certain

Who acts: Certain, I, certain thing, certain man, man, Judah · What happens: mean, be, happen, not name, find, wonder · To what, where: one, particular one, some, him, field, daughter · Speech: someone speaks here

«certain» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 15 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: certain in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Certain means sure, with no doubt: «I am certain».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Certain	certain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	sure	sure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 doubt	punct
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 doubt	case
6	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	7 doubt	det
7	doubt	doubt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sure	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 certain	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 certain	punct
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 certain	nsubj
11	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 certain	cop
12	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	conj
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 certain	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Certain					sure property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	is in a quote	present	I					certain property	tree rules

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

A certain thing is one that will happen for sure.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 thing	det
2	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 thing	amod
3	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 one	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 one	cop
5	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 happen	nsubj
7	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 happen	aux
8	happen	happen	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 one	acl:relcl
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 sure	case
10	sure	sure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 happen	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 one	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a certain thing	one					tree rules
2	happen	future						for sure	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

«A certain» means a particular one that is not named: «a certain boy in our class».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 certain	punct
2	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 certain	det
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 means	nsubj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 certain	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 one	det
7	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 one	amod
8	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	obj
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 named	obj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 named	aux:pass
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 named	advmod
12	named	name	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 one	acl:relcl
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 named	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 boy	punct
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 boy	det
16	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 boy	amod
17	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 named	advcl
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 class	case
19	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 class	nmod:poss
20	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 boy	nmod
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 boy	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	a certain	a particular one					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic
2	not name	present · passive		a particular one					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: that=Theme

Meaning 4

«Certain» before a plural means some: «certain foods».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Certain	punct
2	Certain	certain	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 means	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Certain	punct
4	before	before	ADP	_	6 plural	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 plural	det
6	plural	plural	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Certain	nmod
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	7 means	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 some	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 foods	punct
11	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 foods	amod
12	foods	food	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 some	appos
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 foods	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Certain before a plural	some					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent some=Topic

Example 1

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field. (Torah GEN.37.15, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	5 found	cc
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 man	det
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 man	amod
4	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 found	nsubj
5	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 found	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 wandering	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 wandering	cc
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 and	punct
10	behold	behold	INTJ	_	14 wandering	discourse
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 behold	punct
12	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 wandering	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 wandering	aux
14	wandering	wonder	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 found	advcl
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 field	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 field	det
17	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 wandering	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	a certain man	him = he					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Topic
2	wonder speech: ask	past · progressive	man			the field			vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.37.15, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.37.15	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.37.15	compound
3	GEN.37.15	GEN.37.15	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.37.15	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.37.15	punct

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

Example 2

And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her. (Torah GEN.38.2, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite whose name was Shua; and he took her, and went in unto her.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 saw	cc
2	Judah	Judah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 saw	nsubj
3	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 saw	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 daughter	det
6	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 saw	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 Canaanite	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 Canaanite	det
9	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 Canaanite	amod
10	Canaanite	canaanite	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 daughter	nmod
11	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	12 name	nmod:poss
12	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 Shua	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 Shua	cop
14	Shua	Shua	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Canaanite	parataxis
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 took	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 took	cc
17	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 took	nsubj
18	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 saw	parataxis
19	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 took	obj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 went	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 went	cc
22	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 took	conj
23	in	in	ADV	_	22 went	advmod
24	unto	unto	ADP	_	25 her	case
25	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 went	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	see	past	Judah	a daughter of a certain Canaanite		there		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer daughter=Stimulus
2	is a	past	Shua's name	Shua				tree rules
3	take	past	Judah		Shua			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument she=Destination
4	go in	past	Judah not said here				unto Shua	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	name		Shua					nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.38.2, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.38.2	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.38.2	compound
3	GEN.38.2	GEN.38.2	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.38.2	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.38.2	punct

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

Example 3

And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. (Torah GEN.38.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 came	cc
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 pass	mark
5	pass	pass	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 came	xcomp
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 time	case
7	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 time	det
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pass	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 went	punct
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 went	mark
11	Judah	Judah	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 went	nsubj
12	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 came	conj
13	down	down	ADV	_	12 went	advmod
14	from	from	ADP	_	16 brethren	case
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 brethren	nmod:poss
16	brethren	brethren	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 went	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 turned	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 turned	cc
19	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 came	conj
20	in	in	ADP	_	19 turned	compound:prt
21	to	to	ADP	_	24 Adullamite	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 Adullamite	det
23	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 Adullamite	amod
24	Adullamite	Adullamite	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 turned	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 Hirah	punct
26	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	27 name	nmod:poss
27	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 Hirah	nsubj
28	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	29 Hirah	cop
29	Hirah	Hirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 Adullamite	conj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	it						tree rules
2	pass	to-infinitive					time		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	go down	past	Judah			Judah's brethren		down property	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
4	turn in	past			a certain Adullamite and Hirah				vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to adullamite=Recipient
5	is a	past	Hirah's name	Hirah					tree rules
6	name		Hirah						nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.38.1, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.38.1	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.38.1	compound
3	GEN.38.1	GEN.38.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.38.1	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.38.1	punct

