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title: kinda — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «kinda» in the school dictionary: Kinda is how «kind of» sounds in quick speech; it means «a bit», «somewhat» or «sort of». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# kinda

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**Who acts:** speech, Kinda, I, informal film, dog, maths test · **What happens:** be, mean, col out · **To what, where:** bit, type, game, It · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: slang, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

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Kinda is how «kind of» sounds in quick speech; it means «a bit», «somewhat» or «sort of».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kinda:m1:1
# text = Kinda is how «kind of» sounds in quick speech; it means «a bit», «somewhat» or «sort of».
1	Kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	ccomp	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
8	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	somewhat	somewhat	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	sort	sort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present |  |  |  |  |  | kinda *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | speech | a bit |  |  |  | somewhat *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Topic |

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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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Kinda» can mean «a type of»: «What kinda game is it?».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kinda:m2:1
# text = «Kinda» can mean «a type of»: «What kinda game is it?».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Kinda	Kinda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	type	type	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
14	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Kinda | a type |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | game |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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(informal) I'm kinda hungry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kinda:x1:1
# text = (informal) I'm kinda hungry.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	NUM	LS	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | hungry, kinda *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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(informal) That film was kinda scary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kinda:x2:1
# text = (informal) That film was kinda scary.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that informal film |  |  |  |  | kinda, scary *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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(informal) It's kinda cold out today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kinda:x3:1
# text = (informal) It's kinda cold out today.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	NUM	LS	_	7	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	cold	col	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **col out** | present · passive |  | It |  |  | today | kinda *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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(informal) What kinda dog is that?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kinda:x4:1
# text = (informal) What kinda dog is that?
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	NUM	LS	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
5	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | dog |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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(informal) I kinda like her new haircut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kinda:x5:1
# text = (informal) I kinda like her new haircut.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	NUM	LS	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
5	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	haircut	haircut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(informal) The maths test was kinda easy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:kinda:x6:1
# text = (informal) The maths test was kinda easy.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	NUM	LS	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	compound	_	_
6	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	kinda	kinda	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	easy	easy	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 maths test |  |  |  |  | easy, kinda *property* | tree rules |

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