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title: bummer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bummer» in the school dictionary: A bummer is a disappointing or annoying thing or situation: «The rain was a bummer.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bummer

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**Who acts:** bummer, rain, something, That, It, slang · **What happens:** be, say, go, cancel, close, slang · **To what, where:** disappointing, bummer, trip, pool, lunch, home · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«bummer» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [bummer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bummer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bummer is a disappointing or annoying thing or situation: «The rain was a bummer.».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bummer:m1:1
# text = A bummer is a disappointing or annoying thing or situation: «The rain was a bummer.».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	disappointing	disappointing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	annoying	annoying	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bummer | a disappointing or annoying thing or situation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | the rain | a bummer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«What a bummer!» or «Bummer!» is said when something goes wrong, like «What a shame!» or «That's annoying!».

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bummer:m2:1
# text = «What a bummer!» or «Bummer!» is said when something goes wrong, like «What a shame!» or «That's annoying!».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	4	det	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
14	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	16	mark	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	nsubj	_	_
16	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	_
17	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	like	like	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	23	nsubj	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	shame	shame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
27	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	30	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
30	annoying	annoying	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: express* | present · passive |  | what bummer or Bummer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | something |  |  |  |  | like a shame; wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | That |  |  |  |  | annoying *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trip was cancelled? What a bummer!

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The trip was cancelled?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bummer:x1:1
# text = The trip was cancelled?
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cancelled	cancel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cancel** | past · passive |  | the trip |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* What a bummer!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bummer:x1:2
# text = What a bummer!
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a bummer that the pool is closed today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bummer:x2:1
# text = It's a bummer that the pool is closed today.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a bummer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **close** | present · passive |  | the pool |  |  | today |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(slang) Bummer, I left my lunch at home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bummer:x3:1
# text = (slang) Bummer, I left my lunch at home.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slang** |  | Bummer |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | past | slang | my lunch |  | home |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent lunch=Theme at home=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Losing the final was a real bummer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bummer:x4:1
# text = Losing the final was a real bummer.
1	Losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	final	final	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | gerund |  | the final |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent final=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Losing | a real bummer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«I can't come to your party.» «Aw, bummer.»

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «I can't come to your party.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bummer:x5:1
# text = «I can't come to your party.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **come** *in a quote* | can | I |  |  | your party |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to party=Initial\_Location |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* «Aw, bummer.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bummer:x5:2
# text = «Aw, bummer.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Aw	aw	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Getting a cold on the first day of the holidays is such a bummer.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bummer:x6:1
# text = Getting a cold on the first day of the holidays is such a bummer.
1	Getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	14	det:predet	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund |  | a cold |  |  | day |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cold=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Getting | such bummer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's a bummer, but we can try again tomorrow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bummer:x7:1
# text = It's a bummer, but we can try again tomorrow.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	try	try	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	again	again	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a bummer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** | can | we | a bummer *not said here* |  |  | again; tomorrow |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bummer=Eventuality |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ending of the film was a bit of a bummer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bummer:x8:1
# text = The ending of the film was a bit of a bummer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bummer	bummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the ending of the film | a bit |  |  |  | of a bummer | tree rules |
| 2 | **end** |  |  | the film |  |  |  |  | nom ending «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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