tad

Who acts: tad, soup, you, I, we, jacket · What happens: mean, be, turn, say, pass, grow · To what, where: tad salty, music, tad, teacher, me, jacket · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A small amount; a little: «a tad of milk».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 amount	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 amount	amod
3	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 little	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 little	det
6	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 amount	appos
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 tad	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 tad	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 tad	det
10	tad	tad	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 little	conj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 milk	case
12	milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tad	nmod
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 little	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 amount	punct

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

Meaning 2

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

«a tad» + adjective or adverb means «slightly, a little»: «a tad cold».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 tad	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 tad	det
3	tad	tad	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 means	nsubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 tad	punct
5	+	+	SYM	_	6 adjective	cc
6	adjective	adjective	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tad	conj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 adverb	cc
8	adverb	adverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 adjective	conj
9	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 little	punct
11	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	14 little	advmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 slightly	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 little	det
14	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 means	ccomp
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 little	punct
16	:	:	PUNCT	_	20 cold	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 cold	punct
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 tad	det
19	tad	tad	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 cold	nsubj
20	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 means	parataxis
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 cold	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	a tad + adjective or adverb						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Meaning 3

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

A small child, especially a boy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 child	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 child	amod
3	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 boy	punct
5	especially	especially	ADV	_	7 boy	advmod
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 boy	det
7	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 child	appos
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 child	punct

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

Example 1

The soup is a tad salty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 soup	det
2	soup	soup	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 salty	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 salty	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 salty	det
5	tad	tad	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 salty	compound
6	salty	salty	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 salty	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the soup	a tad salty					tree rules

Example 2

Could you turn the music down a tad?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 turn	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 turn	nsubj
3	turn	turn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 music	det
5	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turn	obj
6	down	down	ADP	_	8 tad	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 tad	det
8	tad	tad	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turn	obl
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	could	you	the music		a tad			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent music=Theme down tad=Trajectory

Example 3

I'm a tad nervous about the test.

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 nervous	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 nervous	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 tad	det
4	tad	tad	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 nervous	obl:unmarked
5	nervous	nervous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	about	about	ADP	_	8 test	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 test	det
8	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 nervous	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 nervous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I					about the test; a tad obl:unmarked; nervous property	tree rules

Example 4

«A tad late» said the teacher, when we were twenty minutes late.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 said	punct
2	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 tad	det
3	tad	tad	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 said	nsubj
4	late	late	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 said	advmod
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 said	punct
6	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 teacher	det
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 said	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 late	punct
10	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	15 late	advmod
11	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 late	nsubj
12	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 late	cop
13	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 minutes	nummod
14	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 late	obl:unmarked
15	late	late	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 said	advmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	a tad	the teacher				late property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent teacher=Topic
2	is	past	we				minute	late property	tree rules

Example 5

Pass me a tad more sugar, please.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pass	pass	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Pass	obj
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 tad	det
4	tad	tad	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pass	obj
5	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 sugar	amod
6	sugar	sugar	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tad	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Pass	punct
8	please	please	INTJ	_	1 Pass	discourse
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Pass	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pass	imperative	you not said here	a tad and more sugar	me				vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient tad=Theme

Example 6

The jacket is a tad big, but you'll grow into it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 jacket	det
2	jacket	jacket	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tad	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 tad	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 tad	det
5	tad	tad	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 tad	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 grow	punct
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 grow	cc
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 grow	nsubj
10	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 grow	aux
11	grow	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 tad	parataxis
12	into	into	ADP	_	13 it	case
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 grow	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 tad	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the jacket	a tad					tree rules
2	grow	future	you			jacket			vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into it=Result

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