dude

Who acts: boy, That, city person, man, skateboarder, You · What happens: be, speak, use, show, go, care · To what, where: cool dude, surprise, holiday, lot, footy, seat · Speech: someone speaks here

«dude» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: dude in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

A man or boy; a guy: «He's a cool dude.».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 man	det
2	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 guy	nsubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 boy	cc
4	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 man	conj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 guy	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 guy	det
7	guy	guy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 guy	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 dude	punct
10	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 dude	nsubj
11	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 dude	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 dude	det
13	cool	cool	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 dude	amod
14	dude	dude	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 guy	appos
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 dude	punct
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 dude	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 guy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	present	boy	a cool dude					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: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

A friendly way to speak to someone, especially a friend: «Hey, dude!».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 way	det
2	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 way	amod
3	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 speak	mark
5	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 way	acl
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 someone	case
7	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 speak	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 friend	punct
9	especially	especially	ADV	_	11 friend	advmod
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 friend	det
11	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 someone	conj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 Hey	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 Hey	punct
14	Hey	hey	INTJ	_	3 way	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 dude	punct
16	dude	dude	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 Hey	appos
17	!	!	PUNCT	_	16 dude	punct
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 dude	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	to-infinitive						to someone	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to someone=Co-Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: slang, interjection — kept apart, not parsed.

Used to show surprise, excitement, or annoyance: «Dude! That was amazing!».

Sentence 1: Used to show surprise, excitement, or annoyance: «Dude!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 annoyance	advcl
2	to	to	PART	_	3 show	mark
3	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Used	advcl
4	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 show	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 excitement	punct
6	excitement	excitement	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 surprise	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 annoyance	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 annoyance	cc
9	annoyance	annoyance	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 Dude	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 Dude	punct
12	Dude	dude	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 annoyance	conj
13	!	!	PUNCT	_	9 annoyance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle							vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	show	to-infinitive		surprise and excitement					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent surprise=Recipient

Sentence 2: That was amazing!».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 amazing	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 amazing	cop
3	amazing	amazing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 amazing	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 amazing	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 amazing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	That					amazing property	tree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: old, US — kept apart, not parsed.

A city person who goes on holiday to a ranch: «dude ranch»; or a man who cares a lot about fancy clothes.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 person	det
2	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 person	compound
3	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 goes	nsubj
5	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 person	acl:relcl
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 holiday	case
7	holiday	holiday	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 goes	obl
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 ranch	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 ranch	det
10	ranch	ranch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 goes	obl
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 ranch	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 ranch	punct
13	dude	dude	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 ranch	compound
14	ranch	ranch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 goes	parataxis
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 ranch	punct
16	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 man	punct
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 man	cc
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 man	det
19	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 person	conj
20	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	21 cares	nsubj
21	cares	care	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 man	acl:relcl
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 lot	det
23	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 cares	obj
24	about	about	ADP	_	26 clothes	case
25	fancy	fancy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 clothes	amod
26	clothes	clothes	NOUN	Number=Ptan	23 lot	nmod
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	present	a city person or a man			holiday		to a ranch	vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	care	present	a man	a lot				about fancy clothes	tree rules

Example 1

(slang) Hey dude, want to play footy?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
4	Hey	hey	INTJ	_	5 dude	discourse
5	dude	dude	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 slang	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 want	punct
7	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 slang	advcl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 play	mark
9	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 want	xcomp
10	footy	footy	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 play	obj
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	present							vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	play not said to happen	to-infinitive		footy					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent footy=Theme

Example 2

That skateboarder is a cool dude.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 skateboarder	det
2	skateboarder	skateboarder	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dude	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 dude	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 dude	det
5	cool	cool	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 dude	amod
6	dude	dude	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 dude	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	that skateboarder	a cool dude					tree rules

Example 3

Dude! You scored from halfway!

Sentence 1: Dude!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dude	dude	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Dude	punct

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

Sentence 2: You scored from halfway!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	2 scored	nsubj
2	scored	score	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	4 halfway	case
4	halfway	halfway	ADV	_	2 scored	obl
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 scored	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	score	past	You						vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from halfway=Source

Example 4

(slang) Dude, that's my seat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
4	Dude	dude	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 slang	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 seat	punct
6	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	9 seat	nsubj
7	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 seat	cop
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 seat	nmod:poss
9	seat	seat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 slang	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	that	my seat					tree rules

Example 5

Some dude at the shop gave me the wrong change.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 dude	det
2	dude	dude	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gave	nsubj
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 shop	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 shop	det
5	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 dude	nmod
6	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 gave	iobj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 change	det
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 change	amod
10	change	change	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gave	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	some dude at the shop	the wrong change	me				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient change=Theme

Example 6

(old US) They spent a week at a dude ranch in Montana.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 US	punct
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 US	amod
3	US	US	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 spent	nsubj
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 US	punct
5	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 spent	nsubj
6	spent	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 week	det
8	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spent	obj
9	at	at	ADP	_	12 ranch	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 ranch	det
11	dude	dude	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 ranch	compound
12	ranch	ranch	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 spent	obl
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 Montana	case
14	Montana	Montana	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 ranch	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 spent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spend	past	old US			a dude ranch in Montana	week		vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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