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title: filmy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «filmy» in the school dictionary: Filmy means thin, light and see-through, like a very fine cloth or film. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# filmy

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**Who acts:** Filmy, Filmy eyes, curtain, filmy veil, eyes, She · **What happens:** mean, see through, be, cloud over, let, cover · **To what, where:** thin light, sun, face, filmy mist, window

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«filmy» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [filmy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/filmy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Filmy means thin, light and see-through, like a very fine cloth or film.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filmy:m1:1
# text = Filmy means thin, light and see-through, like a very fine cloth or film.
1	Filmy	filmy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	through	through	ADV	RB	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	very	very	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Filmy | thin light |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Topic |
| 2 | **see through** | infinitive | Filmy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like a fine cloth or film | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 -->
Filmy eyes are dim or clouded over with a thin skin, as in old age.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filmy:m2:1
# text = Filmy eyes are dim or clouded over with a thin skin, as in old age.
1	Filmy	filmy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	dim	dim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	clouded	cloud	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	over	over	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Filmy eyes |  |  |  |  | dim *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cloud over** | participle | Filmy eyes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with a thin skin; over *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with skin=Instrument |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The curtain was filmy and let the sun through.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filmy:x1:1
# text = The curtain was filmy and let the sun through.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	curtain	curtain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	filmy	filmy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	through	through	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the curtain |  |  |  |  | filmy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive | the curtain *not said here* | the sun |  |  |  | through *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sun=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A filmy veil covered her face.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filmy:x2:1
# text = A filmy veil covered her face.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	filmy	filmy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	veil	veil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | a filmy veil | her face |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme face=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old dog's eyes had gone filmy with age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filmy:x3:1
# text = The old dog's eyes had gone filmy with age.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	filmy	filmy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past · perfect | the old dog's eyes |  |  |  |  | filmy *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wiped the filmy mist from the window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:filmy:x4:1
# text = She wiped the filmy mist from the window.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wiped	wipe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	filmy	filmy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mist	mist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wipe** | past | She | the filmy mist |  | the window |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent mist=Theme from window=Trajectory |

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