pertain

Who acts: you, rules, questions, we, Information, laws · What happens: pertain, be, connect, belong, apply, read · To what, where: certain situation, rules, story, Information, me, questions

«pertain» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: pertain in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Pertain to»: to be about, be connected with, or belong to something (the rules pertaining to safety).

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Pertain	punct
2	Pertain	pertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	2 Pertain	obl
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Pertain	punct
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 connected	punct
6	to	to	PART	_	8 about	mark
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 about	cop
8	about	about	ADV	_	11 connected	advcl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 about	punct
10	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 connected	aux:pass
11	connected	connect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 Pertain	advcl
12	with	with	ADP	_	11 connected	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 belong	punct
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 belong	cc
15	belong	belong	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 connected	conj
16	to	to	ADP	_	17 something	case
17	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	15 belong	obl
18	(	(	PUNCT	_	20 rules	punct
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 rules	det
20	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 something	appos
21	pertaining	pertain	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	20 rules	acl
22	to	to	ADP	_	23 safety	case
23	safety	safety	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 pertaining	obl
24	)	)	PUNCT	_	20 rules	punct
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Pertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	pertain in a quote	imperative	you not said here		vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme
2	is	to-infinitive		about property	tree rules
3	connect	infinitive · passive	you not said here		vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»
4	belong	present	you not said here	to something	vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
5	pertain	gerund	the rules not said here	to safety	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to safety=Co-Theme

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.

Everyday, meaning 2

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To be true or to apply in a certain situation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	3 true	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 true	cop
3	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 apply	cc
5	to	to	PART	_	6 apply	mark
6	apply	apply	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 true	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 situation	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 situation	det
9	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 situation	amod
10	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 apply	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 true	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	to-infinitive						true property	tree rules
2	apply	to-infinitive				a certain situation			vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in situation=Destination

Example 1

Read the rules pertaining to the swimming pool.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Read	read	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 rules	det
3	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Read	obj
4	pertaining	pertain	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 rules	acl
5	to	to	ADP	_	8 pool	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 pool	det
7	swimming	swimming	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pool	compound
8	pool	pool	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pertaining	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Read	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	read	imperative	you not said here	the rules					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Topic
2	pertain	gerund	the rules not said here					to the swimming pool	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to pool=Co-Theme

Example 2

The questions pertain to the story we read.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 questions	det
2	questions	question	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pertain	nsubj
3	pertain	pertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 story	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 story	det
6	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pertain	obl
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 read	nsubj
8	read	read	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 story	acl:relcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pertain	infinitive	the questions					to the story	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to story=Co-Theme
2	read	past	we	the story not said here					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Topic

Example 3

Information pertaining to the trip will be sent home.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sent	nsubj:pass
2	pertaining	pertain	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Information	acl
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 trip	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 trip	det
5	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pertaining	obl
6	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 sent	aux
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 sent	aux:pass
8	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	home	home	ADV	_	8 sent	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pertain	gerund	Information not said here					to the trip	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to trip=Co-Theme
2	send	future · passive		Information				home property	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 4

These laws pertain to all drivers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	These	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	2 laws	det
2	laws	law	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pertain	nsubj
3	pertain	pertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 drivers	case
5	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	6 drivers	det
6	drivers	driver	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pertain	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pertain	infinitive	this laws					to all drivers	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to driver=Co-Theme

Example 5

Does this pertain to me?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 pertain	aux
2	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 pertain	nsubj
3	pertain	pertain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 me	case
5	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 pertain	obl
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 pertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pertain	present · do-support	this		me				vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to i=Co-Theme

Example 6

Please answer only the questions that pertain to your group.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 answer	discourse
2	answer	answer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
3	only	only	ADV	_	5 questions	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 questions	det
5	questions	question	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 answer	obj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 pertain	nsubj
7	pertain	pertain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 questions	acl:relcl
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 group	case
9	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 group	nmod:poss
10	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pertain	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 answer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	answer speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	the questions					vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality
2	pertain	present	the questions					to your group	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to group=Co-Theme

Example 7

But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his people. (Torah LEV.7.20, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: But the soul that eateth of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, that pertain unto the LORD, having his uncleanness upon him, that soul shall be cut off from his people.

