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title: teeny — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «teeny» in the school dictionary: Very small; tiny. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# teeny

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**Who acts:** Teeny, you, I, mouse, It, she · **What happens:** mean, look, want, have, be, say · **To what, where:** tiny bit, teeny piece, teeny pink paws, teeny scratch, lot, teeny socks · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«teeny» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [teeny in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/teeny.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very small; tiny.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teeny:m1:1
# text = Very small; tiny.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In «teeny-weeny» or «teeny-tiny» (informal, childish): extremely small.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teeny:m2:1
# text = In «teeny-weeny» or «teeny-tiny» (informal, childish): extremely small.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	weeny	weeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	childish	childish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
19	extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Teeny can also mean a tiny bit, as in "a teeny bit more frightened.".

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teeny:m3:1
# text = Teeny can also mean a tiny bit, as in "a teeny bit more frightened.".
1	Teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
10	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	16	advmod	_	_
16	frightened	frightened	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Teeny | a tiny bit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Look at the teeny little ladybird!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teeny:x1:1
# text = Look at the teeny little ladybird!
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ladybird	ladybird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the teeny little ladybird | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at ladybird=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I only want a teeny piece of cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teeny:x2:1
# text = I only want a teeny piece of cake.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | I | a teeny piece of cake |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot piece=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mouse had teeny pink paws.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teeny:x3:1
# text = The mouse had teeny pink paws.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	paws	paw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the mouse | teeny pink paws |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paw=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«It's a teeny scratch,» she said, but it was bleeding a lot — tell an adult.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teeny:x4:1
# text = «It's a teeny scratch,» she said, but it was bleeding a lot — tell an adult.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	scratch	scratch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	bleeding	bleed	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	ccomp	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl:unmarked	_	_
18	—	-	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | It | a teeny scratch |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **bleed** | past · progressive | scratch | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | a adult |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby wore teeny socks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teeny:x5:1
# text = The baby wore teeny socks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	socks	sock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the baby | teeny socks |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sock=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a teeny-weeny spider in the bath.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teeny:x6:1
# text = There was a teeny-weeny spider in the bath.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	weeny	weeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a teeny weeny spider in the bath |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That's a teeny bit unfair!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teeny:x7:1
# text = That's a teeny bit unfair!
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | That |  |  |  |  | a teeny bit *obl:unmarked*; unfair *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This made the teeny-tiny woman a teeny-tiny more frightened, so she hid her teeny-tiny head a teeny-tiny further under the teeny-tiny clothes.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:teeny:x8:1
# text = This made the teeny-tiny woman a teeny-tiny more frightened, so she hid her teeny-tiny head a teeny-tiny further under the teeny-tiny clothes.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
12	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	13	advmod	_	_
13	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
19	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
24	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	further	far	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	17	advmod	_	_
28	under	under	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
30	teeny	teeny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | This | the teeny tiny woman |  |  |  | tiny *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset woman=Product |
| 2 | **frighten** | participle | This *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **hide** | past | woman | woman's teeny tiny head |  |  |  | far *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |

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