argue Who acts: you, something, SY, Creation, He, I · What happens: argue, mean, speak, disagree, give, think · To what, where: reasons, Meroz, Wisdom, arguing, me, Him · Speech: someone speaks here
«argue» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: argue in the Judaism dictionary .
Meaning 1 To argue means to speak angrily with someone because you disagree.
mark nsubj mark xcomp advmod case obl mark nsubj advcl punct root To PART argue VERB means VERB to PART speak VERB angrily ADV with ADP someone PRON because SCONJ you PRON disagree VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 argue mark 2 argue argue VERB _ 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 speak mark 5 speak speak VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 angrily angrily ADV _ 5 speak advmod 7 with with ADP _ 8 someone case 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 speak obl 9 because because SCONJ _ 11 disagree mark 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 disagree nsubj 11 disagree disagree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 speak advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 argue speech: disagree to-infinitive vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 speak speech: other not said to happen to-infinitive with someone; angrily property vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with someone=Co-Agent 4 disagree present you vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 To argue means to give reasons why you think something is true or right.
The tree, 14 words mark nsubj mark ccomp obj advmod nsubj advcl nsubj cop ccomp cc conj punct root To PART argue VERB means VERB to PART give VERB reasons NOUN why ADV you PRON think VERB something PRON is AUX true ADJ or CCONJ right ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 argue mark 2 argue argue VERB _ 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 give mark 5 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 6 reasons reason NOUN Number=Plur 5 give obj 7 why why ADV PronType=Int 9 think advmod 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 think nsubj 9 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 give advcl 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 true nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 true cop 12 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 9 think ccomp 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 right cc 14 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 12 true conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 argue speech: disagree to-infinitive vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 give not said to happen to-infinitive reasons vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme 4 think speech: other present you vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 is present something true property tree rules 6 be something not said here tree rules
Example 1 Meroz has argued that the SY envisions Wisdom [חָכְמָה Chochmah] as a co-participant with God in the Work of Creation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
Sentence 1: Meroz has argued that the SY envisions Wisdom [חָכְמָה Chochmah] as a co-participant with God in the Work of Creation.
The tree, 20 words nsubj:pass aux mark det nsubj advcl obj punct case parataxis punct case det obl case nmod case det nmod case nmod punct root Meroz PROPN has AUX argued VERB that SCONJ the DET SY PROPN envisions VERB Wisdom PROPN [ PUNCT חָכְמָה ADP Chochmah PROPN ] PUNCT as ADP a DET co-participant NOUN with ADP God PROPN in ADP the DET Work NOUN of ADP Creation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Meroz Meroz PROPN Number=Sing 3 argued nsubj:pass 2 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 argued aux 3 argued argue VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 that that SCONJ _ 7 envisions mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 SY det 6 SY SY PROPN Number=Sing 7 envisions nsubj 7 envisions envision VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 argued advcl 8 Wisdom Wisdom PROPN Number=Sing 7 envisions obj 9 [ [ PUNCT _ 11 Chochmah punct 10 חָכְמָה חָכְמָה ADP _ 11 Chochmah case 11 Chochmah Chochmah PROPN Number=Sing 3 argued parataxis 12 ] ] PUNCT _ 11 Chochmah punct 13 as as ADP _ 15 co-participant case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 co-participant det 15 co-participant co-participant NOUN Number=Sing 3 argued obl 16 with with ADP _ 17 God case 17 God God PROPN Number=Sing 15 co-participant nmod 18 in in ADP _ 20 Work case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 Work det 20 Work work NOUN Number=Sing 15 co-participant nmod 21 of of ADP _ 22 Creation case 22 Creation creation NOUN Number=Sing 20 Work nmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 3 argued punct
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1 argue speech: disagree present · perfect · passive Meroz as a co-participant with God in the Work of Creation vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Topic 2 envision present the SY Wisdom vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent wisdom=Theme 3 work Creation nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent
Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
punct flat punct compound compound appos punct root ( PUNCT Sefer PROPN Yetzirah PROPN , PUNCT Sefaria PROPN community NOUN translation NOUN ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Sefer punct 2 Sefer Sefer PROPN Number=Sing root root 3 Yetzirah Yetzirah PROPN Number=Sing 2 Sefer flat 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 translation punct 5 Sefaria Sefaria PROPN Number=Sing 7 translation compound 6 community community NOUN Number=Sing 7 translation compound 7 translation translation NOUN Number=Sing 2 Sefer appos 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Sefer punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 But what doth your arguing argue? (Writings JOB.6.25, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: But what doth your arguing argue?
cc nsubj nmod:poss obj xcomp punct root But CCONJ what PRON doth VERB your PRON arguing NOUN argue VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 3 doth cc 2 what what PRON PronType=Int 3 doth nsubj 3 doth do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 arguing nmod:poss 5 arguing arguing NOUN Number=Sing 3 doth obj 6 argue argue VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 doth xcomp 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 doth punct
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1 do present your arguing tree rules 2 argue speech: disagree infinitive vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.6.25, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Writings NOUN JOB.6.25 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT 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 JOB.6.25 JOB.6.25 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Writings appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 JOB.6.25 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 JOB.6.25 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 3 Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him; but I will argue my ways before Him. (Writings JOB.13.15, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him; but I will argue my ways before Him.
