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title: inadequate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «inadequate» in the school dictionary: Not enough, or not good enough for what is needed: inadequate food. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# inadequate

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**Who acts:** you, old bridge, refugees, answer, Everyone, it · **What happens:** need, feel, be, have, make, concentrate · **To what, where:** inadequate shelter, more detail, it

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Not enough, or not good enough for what is needed: inadequate food.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inadequate:m1:1
# text = Not enough, or not good enough for what is needed: inadequate food.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	enough	enough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
7	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	obl	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	needed	need	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF» |

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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}

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Usage: feeling — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feeling not good or able enough: feel inadequate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inadequate:m2:1
# text = Feeling not good or able enough: feel inadequate.
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **feel** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | inadequate *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old bridge was inadequate for heavy lorries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inadequate:x1:1
# text = The old bridge was inadequate for heavy lorries.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	lorries	lorry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the old bridge |  |  |  |  | for heavy lorries; inadequate *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The refugees had inadequate shelter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inadequate:x2:1
# text = The refugees had inadequate shelter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	refugees	refugee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the refugees | inadequate shelter |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shelter=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The answer was inadequate: it needed more detail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inadequate:x3:1
# text = The answer was inadequate: it needed more detail.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	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 answer |  |  |  |  | inadequate *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | past | answer | more detail |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot detail=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everyone feels inadequate sometimes, it's normal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inadequate:x4:1
# text = Everyone feels inadequate sometimes, it's normal.
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | Everyone |  |  |  |  | inadequate, sometimes *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | normal *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lighting was inadequate for reading.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inadequate:x5:1
# text = The lighting was inadequate for reading.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lighting	lighting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	inadequate	inadequate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the lighting |  |  |  |  | for reading; inadequate *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Inadequate sleep makes it hard to concentrate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:inadequate:x6:1
# text = Inadequate sleep makes it hard to concentrate.
1	Inadequate	inadequate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	concentrate	concentrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Inadequate sleep | it |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **concentrate** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

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