deaf Who acts: Deaf, He, our, aunt, deaf children, loud music · What happens: mean, hear, listen, be, request, use · To what, where: it, sign language, hearing aids, you, lips, one ear · Speech: someone speaks here
«deaf» 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: deaf in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Deaf means not able to hear, or not able to hear well.
nsubj advmod xcomp mark xcomp punct cc advmod conj mark xcomp advmod punct root Deaf ADJ means VERB not PART able ADJ to PART hear VERB , PUNCT or CCONJ not PART able ADJ to PART hear VERB well ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 able advmod 4 able able ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 to to PART _ 6 hear mark 6 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 able xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 able punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 able cc 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 able advmod 10 able able ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means conj 11 to to PART _ 12 hear mark 12 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 able xcomp 13 well well ADV Degree=Pos 12 hear advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Deaf able property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 hear to-infinitive Deaf not said here vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer 3 hear to-infinitive Deaf not said here well property vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer
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 Deaf to something means not willing to listen to it.
nsubj case obl advmod xcomp mark xcomp case obl punct root Deaf ADJ to ADP something PRON means VERB not PART willing ADJ to PART listen VERB to ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means nsubj 2 to to ADP _ 3 something case 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Deaf obl 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 willing advmod 6 willing willing ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means xcomp 7 to to PART _ 8 listen mark 8 listen listen VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 willing xcomp 9 to to ADP _ 10 it case 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 listen obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Deaf willing property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 listen to-infinitive Deaf not said here it vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to it=Theme
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
He was deaf to our requests.
nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON was AUX deaf ADJ to ADP our PRON requests 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 deaf nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 deaf cop 3 deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to ADP _ 6 requests case 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 requests nmod:poss 6 requests request NOUN Number=Plur 3 deaf obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 deaf punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past He to our requests; deaf property tree rules 2 request our nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 My aunt is deaf and uses sign language.
nmod:poss nsubj cop cc conj compound obj punct root My PRON aunt NOUN is AUX deaf ADJ and CCONJ uses VERB sign NOUN language 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 aunt nmod:poss 2 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 4 deaf nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 deaf cop 4 deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 uses cc 6 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 deaf conj 7 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 8 language compound 8 language language NOUN Number=Sing 6 uses obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 deaf punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present My aunt deaf property tree rules 2 use present My aunt not said here sign language vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent language=Patient
Example 2 Some deaf children wear hearing aids.
det amod nsubj compound obj punct root Some DET deaf ADJ children NOUN wear VERB hearing NOUN aids NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 3 children det 2 deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos 3 children amod 3 children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 wear nsubj 4 wear wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 hearing hearing NOUN Number=Sing 6 aids compound 6 aids aid NOUN Number=Plur 4 wear obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 wear punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wear present some deaf children hearing aids vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent aid=Source
Example 3 Very loud music can make you go deaf.
advmod amod nsubj aux obj xcomp xcomp punct root Very ADV loud ADJ music NOUN can AUX make VERB you PRON go VERB deaf ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Very very ADV _ 2 loud advmod 2 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 3 music amod 3 music music NOUN Number=Sing 5 make nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 make aux 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 make obj 7 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make xcomp 8 deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos 7 go xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 make punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make can loud music you tree rules 2 go infinitive you not said here deaf property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Face a deaf person when you talk so they can read your lips.
nsubj det amod appos advmod nsubj mark nsubj aux obl nmod:poss obj punct root Face NOUN a DET deaf ADJ person NOUN when ADV you PRON talk VERB so SCONJ they PRON can AUX read VERB your PRON lips NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Face face NOUN Number=Sing 7 talk nsubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 person det 3 deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos 4 person amod 4 person person NOUN Number=Sing 1 Face appos 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 talk advmod 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 talk nsubj 7 talk talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 so so SCONJ _ 11 read mark 9 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 read nsubj 10 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 read aux 11 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 talk obl 12 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 lips nmod:poss 13 lips lip NOUN Number=Plur 11 read obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 talk punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 talk present Face vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 read can they your lips vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lip=Topic
Example 5 Grandpa is a bit deaf in one ear.
nsubj cop det obl:unmarked case nummod obl punct root Grandpa NOUN is AUX a DET bit NOUN deaf ADJ in ADP one NUM ear NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa grandpa NOUN Number=Sing 5 deaf nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 deaf cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 bit det 4 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 5 deaf obl:unmarked 5 deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 ear case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 ear nummod 8 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 5 deaf obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 deaf punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Grandpa one ear a bit obl:unmarked ; deaf property tree rules
Example 6 Our advice fell on deaf ears.
nmod:poss nsubj case amod obl punct root Our PRON advice NOUN fell VERB on ADP deaf ADJ ears NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 advice nmod:poss 2 advice advice NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell nsubj 3 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 ears case 5 deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos 6 ears amod 6 ears ear NOUN Number=Plur 3 fell obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 fell punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fall past Our advice deaf ears vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on ear=Location
Example 7 Beethoven wrote music even after he became deaf.
nsubj obj advmod mark nsubj advcl xcomp punct root Beethoven NOUN wrote VERB music NOUN even ADV after SCONJ he PRON became VERB deaf ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Beethoven beethoven NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrote nsubj 2 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 music music NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrote obj 4 even even ADV _ 7 became advmod 5 after after SCONJ _ 7 became mark 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 became nsubj 7 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 wrote advcl 8 deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos 7 became xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 wrote punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 write past Beethoven music vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Theme 2 become past Beethoven deaf property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 8 So I turned a deaf ear to all he said.
advmod nsubj ccomp det amod obj case obl nsubj punct root So ADV I PRON turned VERB a DET deaf ADJ ear NOUN to ADP all DET he PRON said VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 So so ADV _ 3 turned advmod 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 turned nsubj 3 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 said ccomp 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ear det 5 deaf deaf ADJ Degree=Pos 6 ear amod 6 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned obj 7 to to ADP _ 8 all case 8 all all DET PronType=Tot 3 turned obl 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 said nsubj 10 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 said punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 turn past I a deaf ear all vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent ear=Theme to all=Trajectory 2 say speech: assert past he vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
← previous deadpannext → deafen↑ back to D in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/deaf/