The tree, 18 words mark nsubj obj punct cc aux nsubj conj case obl punct cc nsubj aux parataxis nmod:poss obj case obl punct root Though SCONJ He PRON slay VERB me PRON , PUNCT yet CCONJ will AUX I PRON trust VERB in ADP Him PROPN ; PUNCT but CCONJ I PRON will AUX argue VERB my PRON ways NOUN before ADP Him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Though though SCONJ _ 3 slay mark 2 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 slay nsubj 3 slay slay VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 slay obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 trust punct 6 yet yet CCONJ _ 9 trust cc 7 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 trust aux 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 trust nsubj 9 trust trust VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 slay conj 10 in in ADP _ 11 Him case 11 Him Him PROPN Number=Sing 9 trust obl 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 16 argue punct 13 but but CCONJ _ 16 argue cc 14 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 16 argue nsubj 15 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 16 argue aux 16 argue argue VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 slay parataxis 17 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 ways nmod:poss 18 ways way NOUN Number=Plur 16 argue obj 19 before before ADP _ 20 Him case 20 Him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 argue obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 slay punct
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1 slay infinitive He me vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient 2 trust future I Him vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 argue speech: disagree future I my ways before Him vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent way=Topic
Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.13.15, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Writings NOUN JOB.13.15 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT 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 JOB.13.15 JOB.13.15 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Writings appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 JOB.13.15 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 JOB.13.15 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4 My brother and I argue about the remote.
nmod:poss nsubj cc conj case det obl punct root My PRON brother NOUN and CCONJ I PRON argue VERB about ADP the DET remote NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 5 argue nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 I cc 4 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 brother conj 5 argue argue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 about about ADP _ 8 remote case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 remote det 8 remote remote NOUN Number=Sing 5 argue obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 argue punct
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1 argue speech: disagree present My brother about the remote vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about remote=Topic
Example 5 Don't argue; just share it.
aux advmod punct advmod conj obj punct root Do AUX n't PART argue VERB ; PUNCT just ADV share VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 argue aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 argue advmod 3 argue argue VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 share punct 5 just just ADV _ 6 share advmod 6 share share VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 argue conj 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 share obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 argue punct
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1 not argue speech: disagree imperative · do-support you not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 share infinitive you not said here it tree rules
Example 6 They argued about whose turn it was.
nsubj case nmod:poss obl nsubj acl:relcl punct root They PRON argued VERB about ADP whose PRON turn NOUN it PRON was AUX . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 argued nsubj 2 argued argue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 about about ADP _ 5 turn case 4 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 5 turn nmod:poss 5 turn turn NOUN Number=Sing 2 argued obl 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 was nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 turn acl:relcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 argued punct
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1 argue speech: disagree past They about turn vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about turn=Topic
Example 7 She argued that school should start later.
nsubj mark nsubj aux advcl advmod punct root She PRON argued VERB that SCONJ school NOUN should AUX start VERB later ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 argued nsubj 2 argued argue VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 6 start mark 4 school school NOUN Number=Sing 6 start nsubj 5 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 start aux 6 start start VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 argued advcl 7 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 6 start advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 argued punct
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1 argue speech: disagree past She vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 start should school late property vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 8 Argue your point with facts and reasons.
nmod:poss obj case obl cc conj punct root Argue VERB your PRON point NOUN with ADP facts NOUN and CCONJ reasons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Argue argue VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 point nmod:poss 3 point point NOUN Number=Sing 1 Argue obj 4 with with ADP _ 5 facts case 5 facts fact NOUN Number=Plur 1 Argue obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 reasons cc 7 reasons reason NOUN Number=Plur 5 facts conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Argue punct
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1 argue speech: disagree imperative you not said here your point with facts and reasons vn chit_chat-37.6-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent point=Topic with fact=Co-Agent 2 point your nom point «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 9 They stopped arguing and made up.
nsubj xcomp cc conj compound:prt punct root They PRON stopped VERB arguing VERB and CCONJ made VERB up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 stopped nsubj 2 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 arguing argue VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 stopped xcomp 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 made cc 5 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 stopped conj 6 up up ADP _ 5 made compound:prt 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 stopped punct
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1 stop past They vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 argue speech: disagree gerund They not said here vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 make up participle They not said here vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
Example 10 It's no use arguing with the referee.
nsubj cop det acl case det obl punct root It PRON 's AUX no DET use NOUN arguing VERB with ADP the DET referee NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 use nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 use cop 3 no no DET PronType=Neg 4 use det 4 use use NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 arguing argue VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 use acl 6 with with ADP _ 8 referee case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 referee det 8 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 5 arguing obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 use punct
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1 is a present It no use tree rules 2 argue speech: disagree gerund no use not said here with the referee vn chit_chat-37.6-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with referee=Co-Agent
Example 11 I tried to argue with him, but in vain.
nsubj mark xcomp case obl punct cc case parataxis punct root I PRON tried VERB to PART argue VERB with ADP him PRON , PUNCT but CCONJ in ADP vain ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 tried nsubj 2 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 argue mark 4 argue argue VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 tried xcomp 5 with with ADP _ 6 him case 6 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 argue obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 vain punct 8 but but CCONJ _ 10 vain cc 9 in in ADP _ 10 vain case 10 vain vain ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tried parataxis 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 tried punct
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1 try past I vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 argue speech: disagree not said to happen to-infinitive I not said here with him = he vn chit_chat-37.6-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with he=Co-Agent
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