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

Example 4

And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah were joined to Benjamin. (Writings NEH.11.36, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And of the Levites, certain courses in Judah were joined to Benjamin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	11 joined	cc
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 Levites	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Levites	det
4	Levites	Levite	PROPN	Number=Plur	11 joined	nsubj:pass
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 courses	punct
6	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 courses	amod
7	courses	course	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 joined	nsubj:pass
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 Judah	case
9	Judah	Judah	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 courses	nmod
10	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 joined	aux:pass
11	joined	join	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
12	to	to	ADP	_	13 Benjamin	case
13	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 joined	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 joined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	join	past · passive		the Levites	Benjamin				vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to benjamin=Co-Patient

Sentence 2: (Writings NEH.11.36, 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	NEH.11.36	NEH.11.36	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NEH.11.36	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 NEH.11.36	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 5

Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served. (Writings 1CH.19.5, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Then there went certain persons, and told David how the men were served.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 went	advmod
2	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	3 went	expl
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 persons	amod
5	persons	person	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 went	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 told	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 told	cc
8	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 went	conj
9	David	David	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 told	iobj
10	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	14 served	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 men	det
12	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 served	nsubj:pass
13	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 served	aux:pass
14	served	serve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 told	ccomp
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	to whom	where	when	roles by
1	go	past	certain persons		there	then	vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location person=Theme
2	tell speech: assert	past		David			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent david=Recipient clause=Topic
3	serve	past · passive	the men				vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Attribute

Sentence 2: (Writings 1CH.19.5, 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.19.5	1CH.19.5	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.19.5	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 6

Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me. (Prophets EZK.14.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Then came certain of the elders of Israel unto me, and sat before me.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	2 came	advmod
2	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 came	xcomp
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 elders	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 elders	det
6	elders	elder	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 certain	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Israel	case
8	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 elders	nmod
9	unto	unto	ADP	_	10 me	case
10	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 came	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 sat	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 sat	cc
13	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 came	conj
14	before	before	ADP	_	15 me	case
15	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	13 sat	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past					then	unto me; certain property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	sit	past					before me		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before i=Location

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.14.1, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	EZK.14.1	EZK.14.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EZK.14.1	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EZK.14.1	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 7

It is certain that the ball is red if all balls are red.

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	3 certain	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 certain	cop
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 red	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 ball	det
6	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 red	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 red	cop
8	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 certain	advcl
9	if	if	SCONJ	_	13 red	mark
10	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	11 balls	det
11	balls	ball	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 red	nsubj
12	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 red	cop
13	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 red	advcl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 certain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	It	certain property	tree rules
2	is	present	the ball	red property	tree rules
3	is a condition, not said to happen	present	all balls	red property	tree rules

Example 8

A certain number plus 5 is 12.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 number	det
2	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 number	amod
3	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 12	nsubj
4	plus	plus	CCONJ	_	5 5	cc
5	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 number	conj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 12	cop
7	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 12	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a certain number	12					tree rules

Example 9

Is it certain, possible or impossible?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 certain	cop
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 certain	nsubj
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 possible	punct
5	possible	possible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 certain	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 impossible	cc
7	impossible	impossible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 certain	conj
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 certain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	it	certain property	tree rules
2	be				tree rules
3	be				tree rules

Example 10

He thinks of a certain number.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 thinks	nsubj
2	thinks	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 number	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 number	det
5	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 number	amod
6	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 thinks	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 thinks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	present	He					of a certain number	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 11

It is certain that the sun will rise tomorrow.

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	3 certain	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 certain	cop
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 rise	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sun	det
6	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 rise	nsubj
7	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 rise	aux
8	rise	rise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 certain	advcl
9	tomorrow	tomorrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 rise	obl:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 certain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					certain property	tree rules
2	rise	future	the sun				tomorrow		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 12

Are you certain you locked the door?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 certain	cop
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 certain	nsubj
3	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 locked	nsubj
5	locked	lock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 certain	ccomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 door	det
7	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 locked	obj
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 certain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	you					certain property	tree rules
2	lock	past	you	the door					vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient

Example 13

Certain plants are poisonous to dogs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Certain	certain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plants	compound
2	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 poisonous	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 poisonous	cop
4	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 dogs	case
6	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 poisonous	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 poisonous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Certain plants					to dogs; poisonous property	tree rules

Example 14

Rain is likely but not certain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 likely	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 likely	cop
3	likely	likely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	but	but	CCONJ	_	6 certain	cc
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 certain	advmod
6	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 likely	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 likely	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Rain					likely property	tree rules
2	not be		Rain not said here						tree rules

Example 15

“A schoolmate of his, a certain Pinocchio.”

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	3 schoolmate	punct
2	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 schoolmate	det
3	schoolmate	schoolmate	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	9 Pinocchio	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 Pinocchio	nmod:poss
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 Pinocchio	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 Pinocchio	det
8	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 Pinocchio	amod
9	Pinocchio	Pinocchio	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 schoolmate	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 schoolmate	punct
11	”	"	PUNCT	_	3 schoolmate	punct

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