tragic Who acts: Tragic, someone, serious play, dancing, His, ship · What happens: mean, die, suffer, do, end, be · To what, where: something, literature, disaster, tragic accident, tragic, fires · Speech: someone speaks here
«tragic» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: tragic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Tragic means very sad, usually because someone has died or suffered something terrible.
The tree, 13 words nsubj advmod xcomp punct advmod mark nsubj aux parataxis cc conj obj amod punct root Tragic NOUN means VERB very ADV sad ADJ , PUNCT usually ADV because SCONJ someone PRON has AUX died VERB or CCONJ suffered VERB something PRON terrible ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tragic tragic NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 very very ADV _ 4 sad advmod 4 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 died punct 6 usually usually ADV _ 10 died advmod 7 because because SCONJ _ 10 died mark 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 died nsubj 9 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 died aux 10 died die VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 2 means parataxis 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 suffered cc 12 suffered suffer VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 10 died conj 13 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 suffered obj 14 terrible terrible ADJ Degree=Pos 13 something amod 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Tragic sad property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 die present · perfect someone usually property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 3 suffer participle someone not said here something vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
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 In literature, tragic means to do with a tragedy, a serious play or story that ends in disaster for the main character.
The tree, 22 words case obl punct nsubj mark ccomp case det obl punct det amod appos cc conj nsubj acl:relcl case obl case det amod obl punct root In ADP literature NOUN , PUNCT tragic NOUN means VERB to PART do VERB with ADP a DET tragedy NOUN , PUNCT a DET serious ADJ play NOUN or CCONJ story NOUN that PRON ends VERB in ADP disaster NOUN for ADP the DET main ADJ character NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 literature case 2 literature literature NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 literature punct 4 tragic tragic NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 do mark 7 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means ccomp 8 with with ADP _ 10 tragedy case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 tragedy det 10 tragedy tragedy NOUN Number=Sing 7 do obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 play punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 play det 13 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 14 play amod 14 play play NOUN Number=Sing 10 tragedy appos 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 story cc 16 story story NOUN Number=Sing 14 play conj 17 that that PRON PronType=Rel 18 ends nsubj 18 ends end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 play acl:relcl 19 in in ADP _ 20 disaster case 20 disaster disaster NOUN Number=Sing 18 ends obl 21 for for ADP _ 24 character case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 character det 23 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 24 character amod 24 character character NOUN Number=Sing 18 ends obl 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present tragic literature vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 do not said to happen to-infinitive with a tragedy vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 end present a serious play or story disaster for the main character vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Meaning 3 Usage: informal, slang — kept apart, not parsed.
Tragic can mean embarrassingly bad.
nsubj aux advmod xcomp punct root Tragic NOUN can AUX mean VERB embarrassingly ADV bad ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tragic tragic NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 embarrassingly embarrassingly ADV _ 5 bad advmod 5 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mean xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Tragic bad property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"His dancing is tragic."
punct nmod:poss nsubj cop punct punct root " PUNCT His PRON dancing NOUN is AUX tragic ADJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 tragic punct 2 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 dancing nmod:poss 3 dancing dancing NOUN Number=Sing 5 tragic nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 tragic cop 5 tragic tragic ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 tragic punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 5 tragic punct
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1 is in a quote present His dancing tragic property tree rules 2 dance in a quote His = he nom dancing «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 The ship sank in a tragic accident.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET ship NOUN sank VERB in ADP a DET tragic ADJ accident NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ship det 2 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 3 sank nsubj 3 sank sink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 7 accident case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 accident det 6 tragic tragic ADJ Degree=Pos 7 accident amod 7 accident accident NOUN Number=Sing 3 sank obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 sank punct
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1 sink past the ship a tragic accident vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 It is tragic that so many animals lose their homes in fires.
nsubj cop obj advmod amod nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj case obl punct root It PRON is AUX tragic NOUN that PRON so ADV many ADJ animals NOUN lose VERB their PRON homes NOUN in ADP fires NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 tragic nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 tragic cop 3 tragic tragic NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 lose obj 5 so so ADV _ 8 lose advmod 6 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 7 animals amod 7 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 8 lose nsubj 8 lose lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 tragic acl:relcl 9 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 homes nmod:poss 10 homes home NOUN Number=Plur 8 lose obj 11 in in ADP _ 12 fires case 12 fires fire NOUN Number=Plur 8 lose obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 tragic punct
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1 is a present It tragic tree rules 2 lose present many animals tragic fires tree rules
Example 3 The story has a tragic ending.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET story NOUN has VERB a DET tragic ADJ ending NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 story det 2 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ending det 5 tragic tragic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 ending amod 6 ending ending NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the story a tragic ending vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ending=Patient
Example 4 The tragic hero makes one big mistake that ruins him.
det amod nsubj nummod amod obj nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root The DET tragic ADJ hero NOUN makes VERB one NUM big ADJ mistake NOUN that PRON ruins VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 hero det 2 tragic tragic ADJ Degree=Pos 3 hero amod 3 hero hero NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes nsubj 4 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 mistake nummod 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 7 mistake amod 7 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes obj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 ruins nsubj 9 ruins ruin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 mistake acl:relcl 10 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 ruins obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 makes punct
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1 make present the tragic hero one big mistake vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mistake=Product 2 ruin present one big mistake hero vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient
Example 5 (slang) "That haircut is tragic," my brother joked.
punct punct punct det nsubj cop conj punct punct nmod:poss nsubj conj punct root ( PUNCT slang NOUN ) PUNCT " PUNCT That DET haircut NOUN is AUX tragic ADJ , PUNCT " PUNCT my PRON brother NOUN joked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 slang punct 2 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 slang punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 8 tragic punct 5 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 haircut det 6 haircut haircut NOUN Number=Sing 8 tragic nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 tragic cop 8 tragic tragic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 slang conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 joked punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 13 joked punct 11 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 brother nmod:poss 12 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 13 joked nsubj 13 joked joke VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 slang conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 slang punct
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1 is in a quote present that haircut tragic property tree rules 2 joke speech: other past my brother vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 We heard the tragic news on the radio.
nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root We PRON heard VERB the DET tragic ADJ news NOUN on ADP the DET radio NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 heard nsubj 2 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 news det 4 tragic tragic ADJ Degree=Pos 5 news amod 5 news news NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 radio case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 radio det 8 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 heard punct
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1 hear past We the tragic news the radio vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer news=Stimulus
Example 7 She let her hands play in the hair of the tragic boy.
nsubj nmod:poss nsubj ccomp case det obl case det amod nmod punct root She PRON let VERB her PRON hands NOUN play VERB in ADP the DET hair NOUN of ADP the DET tragic ADJ boy NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 let nsubj 2 let let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 hands nmod:poss 4 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 5 play nsubj 5 play play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 let ccomp 6 in in ADP _ 8 hair case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hair det 8 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 5 play obl 9 of of ADP _ 12 boy case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 boy det 11 tragic tragic ADJ Degree=Pos 12 boy amod 12 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 8 hair nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 let punct
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1 let past She tree rules 2 play present her hands the hair of the tragic boy vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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