set_option pp.mvars false universe u structure Fn (E I : Sort u) := (exp : E) (imp : I) instance (E I : Sort u) : CoeFun (Fn E I) (fun _ => I) := {coe := fun K => K.imp} class Bar.{w} (P : Sort u) := fn : P -> Sort w variable {P : Sort u} (B : Bar P) variable (fn : Fn ((p : P) -> B.fn p) ({p : P} -> B.fn p)) #check (@fn : {p : P} → Bar.fn p) -- Result is as expected (implicit) /- fn.imp : {p : P} → Bar.fn p -/ variable (p : P) variable (Bp : Bar.fn p) /-- error: function expected at fn.imp term has type Bar.fn ?_ -/ #guard_msgs in #check fn Bp /-- error: function expected at fn.imp term has type Bar.fn ?_ -/ #guard_msgs in #check fn p #check fn (p := p) variable (fn' : Fn ((p : P) -> B.fn p -> B.fn p) ({p : P} -> B.fn p -> B.fn p)) #check fn' Bp /-- error: Application type mismatch: In the application fn'.imp p the argument p has type P : Sort u but is expected to have type Bar.fn ?_ : Sort _ -/ #guard_msgs in #check fn' p