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title: thankful — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «thankful» in the school dictionary: Feeling glad and grateful that something good happened or something bad did not happen. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# thankful

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**Who acts:** something, I, We, you, She, farmer · **What happens:** feel, happen, not happen, thank, be, hurt · **To what, where:** nobody, storm, one thing, Thanksgiving · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Feeling glad and grateful that something good happened or something bad did not happen.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thankful:m1:1
# text = Feeling glad and grateful that something good happened or something bad did not happen.
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	grateful	grateful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	nsubj	_	_
11	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
12	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | glad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **happen** | past | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **happen** | past · do-support | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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Feeling thanks towards someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thankful:m2:1
# text = Feeling thanks towards someone.
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thanks	thank	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  |  |  |  | towards someone | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm thankful for my friends and family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thankful:x1:1
# text = I'm thankful for my friends and family.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	thankful	thankful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | for my friends and family; thankful *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We were thankful that nobody was hurt in the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thankful:x2:1
# text = We were thankful that nobody was hurt in the storm.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	thankful	thankful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **is** | past | We |  |  |  |  | thankful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **hurt** | past · passive |  | nobody |  | the storm |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Be thankful for what you have.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thankful:x3:1
# text = Be thankful for what you have.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	thankful	thankful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	2	obl	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | thankful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She was thankful for the warm soup after the cold walk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thankful:x4:1
# text = She was thankful for the warm soup after the cold walk.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	thankful	thankful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | for the warm soup after the cold walk; thankful *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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At Thanksgiving we each say one thing we're thankful for.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thankful:x5:1
# text = At Thanksgiving we each say one thing we're thankful for.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Thanksgiving	Thanksgiving	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	thankful	thankful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | we | one thing |  | Thanksgiving |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |
| 2 | **is** | present | we | one thing *not said here* |  |  |  | thankful *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The farmer was thankful for the rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thankful:x6:1
# text = The farmer was thankful for the rain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	thankful	thankful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	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 farmer |  |  |  |  | for the rain; thankful *property* | tree rules |

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