Who acts: I, thing, long neck, people, SY, twofold pronunciation · What happens: see, understand, distinguish, be, hear, notice · To what, where: difference, something, shape, thing, someone, giraffe · Speech: someone speaks here
«distinguish» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 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: distinguish in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
To see or understand the difference between two or more things: «distinguish between right and wrong».
The tree, 16 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
To
to
PART
_
2 see
mark
2
see
see
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
root
root
3
or
or
CCONJ
_
4 understand
cc
4
understand
understand
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
2 see
conj
5
the
the
DET
Definite=Def PronType=Art
6 difference
det
6
difference
difference
NOUN
Number=Sing
4 understand
obj
7
between
between
ADP
_
11 things
case
8
two
two
NUM
NumForm=Word NumType=Card
11 things
nummod
9
or
or
CCONJ
_
10 more
cc
10
more
more
ADJ
Degree=Cmp
8 two
conj
11
things
thing
NOUN
Number=Plur
6 difference
nmod
12
:
:
PUNCT
_
14 distinguish
punct
13
«
«
PUNCT
_
14 distinguish
punct
14
distinguish
distinguish
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
2 see
conj
15
between
between
ADP
_
16 right
case
16
right
right
ADJ
Degree=Pos
14 distinguish
obl
17
and
and
CCONJ
_
18 wrong
cc
18
wrong
wrong
ADJ
Degree=Pos
16 right
conj
19
»
»
PUNCT
_
16 right
punct
20
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 see
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
see
to-infinitive
vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2
understand
infinitive
the difference
between two things
vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer difference=Stimulus
3
distinguishin a quote
infinitive
between right
vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent between right=Theme
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 be able to see, hear or notice something clearly: «I could just distinguish a shape.».
The tree, 16 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
To
to
PART
_
3 able
mark
2
be
be
AUX
VerbForm=Inf
3 able
cop
3
able
able
ADJ
Degree=Pos
root
root
4
to
to
PART
_
5 see
mark
5
see
see
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
3 able
xcomp
6
,
,
PUNCT
_
7 hear
punct
7
hear
hear
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
5 see
conj
8
or
or
CCONJ
_
9 notice
cc
9
notice
notice
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
5 see
conj
10
something
something
PRON
Number=Sing PronType=Ind
9 notice
obj
11
clearly
clearly
ADV
_
9 notice
advmod
12
:
:
PUNCT
_
17 distinguish
punct
13
«
«
PUNCT
_
17 distinguish
punct
14
I
I
PRON
Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs
17 distinguish
nsubj
15
could
could
AUX
VerbForm=Fin
17 distinguish
aux
16
just
just
ADV
_
17 distinguish
advmod
17
distinguish
distinguish
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
3 able
parataxis
18
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
19 shape
det
19
shape
shape
NOUN
Number=Sing
17 distinguish
obj
20
.
.
PUNCT
_
17 distinguish
punct
21
»
»
PUNCT
_
17 distinguish
punct
22
.
.
PUNCT
_
3 able
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
is
to-infinitive
able property
tree rules
2
see
to-infinitive
vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3
hear
infinitive
vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer
4
notice
infinitive
something
clearly property
vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
5
distinguishin a quote
could
I
a shape
vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Attribute shape=Theme
Meaning 3
To be the thing that makes someone or something different: «Its long neck distinguishes the giraffe.».
The tree, 16 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Attribute yourself=Theme
2
mean
present
vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3
do
infinitive
something
well property
vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
4
notice
present
people
vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
5
respect
present
people not said here
you
vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus
Example 1
Instead, the SY may be intimating a twofold pronunciation of Resh known among certain mediveal Jewish communities in Babylonia and elsewhere, which does indeed preserve a distinguish between ‘single’ Resh and ‘double’ Resh. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
Sentence 1: Instead, the SY may be intimating a twofold pronunciation of Resh known among certain mediveal Jewish communities in Babylonia and elsewhere, which does indeed preserve a distinguish between ‘single’ Resh and ‘double’ Resh.
The tree, 33 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent distinguish=Beneficiary
4
pronounce
Resh
nom pronunciation «communication transitive»: of=patient
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
Goodness distinguishes evil and evil distinguishes goodness; goodness is kept for the good and evil is kept for the evil. [6:3] Three, but each one stands alone. 7 divided: Three opposite Three, with an edict deciding between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
Sentence 1: Goodness distinguishes evil and evil distinguishes goodness; goodness is kept for the good and evil is kept for the evil.
The tree, 20 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Attribute thing=Theme
2
see
present
I
thing
vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
Text: the Judaism dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.