comforting Who acts: Comforting, you, LORD, angel, hug, Mum · What happens: mean, make, feel, be, help, answer · To what, where: you, Comforting ing form, someone, comforting words, angel, dark · Speech: someone speaks here
«comforting» in the Judaism 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: comforting in the Judaism dictionary .
Meaning 1 Comforting means making you feel calmer, safer or less sad or worried: comforting words, a comforting hug.
The tree, 17 words nsubj xcomp obj xcomp xcomp punct conj cc advmod conj cc conj punct amod parataxis punct det amod conj punct root Comforting ADJ means VERB making VERB you PRON feel VERB calmer ADJ , PUNCT safer ADJ or CCONJ less ADV sad ADJ or CCONJ worried ADJ : PUNCT comforting ADJ words NOUN , PUNCT a DET comforting ADJ hug NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Comforting comforting ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 making obj 5 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 making xcomp 6 calmer calm ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 feel xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 safer punct 8 safer safe ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 calmer conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 sad cc 10 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 11 sad advmod 11 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 8 safer conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 worried cc 13 worried worried ADJ Degree=Pos 11 sad conj 14 : : PUNCT _ 16 words punct 15 comforting comforting ADJ Degree=Pos 16 words amod 16 words word NOUN Number=Plur 2 means parataxis 17 , , PUNCT _ 20 hug punct 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 hug det 19 comforting comforting ADJ Degree=Pos 20 hug amod 20 hug hug NOUN Number=Sing 16 words conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Comforting vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 make not said to happen gerund Comforting not said here you tree rules 3 feel not said to happen infinitive you not said here calm property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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 Comforting is also the -ing form of «comfort»: helping someone who is upset to feel better.
The tree, 16 words amod cop advmod det punct compound case punct nmod punct punct conj obj nsubj cop acl:relcl mark xcomp xcomp punct root Comforting ADJ is AUX also ADV the DET - PUNCT ing NOUN form NOUN of ADP « PUNCT comfort NOUN » PUNCT : PUNCT helping VERB someone PRON who PRON is AUX upset ADJ to PART feel VERB better ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Comforting comforting ADJ Degree=Pos 7 form amod 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 form cop 3 also also ADV _ 7 form advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 form det 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 the punct 6 ing ing NOUN Number=Sing 7 form compound 7 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 10 comfort case 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 comfort punct 10 comfort comfort NOUN Number=Sing 7 form nmod 11 » » PUNCT _ 7 form punct 12 : : PUNCT _ 13 helping punct 13 helping help VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 form conj 14 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 helping obj 15 who who PRON PronType=Rel 17 upset nsubj 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 upset cop 17 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos 14 someone acl:relcl 18 to to PART _ 19 feel mark 19 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 upset xcomp 20 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 19 feel xcomp 21 . . PUNCT _ 7 form punct
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1 is a present the Comforting ing form of comfort tree rules 2 help gerund someone vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Beneficiary 3 is present upset property tree rules 4 feel to-infinitive good property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 1 And the LORD answered the angel that spoke with me with good words, even comforting words — (Prophets ZEC.1.13, JPS 1917)
The tree, 20 words cc det nsubj det obj nsubj acl:relcl case obl case amod obl punct advmod amod obj punct punct appos appos punct flat flat punct root And CCONJ the DET LORD PROPN answered VERB the DET angel NOUN that PRON spoke VERB with ADP me PRON with ADP good ADJ words NOUN , PUNCT even ADV comforting ADJ words NOUN — PUNCT ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN ZEC.1.13 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 4 answered cc 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 LORD det 3 LORD LORD PROPN Number=Sing 4 answered nsubj 4 answered answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 angel det 6 angel angel NOUN Number=Sing 4 answered obj 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 spoke nsubj 8 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 angel acl:relcl 9 with with ADP _ 10 me case 10 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 spoke obl 11 with with ADP _ 13 words case 12 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 13 words amod 13 words word NOUN Number=Plur 8 spoke obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 words punct 15 even even ADV _ 17 words advmod 16 comforting comforting ADJ Degree=Pos 17 words amod 17 words word NOUN Number=Plur 4 answered obj 18 — - PUNCT _ 17 words punct 19 ( ( PUNCT _ 20 Prophets punct 20 Prophets prophet NOUN Number=Plur 17 words appos 21 ZEC.1.13 ZEC.1.13 PROPN Number=Sing 20 Prophets appos 22 , , PUNCT _ 23 JPS punct 23 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 21 ZEC.1.13 flat 24 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 21 ZEC.1.13 flat 25 ) ) PUNCT _ 20 Prophets punct
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1 answer speech: assert past the LORD comforting words the angel vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent angel=Theme word=Eventuality 2 speak speech: other past the angel with me; with good words vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with i=Co-Agent
Example 2 Mum's hug was very comforting.
