft ADJ jokes NOUN in ADP the DET comic NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 laughed nsubj 2 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 6 jokes case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 jokes det 5 daft daft ADJ Degree=Pos 6 jokes amod 6 jokes joke NOUN Number=Plur 2 laughed obl 7 in in ADP _ 9 comic case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 comic det 9 comic comic NOUN Number=Sing 2 laughed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 laughed punct
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1 laugh past We the daft jokes in the comic vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in comic=Theme
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