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title: painted — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «painted» in the school dictionary: Painted is the past form of paint: colour was put on it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# painted

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Painted past form, She, He, painted fence, children, painted lady · **What happens:** paint, be, put, mean, make, describe · **To what, where:** Painted past form, colour, paint, horse, something, 5 · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«painted» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [painted in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/painted.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Painted is the past form of paint: colour was put on it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painted:m1:1
# text = Painted is the past form of paint: colour was put on it.
1	Painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the Painted past form |  |  |  | of paint | tree rules |
| 3 | **put** | past · passive | the Painted past form *not said here* | colour |  | paint |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme on it=Destination |

<!-- .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 -->
Painted means made as a picture with paint: «She painted a horse».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painted:m2:1
# text = Painted means made as a picture with paint: «She painted a horse».
1	Painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | as a picture with paint | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **paint** *in a quote* | past | She | a horse |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Painted describes something covered in paint: a painted fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painted:m3:1
# text = Painted describes something covered in paint: a painted fence.
1	Painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	mark	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | something |  |  |  | a painted fence *obl* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 3 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | in paint | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in paint=Theme |
| 4 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Painted can also mean false or pretended, covering up what is really there.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painted:m4:1
# text = Painted can also mean false or pretended, covering up what is really there.
1	Painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	false	false	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	pretended	pretend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	covering	cover	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	really	really	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  | false *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pretend** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **cover up** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme what=Destination |
| 5 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She painted 5 of the 12 walls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painted:x1:1
# text = She painted 5 of the 12 walls.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | She | 5 of the 12 walls |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent 5=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He painted 3 pictures yesterday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painted:x2:1
# text = He painted 3 pictures yesterday.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	yesterday	yesterday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | He | 3 pictures |  |  | yesterday |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent picture=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many walls are not painted yet?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painted:x3:1
# text = How many walls are not painted yet?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **paint** | present · passive |  | many walls |  |  | yet |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The painted fence is 20 meters long.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painted:x4:1
# text = The painted fence is 20 meters long.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	meters	meter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | the painted fence |  |  |  |  | 20 meters *obl:unmarked*; long *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children painted the classroom door bright red.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painted:x5:1
# text = The children painted the classroom door bright red.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
8	red	red	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | the children | the classroom door |  |  |  | bright, red *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent door=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A painted lady is a kind of butterfly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painted:x6:1
# text = A painted lady is a kind of butterfly.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	butterfly	butterfly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a painted lady | a kind |  |  |  | of butterfly | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The big cube is painted on all sides and cut into small cubes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painted:x7:1
# text = The big cube is painted on all sides and cut into small cubes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cube	cube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	cubes	cube	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | present · passive |  | the big cube |  | all sides |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: subject=Theme on side=Destination |
| 2 | **cut** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | into small cubes | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into cube=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painted:x8:1
# text = Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa.
1	Leonardo	Leonardo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Mona	Mona	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Lisa	Lisa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | Leonardo | the Mona Lisa |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent lisa=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They went home painted victors and loud-voiced singers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:painted:x9:1
# text = They went home painted victors and loud-voiced singers.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	victors	victor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	voiced	voiced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	singers	singer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | They | painted victors and voiced singers |  |  |  | home *property* | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location victor=Theme |
| 2 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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