delicate Who acts: Delicate, it, delicate taste, delicate situation, nobody, you · What happens: mean, break, damage, need, be, not be · To what, where: gentle care, careful handling, delicate wings, jumper, delicate setting, delicate flavour · Speech: someone speaks here
«delicate» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: delicate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Delicate means easily broken or damaged, so it needs gentle care.
nsubj advmod ccomp cc conj punct advmod nsubj conj amod obj punct root Delicate ADJ means VERB easily ADV broken VERB or CCONJ damaged VERB , PUNCT so ADV it PRON needs VERB gentle ADJ care NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Delicate delicate ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 easily easily ADV _ 4 broken advmod 4 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 damaged cc 6 damaged damage VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 broken conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 needs punct 8 so so ADV _ 10 needs advmod 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 needs nsubj 10 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 means conj 11 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 12 care amod 12 care care NOUN Number=Sing 10 needs obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Delicate vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 break participle easily property vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 3 damage participle vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 need present it gentle care vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot care=Theme
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 Delicate means fine, thin or light and pretty, like lace or a butterfly's wings.
The tree, 15 words nsubj xcomp punct conj cc conj cc conj punct case parataxis cc det nmod:poss case conj punct root Delicate ADJ means VERB fine ADJ , PUNCT thin ADJ or CCONJ light ADJ and CCONJ pretty ADJ , PUNCT like ADP lace NOUN or CCONJ a DET butterfly NOUN 's PART wings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Delicate delicate ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 thin punct 5 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fine conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 light cc 7 light light ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fine conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 pretty cc 9 pretty pretty ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fine conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 lace punct 11 like like ADP _ 12 lace case 12 lace lace NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 13 or or CCONJ _ 17 wings cc 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 butterfly det 15 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 17 wings nmod:poss 16 's 's PART _ 15 butterfly case 17 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 12 lace conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Delicate fine property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A delicate taste, colour or smell is soft and not strong.
det amod nsubj punct conj cc conj cop cc advmod conj punct root A DET delicate ADJ taste NOUN , PUNCT colour NOUN or CCONJ smell NOUN is AUX soft ADJ and CCONJ not PART strong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 taste det 2 delicate delicate ADJ Degree=Pos 3 taste amod 3 taste taste NOUN Number=Sing 9 soft nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 colour punct 5 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 3 taste conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 smell cc 7 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 3 taste conj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 soft cop 9 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 strong cc 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 strong advmod 12 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 9 soft conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 soft punct
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1 is present a delicate taste and colour or smell soft property tree rules 2 not be a delicate taste and colour or smell not said here tree rules
Meaning 4 A delicate situation needs careful handling so nobody is upset.
det amod nsubj amod obj mark nsubj cop advcl punct root A DET delicate ADJ situation NOUN needs VERB careful ADJ handling NOUN so SCONJ nobody PRON is AUX upset ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 situation det 2 delicate delicate ADJ Degree=Pos 3 situation amod 3 situation situation NOUN Number=Sing 4 needs nsubj 4 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos 6 handling amod 6 handling handling NOUN Number=Sing 4 needs obj 7 so so SCONJ _ 10 upset mark 8 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 10 upset nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 upset cop 10 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos 4 needs advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 needs punct
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1 need present a delicate situation careful handling vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot handling=Theme 2 is present nobody upset property tree rules
Example 1 Be careful, the glass vase is very delicate.
cop punct det compound nsubj cop advmod conj punct root Be AUX careful ADJ , PUNCT the DET glass NOUN vase NOUN is AUX very ADV delicate ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 2 careful cop 2 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 9 delicate punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 vase det 5 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 6 vase compound 6 vase vase NOUN Number=Sing 9 delicate nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 delicate cop 8 very very ADV _ 9 delicate advmod 9 delicate delicate ADJ Degree=Pos 2 careful conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 careful punct
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1 is imperative you not said here careful property tree rules 2 is present the glass vase delicate property tree rules
Example 2 A butterfly has delicate wings.
det nsubj amod obj punct root A DET butterfly NOUN has VERB delicate ADJ wings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 butterfly det 2 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 delicate delicate ADJ Degree=Pos 5 wings amod 5 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a butterfly delicate wings vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient
Example 3 Wash this jumper on the delicate setting.
det obj case det amod obl punct root Wash VERB this DET jumper NOUN on ADP the DET delicate ADJ setting NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wash wash VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 jumper det 3 jumper jumper NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wash obj 4 on on ADP _ 7 setting case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 setting det 6 delicate delicate ADJ Degree=Pos 7 setting amod 7 setting setting NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wash obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wash punct
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1 wash imperative you not said here this jumper the delicate setting vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jumper=Patient
Example 4 The soup had a delicate flavour of herbs.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root The DET soup NOUN had VERB a DET delicate ADJ flavour NOUN of ADP herbs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soup det 2 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 flavour det 5 delicate delicate ADJ Degree=Pos 6 flavour amod 6 flavour flavour NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 herbs case 8 herbs herb NOUN Number=Plur 6 flavour nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the soup a delicate flavour of herbs vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flavour=Patient 2 flavour herbs nom flavour «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 Coral reefs are delicate and easily damaged.
compound nsubj cop cc advmod conj punct root Coral NOUN reefs NOUN are AUX delicate ADJ and CCONJ easily ADV damaged VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Coral coral NOUN _ 2 reefs compound 2 reefs reef NOUN Number=Plur 4 delicate nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 delicate cop 4 delicate delicate ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 damaged cc 6 easily easily ADV _ 7 damaged advmod 7 damaged damage VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 delicate conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 delicate punct
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1 is present Coral reefs delicate property tree rules 2 damage participle Coral reefs not said here easily property vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Telling your friend the truth was a delicate matter.
csubj nmod:poss iobj det obj cop det amod punct root Telling VERB your PRON friend NOUN the DET truth NOUN was AUX a DET delicate ADJ matter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Telling tell VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 matter csubj 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 friend nmod:poss 3 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 1 Telling iobj 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 truth det 5 truth truth NOUN Number=Sing 1 Telling obj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 matter cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 matter det 8 delicate delicate ADJ Degree=Pos 9 matter amod 9 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 matter punct
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1 tell speech: assert gerund the truth your friend vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent friend=Recipient truth=Topic 2 is a past Telling a delicate matter tree rules
Example 7 The lace on the dress was delicate and white.
det nsubj case det nmod cop cc conj punct root The DET lace NOUN on ADP the DET dress NOUN was AUX delicate ADJ and CCONJ white ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lace det 2 lace lace NOUN Number=Sing 7 delicate nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 dress case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 dress det 5 dress dress NOUN Number=Sing 2 lace nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 delicate cop 7 delicate delicate ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 white cc 9 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 7 delicate conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 delicate punct
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1 is past the lace on the dress delicate property tree rules 2 be the lace on the dress not said here tree rules
Example 8 She was pretty and delicate indeed.
nsubj cop advmod cc advmod punct root She PRON was AUX pretty ADV and CCONJ delicate ADJ indeed ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 delicate nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 delicate cop 3 pretty pretty ADV _ 5 delicate advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 delicate cc 5 delicate delicate ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 indeed indeed ADV _ 5 delicate advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 delicate punct
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1 is past She delicate, indeed, pretty property tree rules
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