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title: feck — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «feck» in the school dictionary: an exclamation of anger or surprise, a softer stand-in for the f-word. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# feck

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**Who acts:** he, feck, I, ya, Somebody, fecking bus · **What happens:** exclaim, throw, feck over, steal, feck, go away · **To what, where:** anger, it, bar, keys, home, match · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«feck» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [feck in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/feck.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
an exclamation of anger or surprise, a softer stand-in for the f-word.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feck:m1:1
# text = an exclamation of anger or surprise, a softer stand-in for the f-word.
1	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	exclamation	exclamation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	softer	soft	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	12	amod	_	_
10	stand	stand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	in	in	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	f	f	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exclaim** |  |  | anger or surprise |  |  |  |  | nom exclamation «communication transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .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: Irish, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
to throw: «feck it over here».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feck:m2:1
# text = to throw: «feck it over here».
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	throw	throw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	feck	feck	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
8	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feck over** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | it |  | here |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
to steal: «he fecked a bar of chocolate».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feck:m3:1
# text = to steal: «he fecked a bar of chocolate».
1	to	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	steal	steal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	fecked	feck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **feck** *in a quote* | past | he | a bar of chocolate |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«feck off» (rude) go away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feck:m4:1
# text = «feck off» (rude) go away.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	feck	feck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go away** | present | feck |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ah, feck, I've left my keys at home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feck:x1:1
# text = Ah, feck, I've left my keys at home.
1	Ah	ah	INTJ	UH	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	feck	feck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **leave** | present · perfect | I | my keys |  | home |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent key=Theme at home=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feck off, will ya, I'm trying to watch the match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feck:x2:1
# text = Feck off, will ya, I'm trying to watch the match.
1	Feck	feck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	off	off	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
5	ya	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | future · progressive | ya |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **watch** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | ya *not said here* | the match |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Somebody fecked my bike from outside the shop!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feck:x3:1
# text = Somebody fecked my bike from outside the shop!
1	Somebody	somebody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fecked	feck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feck** | past | Somebody | my bike |  | the shop |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feck it, we'll just go anyway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feck:x4:1
# text = Feck it, we'll just go anyway.
1	Feck	feck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	anyway	anyway	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feck** |  | Feck |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | future | Feck |  |  |  |  | anyway *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fecking bus is late again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feck:x5:1
# text = The fecking bus is late again.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fecking	fecking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the fecking bus |  |  |  | again | late *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feck that over here, would you?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feck:x6:1
# text = Feck that over here, would you?
1	Feck	feck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
3	over	over	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Granny in the TV show shouted "Feck!" and the audience laughed.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feck:x7:1
# text = Granny in the TV show shouted "Feck!" and the audience laughed.
1	Granny	Granny	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	shouted	shout	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Feck	feck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | participle | the TV show *not said here* | Feck |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feck=Topic |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | Granny in the TV show |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's still rude to say "feck" to a teacher, even in Ireland.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feck:x8:1
# text = It's still rude to say "feck" to a teacher, even in Ireland.
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	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	feck	feck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	even	even	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  | still | rude *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  | feck | a teacher | Ireland |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent feck=Topic to teacher=Recipient |

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