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title: happy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «happy» in the school dictionary: Feeling pleased, glad or full of joy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# happy

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**Who acts:** you, I, it, story, your, dog · **What happens:** feel, make, do, be, help, use · **To what, where:** you, something, greetings, holidays, happy ending, bags

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«happy» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [happy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/happy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feeling pleased, glad or full of joy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:m1:1
# text = Feeling pleased, glad or full of joy.
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | pleased *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

<!-- .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 -->
Making you feel glad: a happy day, a happy ending.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:m2:1
# text = Making you feel glad: a happy day, a happy ending.
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
| 2 | **feel** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | day | glad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Happy to: willing and pleased to do something: «I'm happy to help».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:m3:1
# text = Happy to: willing and pleased to do something: «I'm happy to help».
1	Happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	willing	willing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **help** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Happy with: satisfied with something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:m4:1
# text = Happy with: satisfied with something.
1	Happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	satisfied	satisfied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Used in greetings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:m5:1
# text = Used in greetings.
1	Used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	greetings	greeting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  |  |  | greetings |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Happy birthday! Happy New Year!

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Happy birthday!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:m5e:1
# text = Happy birthday!
1	Happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Happy New Year!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:m5e:2
# text = Happy New Year!
1	Happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm happy because it's the holidays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:x1:1
# text = I'm happy because it's the holidays.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | it | the holidays |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Happy birthday, Sam!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:x2:1
# text = Happy birthday, Sam!
1	Happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story had a happy ending.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:x3:1
# text = The story had a happy ending.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the story | a happy ending |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ending=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm happy to help you carry the bags.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:x4:1
# text = I'm happy to help you carry the bags.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bags	bag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **carry** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the bags |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Are you happy with your drawing?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:x5:1
# text = Are you happy with your drawing?
1	Are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | with your drawing; happy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **draw** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog wags its tail when it's happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:x6:1
# text = The dog wags its tail when it's happy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wags	wag	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wag** | present | the dog | dog's tail |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | dog |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They lived happily ever after.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:x7:1
# text = They lived happily ever after.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	happily	happily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | They |  |  |  |  | after, happily *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sharing your toys can make your friends happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:x8:1
# text = Sharing your toys can make your friends happy.
1	Sharing	share	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | gerund |  | your toys |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | can | Sharing | your friends |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset friend=Product |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Yet he did not feel happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:happy:x9:1
# text = Yet he did not feel happy.
1	Yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **feel** | past · do-support | he |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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