nmod:poss case nsubj cop advmod punct root Mum NOUN 's PART hug NOUN was AUX very ADV comforting ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 hug nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Mum case 3 hug hug NOUN Number=Sing 6 comforting nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 comforting cop 5 very very ADV _ 6 comforting advmod 6 comforting comforting ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 comforting punct
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1 is past Mum's hug comforting property tree rules 2 hug Mum nom hug «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 She was comforting her little brother after his fall.
nsubj cop nmod:poss amod nsubj case nmod:poss nmod punct root She PRON was AUX comforting ADJ her PRON little ADJ brother NOUN after ADP his PRON fall NOUN . 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 3 comforting nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 comforting cop 3 comforting comforting ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 brother nmod:poss 5 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 6 brother amod 6 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 comforting nsubj 7 after after ADP _ 9 fall case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 fall nmod:poss 9 fall fall NOUN Number=Sing 6 brother nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 comforting punct
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1 is past She comforting property tree rules
Example 4 It is comforting to know help is near.
expl cop mark csubj nsubj cop ccomp punct root It PRON is AUX comforting ADJ to PART know VERB help NOUN is AUX near ADV . 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 3 comforting expl 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 comforting cop 3 comforting comforting ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 know mark 5 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 comforting csubj 6 help help NOUN Number=Sing 8 near nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 near cop 8 near near ADV _ 5 know ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 comforting punct
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1 is present comforting property tree rules 2 know to-infinitive vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 is present help near property tree rules
Example 5 The night light is comforting in the dark.
det compound nsubj cop case det obl punct root The DET night NOUN light NOUN is AUX comforting ADJ in ADP the DET dark NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 light det 2 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 light compound 3 light light NOUN Number=Sing 5 comforting nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 comforting cop 5 comforting comforting ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 dark case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 dark det 8 dark dark NOUN Number=Sing 5 comforting obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 comforting punct
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1 is present the night light the dark comforting property tree rules
Example 6 He said a few comforting words to his friend.
nsubj det amod amod obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root He PRON said VERB a DET few ADJ comforting ADJ words NOUN to ADP his PRON friend NOUN . PUNCT 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 said nsubj 2 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 words det 4 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 6 words amod 5 comforting comforting ADJ Degree=Pos 6 words amod 6 words word NOUN Number=Plur 2 said obj 7 to to ADP _ 9 friend case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 friend nmod:poss 9 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 6 words nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past He a few comforting words his friend vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent word=Topic to friend=Recipient
Example 7 The smell of soup was warm and comforting.
det nsubj case nmod cop cc conj punct root The DET smell NOUN of ADP soup NOUN was AUX warm ADJ and CCONJ comforting ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 smell det 2 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 6 warm nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 soup case 4 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 2 smell nmod 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 warm cop 6 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 comforting cc 8 comforting comforting ADJ Degree=Pos 6 warm conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 warm punct
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1 is past the smell of soup warm property tree rules 2 be the smell of soup not said here tree rules 3 smell soup nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent
Example 8 Thank you for comforting me when I was sad.
obj mark advcl obj mark nsubj cop advcl punct root Thank VERB you PRON for SCONJ comforting VERB me PRON when SCONJ I PRON was AUX sad ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thank thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 2 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 1 Thank obj 3 for for SCONJ _ 4 comforting mark 4 comforting comfort VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Thank advcl 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 comforting obj 6 when when SCONJ _ 9 sad mark 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 sad nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 sad cop 9 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 4 comforting advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Thank punct
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1 thank speech: thank present you vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme 2 comfort gerund me vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus i=Experiencer 3 is past I sad property tree rules
Example 9 Hot cocoa is a comforting drink on a cold day.
amod nsubj cop det amod case det amod nmod punct root Hot ADJ cocoa NOUN is AUX a DET comforting ADJ drink NOUN on ADP a DET cold ADJ day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 2 cocoa amod 2 cocoa cocoa NOUN Number=Sing 6 drink nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 drink cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 drink det 5 comforting comforting ADJ Degree=Pos 6 drink amod 6 drink drink NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 on on ADP _ 10 day case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 day det 9 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 10 day amod 10 day day NOUN Number=Sing 6 drink nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 drink punct
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1 is a present Hot cocoa a comforting drink day tree rules
Example 10 "To eternal life," says the comforting voice of religion.
punct case amod obl punct punct det amod obj case nmod punct root " PUNCT To ADP eternal ADJ life NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT says VERB the DET comforting ADJ voice NOUN of ADP religion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 7 says punct 2 To to ADP _ 4 life case 3 eternal eternal ADJ Degree=Pos 4 life amod 4 life life NOUN Number=Sing 7 says obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 life punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 7 says punct 7 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 voice det 9 comforting comforting ADJ Degree=Pos 10 voice amod 10 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 7 says obj 11 of of ADP _ 12 religion case 12 religion religion NOUN Number=Sing 10 voice nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present the comforting voice of religion eternal life vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to life=Recipient
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