pathetic

Who acts: That, you, pathetic excuse, team, we, lost puppy · What happens: be, make, feel, not do, lose, stop · To what, where: pathetic excuse, pity, homework, ten nil, me, pathetic whimper · Speech: someone speaks here

«pathetic» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: pathetic in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal, rude — kept apart, not parsed.

Very weak, useless or poor; not good enough: «That was a pathetic excuse.».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 weak	advmod
2	weak	weak	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 useless	punct
4	useless	useless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 weak	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 poor	cc
6	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 weak	conj
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 good	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 good	advmod
9	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 weak	conj
10	enough	enough	ADV	_	9 good	advmod
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	17 excuse	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 excuse	punct
13	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	17 excuse	nsubj
14	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 excuse	cop
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 excuse	det
16	pathetic	pathetic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 excuse	amod
17	excuse	excuse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 weak	parataxis
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 weak	punct
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 weak	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 weak	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	past	That	a pathetic excuse					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

Making you feel pity and sadness: a pathetic little kitten in the rain.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 feel	csubj
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 feel	nsubj
3	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	pity	pity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 feel	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 sadness	cc
6	sadness	sadness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pity	conj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 kitten	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 kitten	det
9	pathetic	pathetic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 kitten	amod
10	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 kitten	amod
11	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 feel	obl
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 rain	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 rain	det
14	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 kitten	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 feel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund							vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	feel	infinitive	you	pity and sadness				a pathetic little kitten in the rain obl	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pity=Theme

Example 1

That's a pathetic excuse for not doing your homework.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 excuse	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 excuse	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 excuse	det
4	pathetic	pathetic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 excuse	amod
5	excuse	excuse	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	8 doing	mark
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 doing	advmod
8	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 excuse	acl
9	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 homework	nmod:poss
10	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 doing	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 excuse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	That	a pathetic excuse					tree rules
2	not do	gerund	a pathetic excuse not said here	your homework					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Eventuality

Example 2

Our team was pathetic today; we lost ten-nil.

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 team	nmod:poss
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pathetic	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 pathetic	cop
4	pathetic	pathetic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pathetic	obl:unmarked
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 lost	punct
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 lost	nsubj
8	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 pathetic	conj
9	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 nil	nummod
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 ten	punct
11	nil	nil	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lost	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pathetic	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Our team				today	pathetic property	tree rules
2	lose	past	we	ten nil					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nil=Eventuality

Example 3

Stop being pathetic and help me.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 pathetic	cop
3	pathetic	pathetic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Stop	xcomp
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 help	cc
5	help	help	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
6	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 help	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	is	gerund	you not said here		pathetic property	tree rules
3	help	infinitive	you not said here	me		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary

Example 4

The lost puppy gave a pathetic whimper.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 puppy	det
2	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 puppy	amod
3	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	nsubj
4	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 whimper	det
6	pathetic	pathetic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 whimper	amod
7	whimper	whimper	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lose	participle							vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	give	past	the lost puppy	a pathetic whimper					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whimper=Theme

Example 5

The tiny bird looked pathetic in the snow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 bird	det
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bird	amod
3	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looked	nsubj
4	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	pathetic	pathetic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 looked	xcomp
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 snow	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 snow	det
8	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the tiny bird					in the snow; pathetic property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in snow=Theme

Example 6

Calling someone pathetic is unkind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Calling	call	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 unkind	csubj
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Calling	obj
3	pathetic	pathetic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Calling	xcomp
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 unkind	cop
5	unkind	unkind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 unkind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	gerund			someone			pathetic property	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient
2	is	present	Calling					unkind property	tree rules

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