idiot

Who acts: idiot, person, People, It, medical word, I · What happens: be, do, call, make, not use, leave · To what, where: person, something, insult, People, silly mistake, medical word · Speech: someone speaks here

«idiot» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: idiot in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: rude — kept apart, not parsed.

An idiot is a person who does something very stupid; it is an insult.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 idiot	det
2	idiot	idiot	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 does	nsubj
7	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	acl:relcl
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 does	obj
9	very	very	ADV	_	10 stupid	advmod
10	stupid	stupid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 something	amod
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 insult	punct
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 insult	nsubj
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 insult	cop
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 insult	det
15	insult	insult	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	a idiot	a person and a insult	tree rules
2	do	present	a person and a insult	something	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
3	is a	present	idiot	a insult	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, joking — kept apart, not parsed.

People call themselves or a friend an idiot when they make a silly mistake.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 call	nsubj
2	call	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	themselves	themselves	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 call	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 friend	cc
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 friend	det
6	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 themselves	conj
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 idiot	det
8	idiot	idiot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 call	xcomp
9	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	11 make	advmod
10	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 make	nsubj
11	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 call	advcl
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 mistake	det
13	silly	silly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 mistake	amod
14	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 make	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present	People	People					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent themselves=Recipient
2	make	present	People	a silly mistake					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mistake=Product

Meaning 3

Usage: old, now offensive — kept apart, not parsed.

It was once a medical word for a person with a learning disability; it is not used that way now.

The tree, 20 words

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	6 word	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 word	cop
3	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	6 word	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 word	det
5	medical	medical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 word	amod
6	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 person	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 person	det
9	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 word	nmod
10	with	with	ADP	_	13 disability	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 disability	det
12	learning	learning	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 disability	compound
13	disability	disability	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 person	nmod
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 used	punct
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 used	nsubj:pass
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 used	aux:pass
17	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 used	advmod
18	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 word	acl
19	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	20 way	det
20	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 used	obl:unmarked
21	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	18 used	advmod
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	a medical word				for a person with a learning disability; once property	tree rules
2	not use	present · passive	a medical word not said here	disability			now	that way obl:unmarked	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 1

I'm such an idiot — I left my lunch at home!

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	5 idiot	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 idiot	cop
3	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	5 idiot	det:predet
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 idiot	det
5	idiot	idiot	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	8 left	punct
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 left	nsubj
8	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 idiot	acl:relcl
9	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 lunch	nmod:poss
10	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 left	obj
11	at	at	ADP	_	12 home	case
12	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 left	obl
13	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 idiot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	I	such idiot					tree rules
2	leave	past	I	my lunch		home			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent lunch=Theme at home=Location

Example 2

Don't call your brother an idiot; it's unkind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 call	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 call	advmod
3	call	call	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 brother	nmod:poss
5	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 call	obj
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 idiot	det
7	idiot	idiot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 call	xcomp
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 unkind	punct
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 unkind	nsubj
10	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 unkind	cop
11	unkind	unkind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 call	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not call	imperative · do-support	you not said here		your brother				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent brother=Recipient
2	is	present	idiot					unkind property	tree rules

Example 3

He felt like an idiot when he fell in the puddle.

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	2 felt	nsubj
2	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 idiot	case
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 idiot	det
5	idiot	idiot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 felt	obl
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 fell	advmod
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 fell	nsubj
8	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 felt	advcl
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 puddle	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 puddle	det
11	puddle	puddle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fell	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	He					like a idiot	vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like idiot=Theme
2	fall	past	he			the puddle			vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in puddle=Location

Example 4

Only an idiot would cycle without lights at night. (rude)

Sentence 1: Only an idiot would cycle without lights at night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Only	only	ADV	_	5 cycle	advmod
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 idiot	det
3	idiot	idiot	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cycle	nsubj
4	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 cycle	aux
5	cycle	cycle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	without	without	ADP	_	7 lights	case
7	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cycle	nmod
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 night	case
9	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lights	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cycle	punct

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

Sentence 2: (rude)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 rude	punct
2	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 rude	punct

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

Example 5

She made an idiot of herself at the party.

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	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 idiot	det
4	idiot	idiot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 herself	case
6	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	4 idiot	nmod
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 party	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 party	det
9	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	She	a idiot of herself		the party			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idiot=Product

Example 6

«You idiot!» shouted the driver. (rude)

Sentence 1: «You idiot!» shouted the driver.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 idiot	punct
2	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 idiot	nsubj
3	idiot	idiot	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shouted	nsubj
4	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 idiot	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 idiot	punct
6	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 driver	det
8	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shouted	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	idiot in a quote		You						tree rules
2	shout speech: express	past	idiot	the driver					vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent driver=Topic

Sentence 2: (rude)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 rude	punct
2	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 rude	punct

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

Example 7

I was an idiot to forget the key, laughed Dad.

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 idiot	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 idiot	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 idiot	det
4	idiot	idiot	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 forget	mark
6	forget	forget	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 idiot	acl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 key	det
8	key	key	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 forget	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 laughed	punct
10	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 key	acl:relcl
11	Dad	Dad	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 laughed	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 idiot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	past	I	a idiot	tree rules
2	forget	to-infinitive		the key	tree rules
3	laugh	past	the key not said here	Dad	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Theme

Example 8

‘Ahem!’ There he stood like an idiot.

Sentence 1: ‘Ahem!’

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	‘	'	PUNCT	_	2 Ahem	punct
2	Ahem	ahem	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Ahem	punct
4	’	'	PUNCT	_	2 Ahem	punct

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

Sentence 2: There he stood like an idiot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	3 stood	expl
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 stood	nsubj
3	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 idiot	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 idiot	det
6	idiot	idiot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stood	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	past	he			there		like a idiot	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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