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	33 cut	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 soul	det
3	soul	soul	NOUN	Number=Sing	33 cut	nsubj:pass
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 eateth	nsubj
5	eateth	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 soul	acl:relcl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 flesh	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 flesh	det
8	flesh	flesh	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 eateth	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 sacrifice	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 sacrifice	det
11	sacrifice	sacrifice	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 flesh	nmod
12	of	of	ADP	_	15 offerings	case
13	peace	peace	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 offerings	compound
14	-	-	PUNCT	_	13 peace	punct
15	offerings	offering	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 sacrifice	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 pertain	punct
17	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 pertain	nsubj
18	pertain	pertain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 offerings	acl:relcl
19	unto	unto	ADP	_	21 LORD	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 LORD	det
21	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 pertain	obl
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 having	punct
23	having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	18 pertain	advcl
24	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	25 uncleanness	nmod:poss
25	uncleanness	uncleanness	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 having	obj
26	upon	upon	ADP	_	27 him	case
27	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 having	obl
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 soul	punct
29	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	30 soul	det
30	soul	soul	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 soul	conj
31	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	33 cut	aux
32	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	33 cut	aux:pass
33	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
34	off	off	ADP	_	33 cut	compound:prt
35	from	from	ADP	_	37 people	case
36	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	37 people	nmod:poss
37	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	33 cut	obl:agent
38	.	.	PUNCT	_	33 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	eat	present	the soul and that soul		of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace offerings	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent of flesh=Source
2	pertain	present	peace offerings		unto the LORD	vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme
3	have	gerund	peace offerings not said here	his uncleanness	upon him = he	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent uncleanness=Patient
4	cut off	shall · passive	his people	the soul and that soul		vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector subject=Eventuality
5	sacrifice			peace offerings		nom sacrifice «act transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.7.20, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.7.20	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.7.20	compound
3	LEV.7.20	LEV.7.20	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.7.20	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.7.20	punct

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

Example 8

And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem. (Writings 2CH.12.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he took the fortified cities which pertained to Judah, and came unto Jerusalem.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 took	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 took	nsubj
3	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 cities	det
5	fortified	fortify	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 cities	amod
6	cities	city	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 took	obj
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 pertained	nsubj
8	pertained	pertain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 cities	acl:relcl
9	to	to	ADP	_	10 Judah	case
10	Judah	Judah	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 pertained	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 came	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 came	cc
13	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 took	conj
14	unto	unto	ADP	_	15 Jerusalem	case
15	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 came	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	take	past	he	the fortified cities			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent city=Theme
2	fortify	participle					vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme
3	pertain	past	the fortified cities		Judah		vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to judah=Co-Theme
4	come	past	he not said here			unto Jerusalem	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings 2CH.12.4, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	2CH.12.4	2CH.12.4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Writings	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 2CH.12.4	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 9

the son of Hesed, in Arubboth; to him pertained Socoh, and all the land of Hepher; (Prophets 1KI.4.10, JPS 1917)

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 son	det
2	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 pertained	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 Hesed	case
4	Hesed	Hesed	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 son	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 Arubboth	punct
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 Arubboth	case
7	Arubboth	Arubboth	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Hesed	conj
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 pertained	punct
9	to	to	ADP	_	10 him	case
10	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 pertained	obl
11	pertained	pertain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	Socoh	Socoh	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 pertained	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 land	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 land	cc
15	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	17 land	det:predet
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 land	det
17	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 pertained	obl
18	of	of	ADP	_	19 Hepher	case
19	Hepher	Hepher	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 land	nmod
20	;	;	PUNCT	_	22 Prophets	punct
21	(	(	PUNCT	_	22 Prophets	punct
22	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 pertained	obl
23	1KI.4.10	1KI.4.10	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	22 Prophets	flat
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 JPS	punct
25	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 Prophets	appos
26	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	25 JPS	flat
27	)	)	PUNCT	_	25 JPS	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pertain	past	the son of Hesed and Arubboth	Socoh	Arubboth			all land of Hepher obl; Prophets obl	tree rules

Example 10

all these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the things pertaining to God, to lift up the horn. (Writings 1CH.25.5, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: all these were the sons of Heman the king's seer in the things pertaining to God, to lift up the horn.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	5 sons	det:predet
2	these	this	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	5 sons	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 sons	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sons	det
5	sons	son	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Heman	case
7	Heman	Heman	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 sons	nmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 king	det
9	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 seer	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 king	case
11	seer	seer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sons	nmod
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 things	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 things	det
14	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 sons	nmod
15	pertaining	pertain	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	14 things	acl
16	to	to	ADP	_	17 God	case
17	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 pertaining	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 lift	punct
19	to	to	PART	_	20 lift	mark
20	lift	lift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 pertaining	advcl
21	up	up	ADP	_	20 lift	compound:prt
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 horn	det
23	horn	horn	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 lift	obj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sons	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	past	these	all sons		the things	of Heman; the king's seer nmod	tree rules
2	pertain	gerund	the things not said here		God			vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to god=Co-Theme
3	lift up	to-infinitive	the things not said here	the horn				vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horn=Theme

Sentence 2: (Writings 1CH.25.5, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	1CH.25.5	1CH.25.5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Writings	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1CH.25.5	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

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📖 pertain

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

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