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title: funnily — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «funnily» in the school dictionary: In a funny or strange way: «He walked funnily after the long ride.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# funnily

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**Who acts:** He, something, teacher, clown, I, leg · **What happens:** walk, use, say, be, have, think · **To what, where:** funny way, same birthday, huge shoes, leg, carrot, cold · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«funnily» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [funnily in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/funnily.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In a funny or strange way: «He walked funnily after the long ride.».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:funnily:m1:1
# text = In a funny or strange way: «He walked funnily after the long ride.».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	funnily	funnily	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	after	after	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** *in a quote* | past | He |  |  | a funny way | after the long ride | funnily *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in way=Trajectory |

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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 -->
Mainly in «funnily enough»: used to say something is surprising or a strange coincidence.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:funnily:m2:1
# text = Mainly in «funnily enough»: used to say something is surprising or a strange coincidence.
1	Mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	funnily	funnily	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	surprising	surprising	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	coincidence	coincidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | surprising *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Funnily enough, my teacher has the same birthday as me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:funnily:x1:1
# text = Funnily enough, my teacher has the same birthday as me.
1	Funnily	funnily	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | my teacher | the same birthday |  |  |  | as me; funnily *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent birthday=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The clown walked funnily in his huge shoes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:funnily:x2:1
# text = The clown walked funnily in his huge shoes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clown	clown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	funnily	funnily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | the clown |  |  | clown's huge shoes |  | funnily *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shoe=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Funnily enough, I was just thinking about you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:funnily:x3:1
# text = Funnily enough, I was just thinking about you.
1	Funnily	funnily	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
2	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past · progressive | I |  |  |  |  | about you; funnily *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about you=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My leg felt funnily heavy after sitting on it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:funnily:x4:1
# text = My leg felt funnily heavy after sitting on it.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	funnily	funnily	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	advcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | My leg |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **sit** | gerund | My leg *not said here* |  |  | leg |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on it=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Funnily enough, the dog ate the carrot but not the meat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:funnily:x5:1
# text = Funnily enough, the dog ate the carrot but not the meat.
1	Funnily	funnily	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	carrot	carrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | the dog | the carrot but the meat |  |  |  | funnily *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carrot=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She spoke funnily because she had a cold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:funnily:x6:1
# text = She spoke funnily because she had a cold.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	funnily	funnily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | She |  |  |  |  | funnily *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | past | she | a cold |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cold=Patient |

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