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title: irredeemable — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «irredeemable» in the school dictionary: Irredeemable means so bad that it cannot be saved, fixed or made better. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# irredeemable

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**Who acts:** Irredeemable, villain, burnt cake, teacher, pupil, gift card · **What happens:** mean, not save, fix, make, not swap back, seem · **To what, where:** Irredeemable, irredeemable voucher, irredeemable mistake · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Irredeemable means so bad that it cannot be saved, fixed or made better.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irredeemable:m1:1
# text = Irredeemable means so bad that it cannot be saved, fixed or made better.
1	Irredeemable	irredeemable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	saved	save	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	advcl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
15	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Irredeemable |  |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **save** | can · passive |  | Irredeemable |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **fix** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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: money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An irredeemable voucher or bond cannot be swapped back for money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irredeemable:m2:1
# text = An irredeemable voucher or bond cannot be swapped back for money.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	irredeemable	irredeemable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	voucher	voucher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	bond	bond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	swapped	swap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **swap back** | can · passive |  | a irredeemable voucher or bond |  |  |  | for money | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: subject=Theme for money=Co-Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The villain in the story seemed irredeemable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irredeemable:x1:1
# text = The villain in the story seemed irredeemable.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	villain	villain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	irredeemable	irredeemable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past | the villain in the story |  |  |  |  | irredeemable *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The burnt cake was irredeemable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irredeemable:x2:1
# text = The burnt cake was irredeemable.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	burnt	burnt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	irredeemable	irredeemable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the burnt cake |  |  |  |  | irredeemable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher said no pupil is irredeemable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irredeemable:x3:1
# text = Our teacher said no pupil is irredeemable.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	pupil	pupil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	irredeemable	irredeemable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Our teacher |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | no pupil |  |  |  |  | irredeemable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gift card is irredeemable for cash.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irredeemable:x4:1
# text = The gift card is irredeemable for cash.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	irredeemable	irredeemable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	cash	cash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the gift card |  |  |  |  | for cash; irredeemable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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After the storm, the old shed was irredeemable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irredeemable:x5:1
# text = After the storm, the old shed was irredeemable.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	shed	shed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	irredeemable	irredeemable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the old shed |  |  |  | after the storm | irredeemable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He made an irredeemable mistake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irredeemable:x6:1
# text = He made an irredeemable mistake.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	irredeemable	irredeemable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | He | a irredeemable mistake |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product |

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