happy
part of speech
adjective (happy, happier, happiest); adverb happily; noun happiness
meaning for a pupil
1) Feeling pleased, glad or full of joy. tree →
2) Making you feel glad: a happy day, a happy ending. tree →
3) Happy to: willing and pleased to do something: «I'm happy to help». tree →
4) Happy with: satisfied with something. tree →
5) Used in greetings: Happy birthday! Happy New Year! tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In the Torah this often means "blessed" or "fortunate." Leah calls herself happy when Asher is born, and Moses says Israel is happy because the LORD saves it. Interpretation: The name Asher, from this same root, is read as meaning happiness, and the tradition sees Israel's good fortune as coming from God's help, not from its own strength. In the primary lessons: In feelings lessons: happy is one of the basic feelings; signs: smiling, laughing, energy; helping others and spending time outdoors can make us happy. In stories: «a happy ending», «happily ever after». Phrases: happy birthday, happy ending, happy to help, happy with, happy-go-lucky, as happy as Larry (UK, Australia), make someone happy.
examples
- And Leah said: 'Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy.' And she called his name Asher. (Torah GEN.30.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- Happy art thou, O Israel, who is like unto thee? a people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and that is the sword of thy excellency! (Torah DEU.33.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- Happy are all they that take refuge in Him. (Writings PSA.2.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- Happy is the people that is in such a case. (Writings PSA.144.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Yea, happy is the people whose God is the LORD. (Writings PSA.144.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- I'm happy because it's the holidays. tree →
- Happy birthday, Sam! tree →
- The story had a happy ending. tree →
- I'm happy to help you carry the bags. tree →
- Are you happy with your drawing? tree →
- The dog wags its tail when it's happy. tree →
- They lived happily ever after. tree →
- Sharing your toys can make your friends happy. tree →
- Yet he did not feel happy. tree →
note
Comparisons: happier, happiest (y → i). Opposite: sad, unhappy. Double p. Happiness is uncountable. Feeling happy all the time is not normal — everyone has other feelings too.
In the corpora
- And Leah said: 'Happy am I! for the daughters will call me happy.' And she called his name Asher.
- Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, that stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
- Happy are ye that sow beside all waters, that send forth freely the feet of the ox and the ass.
- And all nations shall call you happy; for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.
- Happy are all they that take refuge in Him.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «happy» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.