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title: feelings — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «feelings» in the school dictionary: Feelings are what happens inside you that make you happy, sad, angry, scared, excited and so on; emotions. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# feelings

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**Who acts:** Feelings, you, people, It, Calling, She · **What happens:** be, make, hurt, say, do, mean · **To what, where:** you, part, feelings, opinions, him, mixed feelings · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«feelings» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [feelings in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/feelings.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feelings are what happens inside you that make you happy, sad, angry, scared, excited and so on; emotions.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feelings:m1:1
# text = Feelings are what happens inside you that make you happy, sad, angry, scared, excited and so on; emotions.
1	Feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
4	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	on	on	ADV	RB	_	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	emotions	emotion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Feelings |  |  |  |  | emotions *obl*; happen *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | you | you |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Product |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your feelings are also the part of you that can be hurt by what people say or do: «You hurt my feelings».

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feelings:m2:1
# text = Your feelings are also the part of you that can be hurt by what people say or do: «You hurt my feelings».
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
23	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Your feelings | the part |  |  |  | of you | tree rules |
| 2 | **hurt** | can · passive |  | the part |  |  |  | by the part | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **do** | present | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **hurt** *in a quote* | past | You | my feelings |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer feeling=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feelings can mean opinions or attitudes: «What are your feelings about the plan?».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feelings:m3:1
# text = Feelings can mean opinions or attitudes: «What are your feelings about the plan?».
1	Feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	opinions	opinion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	attitudes	attitude	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	parataxis	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Feelings | opinions or attitudes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | your feelings |  |  |  | about the plan | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is okay to talk about your feelings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feelings:x1:1
# text = It is okay to talk about your feelings.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	okay	okay	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | okay *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **talk** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | about your feelings | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about feeling=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Calling him names hurt his feelings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feelings:x2:1
# text = Calling him names hurt his feelings.
1	Calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme name=Result |
| 2 | **hurt** | past | Calling | his feelings |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer feeling=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had mixed feelings about moving house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feelings:x3:1
# text = She had mixed feelings about moving house.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mixed	mix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | mixed feelings |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Patient |
| 2 | **mix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **move** | gerund | mixed feelings *not said here* | house |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent house=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Draw a face to show your feelings today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feelings:x4:1
# text = Draw a face to show your feelings today.
1	Draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | imperative | you *not said here* | a face |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Theme |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | your feelings |  |  | today |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent feeling=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Try to think about other people's feelings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feelings:x5:1
# text = Try to think about other people's feelings.
1	Try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about other people's feelings | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about feeling=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No hard feelings — let's be friends again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feelings:x6:1
# text = No hard feelings — let's be friends again.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
2	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
9	again	again	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 | **let** | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | infinitive | no hard feelings | let friends |  |  | again |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Anger and fear are strong feelings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feelings:x7:1
# text = Anger and fear are strong feelings.
1	Anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Anger and fear | strong feelings |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He kept his feelings to himself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feelings:x8:1
# text = He kept his feelings to himself.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | He | his feelings | himself *= he* |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Theme |

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