potty

Who acts: toddler, Potty, potty mouth, She, baby brother, you · What happens: use, learn, go, mean, say, be · To what, where: small plastic seat bowl, potty, toilet, little children, keen, someone · Speech: someone speaks here

«potty» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: potty in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small plastic seat-bowl that a toddler uses as a toilet while learning.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bowl	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 bowl	amod
3	plastic	plastic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 bowl	amod
4	seat	seat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bowl	compound
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 seat	punct
6	bowl	bowl	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 uses	obj
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 toddler	det
9	toddler	toddler	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 uses	nsubj
10	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 bowl	acl:relcl
11	as	as	ADP	_	13 toilet	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 toilet	det
13	toilet	toilet	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 uses	obl
14	while	while	SCONJ	_	15 learning	mark
15	learning	learn	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 uses	advcl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 bowl	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	a toddler	a small plastic seat bowl				as a toilet	vn spend_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent that=Duration as toilet=Attribute
2	learn	gerund	a toddler not said here						vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Go potty» means go to the toilet (said to little children).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Go	punct
2	Go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 means	ccomp
3	potty	potty	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Go	obj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Go	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 means	ccomp
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 toilet	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 toilet	det
9	toilet	toilet	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 go	obl
10	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 said	punct
11	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 toilet	acl
12	to	to	ADP	_	14 children	case
13	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 children	amod
14	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 said	obl
15	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 said	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	to whom	where	roles by
1	go in a quote	infinitive	potty			vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location potty=Theme
2	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	go	infinitive			the toilet	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to toilet=Initial_Location
4	say speech: assert	participle	the toilet not said here	little children		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to child=Recipient

Meaning 3

Usage: UK informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Slightly crazy or silly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Slightly	slightly	ADV	_	2 crazy	advmod
2	crazy	crazy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 silly	cc
4	silly	silly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 crazy	conj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 crazy	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

My grandma's gone potty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 grandma	nmod:poss
2	grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 potty	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 grandma	case
4	gone	gone	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 potty	amod
5	potty	potty	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 potty	punct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: UK informal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Potty about» means very keen on.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Potty	punct
2	Potty	potty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
3	about	about	ADV	_	2 Potty	advmod
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Potty	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 keen	advmod
7	keen	keen	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 means	obj
8	on	on	ADV	_	7 keen	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Potty	keen					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent keen=Topic

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

She's potty about horses.

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	3 potty	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 potty	cop
3	potty	potty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	about	about	ADP	_	5 horses	case
5	horses	horse	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 potty	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 potty	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	She					about horses; potty property	tree rules

Meaning 5

A «potty mouth» (US slang) is someone who swears a lot.

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	4 mouth	det
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 mouth	punct
3	potty	potty	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mouth	compound
4	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 someone	nsubj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 mouth	punct
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 slang	punct
7	US	US	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 slang	compound
8	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mouth	appos
9	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 slang	punct
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 someone	cop
11	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
12	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 swears	nsubj
13	swears	swear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 someone	acl:relcl
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 lot	det
15	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 swears	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 someone	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a potty mouth	someone					tree rules
2	swear	present		a lot					vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent lot=Eventuality

Example 1

My baby brother is learning to use the potty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 brother	nmod:poss
2	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 brother	compound
3	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 learning	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 learning	aux
5	learning	learn	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 use	mark
7	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 learning	xcomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 potty	det
9	potty	potty	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 use	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 learning	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	present · progressive	My baby brother						vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	use	to-infinitive	My baby brother not said here	the potty					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent potty=Patient

Example 2

Do you need to go potty before we leave?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 need	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 need	nsubj
3	need	need	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 go	mark
5	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 need	xcomp
6	potty	potty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 go	obj
7	before	before	SCONJ	_	9 leave	mark
8	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 leave	nsubj
9	leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 go	advcl
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	need	present · do-support	you		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	go not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here	potty	vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location potty=Theme
3	leave	present	we		vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

All this noise is driving me potty!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	3 noise	det:predet
2	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 noise	det
3	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 driving	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 driving	aux
5	driving	drive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 driving	obj
7	potty	potty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 driving	obj
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 driving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drive	present · progressive	all noise	me					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent i=Theme potty=Destination

Example 4

She's potty about ponies.

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	3 potty	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 potty	cop
3	potty	potty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	about	about	ADP	_	5 ponies	case
5	ponies	pony	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 potty	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 potty	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	She					about ponies; potty property	tree rules

Example 5

The potty inventor made a flying teapot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 inventor	det
2	potty	potty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 inventor	amod
3	inventor	inventor	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 teapot	det
6	flying	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 teapot	amod
7	teapot	teapot	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the potty inventor	a flying teapot					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset teapot=Product
2	fly	gerund							vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

Mum says I have a potty mouth when I say bad words.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 says	nsubj
2	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 have	nsubj
4	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 says	ccomp
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 mouth	det
6	potty	potty	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 mouth	compound
7	mouth	mouth	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 have	obj
8	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 say	advmod
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 say	nsubj
10	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 have	advcl
11	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 words	amod
12	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 say	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	Mum		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	have	present	I	a potty mouth	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouth=Patient
3	say speech: assert	present	I	bad words	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic

Example 7

Potty training took a few weeks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Potty	potty	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 training	compound
2	training	training	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 took	nsubj
3	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 weeks	det
5	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 weeks	amod
6	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 took	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	Potty training				week		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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