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title: intentional — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «intentional» in the school dictionary: Intentional means done on purpose, deliberately, not by accident. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# intentional

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**Who acts:** Intentional, referee, spelling mistake, Intentional kindness, teacher, damage · **What happens:** mean, do, be, give, make, ask · **To what, where:** purpose, red card, joke work, police · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Intentional means done on purpose, deliberately, not by accident.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentional:m1:1
# text = Intentional means done on purpose, deliberately, not by accident.
1	Intentional	intentional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	deliberately	deliberately	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Intentional |  |  |  |  | deliberately *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** *not said to happen* | participle | Intentional *not said here* |  |  | purpose |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Was the trip intentional or an accident?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentional:x1:1
# text = Was the trip intentional or an accident?
1	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	intentional	intentional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | the trip *obl:unmarked*; intentional *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The referee gave a red card for an intentional handball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentional:x2:1
# text = The referee gave a red card for an intentional handball.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	referee	referee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	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	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	intentional	intentional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	handball	handball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the referee | a red card |  |  |  | for a intentional handball | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent card=Theme for handball=Asset |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The spelling mistake was intentional, to make the joke work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentional:x3:1
# text = The spelling mistake was intentional, to make the joke work.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	intentional	intentional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the spelling mistake |  |  |  |  | intentional *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | the spelling mistake *not said here* | the joke work |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset work=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Intentional kindness can make someone's day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentional:x4:1
# text = Intentional kindness can make someone's day.
1	Intentional	intentional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | Intentional kindness |  |  |  | day |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The teacher asked if the damage was intentional.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentional:x5:1
# text = The teacher asked if the damage was intentional.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	intentional	intentional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the damage |  |  |  |  | intentional *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The fire was intentional, said the police.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intentional:x6:1
# text = The fire was intentional, said the police.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	intentional	intentional	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	said	say	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	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | intentional *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the fire | the police |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent police=Topic |

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