tangy
Who acts: Tangy, lemonade, I, orange juice, you, Rhubarb · What happens: describe, be, like, taste, add · To what, where: sharp strong pleasant taste, tangy cheese, tangy, lime, sugar
«tangy» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: tangy in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Tangy describes a sharp, strong, pleasant taste or smell, often a bit sour, like lemon, lime or orange.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tangy | tangy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 describes | nsubj |
| 2 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 taste | det |
| 4 | sharp | sharp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 taste | amod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 sharp | punct |
| 6 | strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 taste | amod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 strong | punct |
| 8 | pleasant | pleasant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 taste | amod |
| 9 | taste | taste | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 describes | obj |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 smell | cc |
| 11 | smell | smell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 taste | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 sour | punct |
| 13 | often | often | ADV | _ | 16 sour | advmod |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 bit | det |
| 15 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 sour | obl:unmarked |
| 16 | sour | sour | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 describes | parataxis |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 lemon | punct |
| 18 | like | like | ADP | _ | 19 lemon | discourse |
| 19 | lemon | lemon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 sour | parataxis |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 lime | punct |
| 21 | lime | lime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 lemon | conj |
| 22 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 23 orange | cc |
| 23 | orange | orange | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 lemon | conj |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | present | Tangy | a sharp strong pleasant taste or smell | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent taste=Theme |
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.
Example 1
This lemonade is lovely and tangy.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 lemonade | det |
| 2 | lemonade | lemonade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 lovely | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 lovely | cop |
| 4 | lovely | lovely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 tangy | cc |
| 6 | tangy | tangy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 lovely | conj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 lovely | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | this lemonade | lovely property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | this lemonade not said here | tree rules |
Example 2
I like tangy cheese and onion crisps.
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 | 2 like | nsubj |
| 2 | like | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | tangy | tangy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 cheese | amod |
| 4 | cheese | cheese | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 like | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 crisps | cc |
| 6 | onion | onion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 crisps | compound |
| 7 | crisps | crisp | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 cheese | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 like | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | like | present | I | tangy cheese and onion crisps | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot cheese=Theme |
Example 3
The orange juice tasted tangy.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 juice | det |
| 2 | orange | orange | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 juice | amod |
| 3 | juice | juice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tasted | nsubj |
| 4 | tasted | taste | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | tangy | tangy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tasted | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 tasted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | taste | past | the orange juice | tangy | vn seem-109 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Theme tangy=Attribute |
Example 4
The salty, tangy air of the seaside.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 air | det |
| 2 | salty | salty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 air | amod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 salty | punct |
| 4 | tangy | tangy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 air | amod |
| 5 | air | air | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 seaside | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 seaside | det |
| 8 | seaside | seaside | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 air | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 air | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5
Add lime for a tangy flavour.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Add | add | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | lime | lime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Add | obj |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 flavour | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 flavour | det |
| 5 | tangy | tangy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 flavour | amod |
| 6 | flavour | flavour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Add | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Add | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | add speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | lime | for a tangy flavour | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lime=Patient |
Example 6
Rhubarb is tangy, so we add sugar.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhubarb | rhubarb | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tangy | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 tangy | cop |
| 3 | tangy | tangy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 add | punct |
| 5 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 add | advmod |
| 6 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 add | nsubj |
| 7 | add | add | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 tangy | parataxis |
| 8 | sugar | sugar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 add | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 tangy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Rhubarb | tangy property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | add speech: assert | present | we | sugar | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sugar=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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