trouble

Who acts: Problems, You, Effort, Verb, I, swimmer · What happens: have, tell off, punish, be, bother, worry · To what, where: trouble, you, someone, them, key, station · Speech: someone speaks here

«trouble» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: trouble in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Problems, difficulty or worry: «I had trouble with my homework».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Problems	problem	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 had	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 difficulty	punct
3	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Problems	appos
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 worry	cc
5	worry	worry	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 difficulty	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Problems	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 had	punct
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 had	nsubj
9	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 had	obj
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 homework	case
12	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 homework	nmod:poss
13	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 trouble	nmod
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 had	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have in a quote	past	Problems	trouble				with my homework	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trouble=Patient

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

A situation where you might be told off or punished: «You'll be in trouble».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 situation	det
2	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	7 told	advmod
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 told	nsubj:pass
5	might	might	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 told	aux
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 told	aux:pass
7	told	tell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 situation	acl:relcl
8	off	off	ADP	_	7 told	compound:prt
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 punished	cc
10	punished	punish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 told	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 punished	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 trouble	punct
13	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	17 trouble	nsubj
14	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 trouble	aux
15	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	17 trouble	cop
16	in	in	ADP	_	17 trouble	case
17	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 punished	obl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 trouble	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 situation	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	tell off speech: assert	might · passive		you		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
2	punish	participle				vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	is in a quote	future	You		trouble	tree rules

Meaning 3

A situation of danger: a ship in trouble.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 situation	det
2	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 danger	case
4	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 situation	nmod
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 ship	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 ship	det
7	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 situation	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 trouble	case
9	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ship	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 situation	punct

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

Meaning 4

Effort or bother: «It's no trouble».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Effort	effort	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bother	nsubj
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 bother	cc
3	bother	bother	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 bother	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 trouble	punct
6	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 trouble	nsubj
7	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 trouble	cop
8	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	9 trouble	det
9	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bother	parataxis
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 trouble	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bother	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bother	infinitive	Effort						tree rules
2	is a in a quote	present	Effort	no trouble					tree rules

Meaning 5

Verb: to worry someone or to bother them: «Sorry to trouble you».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 worry	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 worry	punct
3	to	to	PART	_	4 worry	mark
4	worry	worry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 worry	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 bother	cc
7	to	to	PART	_	8 bother	mark
8	bother	bother	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 worry	conj
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 bother	obj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 Sorry	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 Sorry	punct
12	Sorry	sorry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 worry	parataxis
13	to	to	PART	_	14 trouble	mark
14	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 Sorry	conj
15	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 trouble	obj
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 Sorry	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 worry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	worry	to-infinitive	Verb	someone					tree rules
2	bother	to-infinitive	Verb not said here	them = they					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer

Example 1

I'm having trouble with this sum.

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	3 having	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 having	aux
3	having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 having	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 sum	case
6	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 sum	det
7	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 trouble	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 having	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present · progressive	I	trouble				with this sum	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trouble=Patient

Example 2

You'll get into trouble if you're late.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 get	nsubj
2	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 get	aux
3	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	5 trouble	case
5	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 get	obl
6	if	if	SCONJ	_	9 late	mark
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 late	nsubj
8	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 late	cop
9	late	late	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 get	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	future	You			trouble			vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into trouble=Destination
2	is a condition, not said to happen	present	you					late property	tree rules

Example 3

The swimmer was in trouble, so the lifeguard helped.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 swimmer	det
2	swimmer	swimmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 trouble	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 trouble	cop
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 trouble	case
5	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 helped	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	10 helped	advmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 lifeguard	det
9	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 helped	nsubj
10	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 trouble	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 trouble	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the swimmer			trouble			tree rules
2	help	past	the lifeguard						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 4

It's no trouble — I'm happy to help.

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	4 trouble	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 trouble	cop
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 trouble	det
4	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	8 happy	punct
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 happy	nsubj
7	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 happy	cop
8	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 trouble	parataxis
9	to	to	PART	_	10 help	mark
10	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 happy	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 trouble	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	no trouble		tree rules
2	is	present	I		happy property	tree rules
3	help	to-infinitive	I not said here			vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The trouble is, I lost the key.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 trouble	det
2	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lost	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 trouble	cop
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 trouble	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 lost	nsubj
6	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 key	det
8	key	key	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lost	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 lost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		the trouble					tree rules
2	lose	past	the trouble	the key					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Eventuality

Example 6

Sorry to trouble you, but where is the station?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sorry	sorry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 trouble	mark
3	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sorry	conj
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 trouble	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 station	punct
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 station	cc
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	10 station	advmod
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 station	cop
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 station	det
10	station	station	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sorry	obl
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 Sorry	punct

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

Example 7

If you're in trouble, call 999 in the UK or 911 in the USA.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	5 trouble	mark
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 trouble	nsubj
3	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 trouble	cop
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 trouble	case
5	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 call	advcl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 trouble	punct
7	call	call	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	999	999	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 call	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 UK	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 UK	det
11	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 call	obl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 911	cc
13	911	911	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	11 UK	conj
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 USA	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 USA	det
16	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 911	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a condition, not said to happen	present	you			trouble			tree rules
2	call	imperative	you not said here	999		the UK			vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent 999=Recipient

Example 8

Telling an adult about bullying is not snitching — it stops the trouble.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Telling	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 snitching	csubj
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 adult	det
3	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Telling	obj
4	about	about	ADP	_	5 bullying	case
5	bullying	bullying	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Telling	obl
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 snitching	aux
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 snitching	advmod
8	snitching	snitch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
9	—	-	PUNCT	_	11 stops	punct
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 stops	nsubj
11	stops	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 snitching	conj
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 trouble	det
13	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 stops	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 snitching	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	gerund			a adult	about bullying	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient about bullying=Topic
2	not snitch speech: other	present · progressive	Telling				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	stop	present	adult	the trouble			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality trouble=Eventuality

Example 9

But why should that trouble you?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	2 why	cc
2	why	why	ADV	PronType=Rel	root	root
3	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 trouble	aux
4	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 trouble	det
5	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 why	nsubj
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 trouble	obj
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 why	punct

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

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