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wee

Who acts: wee, I, we, you, wee lamb, puppy · What happens: mean, go, pass, need, leave, wash · To what, where: small, toilet, urine, wee, hands, wee bit

«wee» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: wee in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

In Scotland, Ireland and Northern England, "wee" means small or little.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Scotland	case
2	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 means	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 Ireland	punct
4	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Scotland	conj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 England	cc
6	Northern	Northern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 England	amod
7	England	England	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Ireland	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 wee	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 wee	punct
10	wee	wee	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 means	nsubj
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 wee	punct
12	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 means	obj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 little	cc
15	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 small	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	wee	small				in Scotland and Ireland and Northern England	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot small=Theme in scotland=Attribute

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.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a wee bit".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 bit	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 bit	det
3	wee	wee	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 bit	amod
4	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 bit	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bit	punct

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

Meaning 2

Informal and childish word for urine or for going to the toilet to pass urine.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 word	amod
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 childish	cc
3	childish	childish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Informal	conj
4	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 urine	case
6	urine	urine	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 word	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 going	cc
8	for	for	SCONJ	_	9 going	mark
9	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 word	conj
10	to	to	ADP	_	12 toilet	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 toilet	det
12	toilet	toilet	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 going	obl
13	to	to	PART	_	14 pass	mark
14	pass	pass	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 going	advcl
15	urine	urine	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 pass	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	gerund				the toilet			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to toilet=Initial_Location
2	pass	to-infinitive		urine					vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme urine=Trajectory

Example 1

I need a wee before we leave.

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 need	nsubj
2	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 wee	det
4	wee	wee	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 need	obj
5	before	before	SCONJ	_	7 leave	mark
6	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 leave	nsubj
7	leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 need	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	I	a wee					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot wee=Theme
2	leave	present	we						vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

Wash your hands after you go for a wee.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wash	wash	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hands	nmod:poss
3	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Wash	obj
4	after	after	SCONJ	_	6 go	mark
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 go	nsubj
6	go	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Wash	advcl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 wee	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 wee	det
9	wee	wee	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 go	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wash	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash	imperative	you not said here	your hands					vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
2	go	present	you					for a wee	vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for wee=Beneficiary

Example 3

Would you like a wee bit more cake?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 like	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 like	nsubj
3	like	like	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bit	det
5	wee	wee	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 bit	amod
6	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 like	obj
7	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 cake	amod
8	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bit	conj
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	would	you	a wee bit and more cake					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot bit=Theme

Example 4

The wee lamb stayed close to its mother.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 lamb	det
2	wee	wee	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 lamb	amod
3	lamb	lamb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stayed	nsubj
4	stayed	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	close	close	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 stayed	advmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 mother	case
7	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 mother	nmod:poss
8	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 close	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stayed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay	past	the wee lamb					close property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

Wait a wee while.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 while	det
3	wee	wee	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 while	amod
4	while	while	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Wait	obl:unmarked
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wait	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wait	imperative	you not said here				while		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The puppy did a wee on the carpet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puppy	det
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	nsubj
3	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 wee	det
5	wee	wee	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 carpet	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 carpet	det
8	carpet	carpet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	the puppy	a wee		the carpet			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wee=Eventuality

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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