comparable

Who acts: quality, results, Samaritans, tradition, Resh, hands · What happens: make, compare, not be, preserve, allow, occur · To what, where: sense, size, tradition, Resh, single forms, distinction

«comparable» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: comparable in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Similar in size, amount or quality, so it makes sense to compare them: «two schools of comparable size».

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Similar	similar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 size	case
3	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Similar	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 amount	punct
5	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 size	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 quality	cc
7	quality	quality	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 size	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 makes	punct
9	so	so	ADV	_	11 makes	advmod
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 makes	nsubj
11	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Similar	conj
12	sense	sense	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 makes	obj
13	to	to	PART	_	14 compare	mark
14	compare	compare	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 sense	acl
15	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 compare	obj
16	:	:	PUNCT	_	19 schools	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 schools	punct
18	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	19 schools	nummod
19	schools	school	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 makes	obl
20	of	of	ADP	_	22 size	case
21	comparable	comparable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 size	amod
22	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 schools	nmod
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	22 size	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Similar	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	quality	sense				two schools of comparable size obl	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material sense=Product
2	compare	to-infinitive	quality not said here	size					vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient

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

Able to be compared: «These results are not comparable».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	4 compared	mark
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 compared	aux:pass
4	compared	compare	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Able	advcl
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 comparable	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 comparable	punct
7	These	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	8 results	det
8	results	result	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 comparable	nsubj
9	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 comparable	cop
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 comparable	advmod
11	comparable	comparable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Able	conj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 comparable	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Able	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	compare	to-infinitive · passive							vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»
2	not is in a quote	present	this results					comparable property	tree rules

Example 1

The Samaritans still to this day preserve a tradition allowing Resh to occur in both single and double forms, bearing a distinction comparable to the difference between the Spanish single r of pero and double rr of perro.] Taw-Thaw. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: The Samaritans still to this day preserve a tradition allowing Resh to occur in both single and double forms, bearing a distinction comparable to the difference between the Spanish single r of pero and double rr of perro.]

The tree, 38 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Samaritans	det
2	Samaritans	Samaritan	PROPN	Number=Plur	7 preserve	nsubj
3	still	still	ADV	_	7 preserve	advmod
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 day	case
5	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 day	det
6	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 preserve	obl
7	preserve	preserve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 tradition	det
9	tradition	tradition	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 preserve	obj
10	allowing	allow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 tradition	acl
11	Resh	Resh	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 allowing	obj
12	to	to	PART	_	13 occur	mark
13	occur	occur	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 allowing	xcomp
14	in	in	ADP	_	19 forms	case
15	both	both	CCONJ	_	16 single	cc:preconj
16	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 forms	amod
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 double	cc
18	double	double	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 single	conj
19	forms	form	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 occur	obl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 bearing	punct
21	bearing	bear	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 preserve	advcl
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 distinction	det
23	distinction	distinction	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 bearing	obj
24	comparable	comparable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 bearing	xcomp
25	to	to	ADP	_	27 difference	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 difference	det
27	difference	difference	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 comparable	obl
28	between	between	ADP	_	32 r	case
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 r	det
30	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 r	amod
31	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 r	amod
32	r	r	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 difference	nmod
33	of	of	ADP	_	34 pero	case
34	pero	pero	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 r	nmod
35	and	and	CCONJ	_	37 rr	cc
36	double	double	ADJ	Degree=Pos	37 rr	amod
37	rr	rr	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 r	conj
38	of	of	ADP	_	39 perro	case
39	perro	perro	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 rr	nmod
40	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 preserve	punct
41	]	]	PUNCT	_	7 preserve	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	preserve	infinitive	the Samaritans	a tradition		still; day		vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tradition=Beneficiary
2	allow	gerund	a tradition not said here	Resh				vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer resh=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality
3	occur not said to happen	to-infinitive	Resh not said here		single forms			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in form=Location
4	bear	gerund	the Samaritans not said here	a distinction			comparable property	vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent distinction=Patient

Sentence 2: Taw-Thaw.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Taw	Taw	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 Thaw	punct
3	Thaw	Thaw	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Taw	flat
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Taw	punct

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

Sentence 3: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

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

The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter! (Writings LAM.4.2, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: The precious sons of Zion, comparable to fine gold, how are they esteemed as earthen pitchers, the work of the hands of the potter!

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sons	det
2	precious	precious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sons	amod
3	sons	son	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 Zion	case
5	Zion	Zion	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 sons	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 comparable	punct
7	comparable	comparable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sons	conj
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 gold	case
9	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 gold	amod
10	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 comparable	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 esteemed	punct
12	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	15 esteemed	advmod
13	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 esteemed	aux:pass
14	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 esteemed	nsubj
15	esteemed	esteem	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 sons	acl
16	as	as	ADP	_	18 pitchers	case
17	earthen	earthen	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 pitchers	amod
18	pitchers	pitcher	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 esteemed	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 work	punct
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 work	det
21	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 pitchers	conj
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 hands	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 hands	det
24	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 work	nmod
25	of	of	ADP	_	27 potter	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 potter	det
27	potter	potter	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 hands	nmod
28	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 sons	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	esteem	present · passive		sons = son				as earthen pitchers and the work of the hands of the potter	vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus
2	work		the hands of the potter						nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent

Sentence 2: (Writings LAM.4.2, 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	LAM.4.2	LAM.4.2	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LAM.4.2	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 LAM.4.2	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 3

The two towns are comparable in size.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 towns	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 towns	nummod
3	towns	town	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 comparable	nsubj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 comparable	cop
5	comparable	comparable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 size	case
7	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 comparable	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 comparable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the two towns			size		comparable property	tree rules

Example 4

Is a cat's speed comparable to a dog's?

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	5 speed	cop
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 cat	det
3	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 speed	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 cat	case
5	speed	speed	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 comparable	csubj
6	comparable	comparable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 dog	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 dog	det
9	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 comparable	obl
10	's	's	PART	_	9 dog	case
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 comparable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		a cat's speed					tree rules

Example 5

To make it a fair test, the plants need comparable amounts of water.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 need	advcl
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 make	obj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 test	det
5	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 test	amod
6	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 need	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 plants	det
9	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 need	nsubj
10	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	comparable	comparable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 amounts	amod
12	amounts	amount	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 need	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 water	case
14	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 amounts	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive	the plants not said here	it	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset it=Beneficiary test=Product
2	need	present	the plants	comparable amounts of water	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot amount=Theme
3	amount			water	nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 6

This cheap bike is comparable with the expensive one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 bike	det
2	cheap	cheap	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bike	amod
3	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 comparable	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 comparable	cop
5	comparable	comparable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 one	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 one	det
8	expensive	expensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 one	amod
9	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 comparable	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 comparable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	this cheap bike					with the expensive one; comparable property	tree rules

Example 7

Prices in the two shops are comparable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Prices	price	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 comparable	nsubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	5 shops	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 shops	det
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 shops	nummod
5	shops	shop	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Prices	nmod
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 comparable	cop
7	comparable	comparable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 comparable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Prices in the two shops					comparable property	tree rules

Example 8

The numbers are not comparable because one is in metres and one in feet.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 numbers	det
2	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 comparable	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 comparable	cop
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 comparable	advmod
5	comparable	comparable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	because	because	SCONJ	_	10 metres	mark
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 metres	nummod
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 metres	cop
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 metres	case
10	metres	metre	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 comparable	obl:unmarked
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 feet	cc
12	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 feet	nummod
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 feet	case
14	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 metres	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 comparable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	present	the numbers					comparable property	tree rules
2	is	present				one metres and one feet			tree rules

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