construct

Who acts: people, this, peculiar, em mother, Workers, 60 degrees · What happens: build, make, draw, use, construct, put together · To what, where: something, shape, ruler, triangle, ideas, sentence

«construct» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 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: construct in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

To build or make something, such as a house, bridge or model.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 build	mark
2	build	build	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 make	cc
4	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 build	conj
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 make	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 house	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 house	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 house	det
10	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 something	appos
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 bridge	punct
12	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 house	nmod
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 model	cc
14	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 bridge	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 build	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	to-infinitive							vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
2	make	infinitive		something					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product

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

Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.

To draw a shape accurately using a ruler, compasses and protractor: «Construct a triangle with sides 5 cm, 6 cm and 7 cm.».

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 draw	mark
2	draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 shape	det
4	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 draw	obj
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 using	advmod
6	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 draw	advcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 ruler	det
8	ruler	ruler	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 using	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 compasses	punct
10	compasses	compass	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 ruler	conj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 protractor	cc
12	protractor	protractor	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ruler	conj
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 Construct	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 Construct	punct
15	Construct	construct	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 draw	conj
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 triangle	det
17	triangle	triangle	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 Construct	obj
18	with	with	ADP	_	19 sides	case
19	sides	side	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 triangle	nmod
20	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	21 cm	nummod
21	cm	cm	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 sides	nmod:unmarked
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 cm	punct
23	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	24 cm	nummod
24	cm	cm	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 triangle	conj
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 cm	cc
26	7	7	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	27 cm	nummod
27	cm	cm	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 triangle	conj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 Construct	punct
29	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 Construct	punct
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 draw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	draw	to-infinitive	a shape		vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme
2	use	gerund	a ruler and compasses and protractor	accurately property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruler=Patient
3	construct in a quote	infinitive	a triangle and 6 cm and 7 cm	with sides 5 cm	vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent triangle=Patient with side=Instrument

Meaning 3

To put together ideas or words: «construct a sentence», «construct an argument».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 put	mark
2	put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	together	together	ADV	_	2 put	advmod
4	ideas	idea	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 put	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 words	cc
6	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 ideas	conj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 construct	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 construct	punct
9	construct	construct	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 put	conj
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 sentence	det
11	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 construct	obj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 construct	punct
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 construct	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 construct	punct
15	construct	construct	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 construct	parataxis
16	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 argument	det
17	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 construct	obj
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 construct	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put together	to-infinitive		ideas or words				together property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent idea=Goal
2	construct in a quote	infinitive		a sentence					vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Result

Meaning 4

Usage: noun, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

An idea or thing made by people's minds rather than found in nature.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 idea	det
2	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 thing	cc
4	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 idea	conj
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 thing	acl
6	by	by	ADP	_	9 minds	case
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 minds	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 people	case
9	minds	mind	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 made	obl
10	rather	rather	ADV	ExtPos=CCONJ	12 found	cc
11	than	than	ADP	_	10 rather	fixed
12	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 minds	conj
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 nature	case
14	nature	nature	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 found	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 idea	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	make	participle		thing not said here		by people's minds	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	find	participle			nature		vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
3	mind		people				nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

However, this is grammatically peculiar, as immot is usually only the construct plural of אֵם em 'mother', whose absolute plural is rather אִמָּהוֹת immahot. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

Sentence 1: However, this is grammatically peculiar, as immot is usually only the construct plural of אֵם em 'mother', whose absolute plural is rather אִמָּהוֹת immahot.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	However	however	ADV	_	6 peculiar	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 However	punct
3	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 peculiar	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 peculiar	cop
5	grammatically	grammatically	ADV	_	6 peculiar	advmod
6	peculiar	peculiar	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 plural	nsubj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 peculiar	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	9 immot	case
9	immot	immot	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 peculiar	nmod
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 plural	cop
11	usually	usually	ADV	_	15 plural	advmod
12	only	only	ADV	_	15 plural	advmod
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 plural	det
14	construct	construct	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 plural	compound
15	plural	plural	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 em	case
17	אֵם	אֵם	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 em	compound
18	em	em	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 mother	compound
19	'	'	PUNCT	_	18 em	punct
20	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 immahot	nsubj
21	',	',	PUNCT	_	20 mother	punct
22	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	24 plural	nmod:poss
23	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 plural	amod
24	plural	plural	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 immahot	nsubj
25	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	28 immahot	cop
26	rather	rather	ADV	_	28 immahot	advmod
27	אִמָּהוֹת	אִמָּהוֹת	ADJ	Degree=Pos	28 immahot	amod
28	immahot	immahot	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 plural	parataxis
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 plural	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	this	peculiar	as immot; grammatically, however property	tree rules
2	is a	present	peculiar	the construct plural	usually property	tree rules
3	is a	present	em mother	אִמָּהוֹת immahot		tree rules

Sentence 2: (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

Workers constructed a new bridge over the river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Workers	worker	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 constructed	nsubj
2	constructed	construct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bridge	det
4	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bridge	amod
5	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 constructed	obj
6	over	over	ADP	_	8 river	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 river	det
8	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 constructed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 constructed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	past	Workers	a new bridge		the river			vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridge=Result

Example 3

Construct an angle of 60 degrees using a protractor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Construct	construct	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 angle	compound
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 angle	det
3	angle	angle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 degrees	case
5	60	60	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 degrees	nummod
6	degrees	degree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 angle	nmod
7	using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 degrees	acl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 protractor	det
9	protractor	protractor	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 using	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 angle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	gerund	60 degrees not said here	a protractor					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent protractor=Patient

Example 4

We constructed a model volcano.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 constructed	nsubj
2	constructed	construct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 volcano	det
4	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 volcano	compound
5	volcano	volcano	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 constructed	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 constructed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	past	We	a model volcano					vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent volcano=Result

Example 5

Can you construct a sentence using the word «because»?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 construct	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 construct	nsubj
3	construct	construct	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sentence	det
5	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 construct	obj
6	using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 sentence	acl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 word	det
8	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 using	obj
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 because	punct
10	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	6 using	ccomp
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 because	punct
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 construct	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	can	you	a sentence					vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Result
2	use	gerund	a sentence not said here	the word					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient

Example 6

The bird constructed its nest from twigs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bird	det
2	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 constructed	nsubj
3	constructed	construct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 nest	nmod:poss
5	nest	nest	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 constructed	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	7 twigs	case
7	twigs	twig	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 constructed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 constructed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	past	the bird	bird's nest		twigs			vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent nest=Result from twig=Material

Example 7

Money is a human construct.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 construct	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 construct	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 construct	det
4	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 construct	amod
5	construct	construct	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 construct	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Money	a human construct					tree rules

Example 8

She therefore instructed the hero how to construct a raft, for which she herself wove the sails.

The tree, 17 words

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 instructed	nsubj
2	therefore	therefore	ADV	_	3 instructed	advmod
3	instructed	instruct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 hero	det
5	hero	hero	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 instructed	obj
6	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 construct	advmod
7	to	to	PART	_	8 construct	mark
8	construct	construct	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 instructed	xcomp
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 raft	det
10	raft	raft	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 construct	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 wove	punct
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 which	case
13	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 wove	obl
14	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 wove	nsubj
15	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	14 she	conj
16	wove	weave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 construct	conj
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 sails	det
18	sails	sail	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 wove	obj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 instructed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	instruct speech: other	past	She	the hero	therefore property	vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S_INF»: agent=Agent hero=Recipient clause=Topic
2	construct	to-infinitive	She not said here	a raft		vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent raft=Result
3	weave	past	she	the sails		vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent sail=Product for which=Beneficiary

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