malfunction

Who acts: machine, fault, lift, printer, computer malfunction, alarm malfunctions · What happens: work, fail, stop, malfunction, have, keep · To what, where: traffic lights, malfunction, flights, adult, robot, circles · Speech: someone speaks here

«malfunction» 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: malfunction in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A failure of a machine or system to work properly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 failure	det
2	failure	failure	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 machine	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 machine	det
5	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 failure	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 system	cc
7	system	system	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 machine	conj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 work	mark
9	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 system	acl
10	properly	properly	ADV	_	9 work	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 failure	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	to-infinitive						properly property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	fail		a machine or system						nom failure «act intransitive»: of=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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To stop working correctly: the traffic lights malfunctioned.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 stop	mark
2	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	working	work	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 stop	xcomp
4	correctly	correctly	ADV	_	3 working	advmod
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 lights	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 lights	det
7	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lights	compound
8	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 working	obl
9	malfunctioned	malfunction	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 lights	acl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	stop	to-infinitive			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	work	gerund	the traffic lights	correctly property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	malfunction	participle	the traffic lights not said here		tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

A fault in how part of the body works.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 fault	det
2	fault	fault	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 works	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 part	case
4	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	5 part	advmod
5	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fault	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 body	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 body	det
8	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 part	nmod
9	works	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 works	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	present	a fault in part of the body						vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The lift had a malfunction and stopped between floors.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lift	det
2	lift	lift	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	5 malfunction	det
5	malfunction	malfunction	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 stopped	cc
7	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 had	conj
8	between	between	ADP	_	9 floors	case
9	floors	floor	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 stopped	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the lift	a malfunction					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent malfunction=Patient
2	stop	past	the lift not said here					between floors	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 2

Our printer keeps malfunctioning.

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 printer	nmod:poss
2	printer	printer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 keeps	nsubj
3	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	malfunctioning	malfunction	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 keeps	xcomp
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 keeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	Our printer						tree rules
2	malfunction	gerund	Our printer not said here						tree rules

Example 3

A computer malfunction delayed the flights.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 malfunction	det
2	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 malfunction	compound
3	malfunction	malfunction	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 delayed	nsubj
4	delayed	delay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 flights	det
6	flights	flight	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 delayed	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 delayed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	delay	past	a computer malfunction	the flights					vn delay-53.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent flight=Source

Example 4

If the smoke alarm malfunctions, tell an adult.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	5 malfunctions	mark
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 smoke	det
3	smoke	smoke	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 alarm	compound
4	alarm	alarm	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 malfunctions	compound
5	malfunctions	malfunction	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 tell	nsubj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 malfunctions	punct
7	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 adult	det
9	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 tell	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	infinitive	alarm malfunctions		a adult				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient

Example 5

The robot malfunctioned and spun in circles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 robot	det
2	robot	robot	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	malfunctioned	malfunction	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 robot	acl
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 spun	cc
5	spun	spin	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 malfunctioned	conj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 circles	case
7	circles	circle	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 spun	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 robot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	malfunction	participle		the robot not said here					tree rules
2	spin	participle				circles			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in circle=Trajectory

Example 6

The rocket launch was stopped because of a malfunction.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 launch	det
2	rocket	rocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 launch	compound
3	launch	launch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stopped	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 stopped	aux:pass
5	stopped	stop	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	9 malfunction	case
7	of	of	ADP	_	6 because	fixed
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 malfunction	det
9	malfunction	malfunction	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stopped	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 stopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	past · passive		the rocket launch				because a malfunction	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality

Example 7

The traffic lights malfunctioned during the storm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 lights	det
2	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lights	compound
3	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	malfunctioned	malfunction	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 lights	acl
5	during	during	ADP	_	7 storm	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 storm	det
7	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 malfunctioned	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lights	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	malfunction	participle		the traffic lights not said here			during the storm		tree rules

Example 8

Engineers found the cause of the malfunction.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Engineers	engineer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 found	nsubj
2	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 cause	det
4	cause	cause	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 found	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 malfunction	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 malfunction	det
7	malfunction	malfunction	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cause	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	Engineers	the cause of the malfunction					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cause=Topic
2	cause			the malfunction					nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient

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.

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