fain
Who acts: Fain, it, he, I, She · What happens: mean, fain, like, hurl, not spare, flee · To what, where: power, son, sleep · Speech: someone speaks here
«fain» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: fain in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Fain means gladly or willingly; «would fain» means would like very much to.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fain | fain | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | gladly | gladly | ADV | _ | 2 means | advmod |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 willingly | cc |
| 5 | willingly | willingly | ADV | _ | 3 gladly | conj |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 11 means | punct |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 9 fain | punct |
| 8 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 fain | aux |
| 9 | fain | fain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 means | csubj |
| 10 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 9 fain | punct |
| 11 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 means | parataxis |
| 12 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 like | aux |
| 13 | like | like | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 means | ccomp |
| 14 | very | very | ADV | _ | 15 much | advmod |
| 15 | much | much | ADV | _ | 13 like | advmod |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 much | fixed |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Fain | gladly property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | fain in a quote | would | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 4 | like | would | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot |
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.
Example 1
Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power. (Writings JOB.27.22, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yea | yea | INTJ | _ | 4 hurleth | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Yea | punct |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 hurleth | nsubj |
| 4 | hurleth | hurl | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 him | case |
| 6 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 hurleth | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 spareth | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 spareth | cc |
| 9 | spareth | spare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 hurleth | conj |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 spareth | advmod |
| 11 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 14 fain | punct |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 fain | nsubj |
| 13 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 fain | aux |
| 14 | fain | fain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 hurleth | conj |
| 15 | flee | flee | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 fain | xcomp |
| 16 | from | from | ADP | _ | 18 power | case |
| 17 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 power | nmod:poss |
| 18 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 flee | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 hurleth | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hurl | present | it | at him = he | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent at he=Destination | ||||
| 2 | not spare | present | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | fain | would | he | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | flee | infinitive | he not said here | its power | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from power=Initial_Location |
Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.27.22, 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 | JOB.27.22 | JOB.27.22 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Writings | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 JOB.27.22 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 JOB.27.22 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Writings | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
I would fain see the king's son.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 fain | nsubj |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 fain | aux |
| 3 | fain | fain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 fain | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 king | det |
| 6 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 son | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 king | case |
| 8 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 see | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 fain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fain | would | I | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | see | infinitive | I not said here | the king's son | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer son=Stimulus |
Example 3
She would fain go home.
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 fain | nsubj |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 fain | aux |
| 3 | fain | fain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 fain | xcomp |
| 5 | home | home | ADV | _ | 4 go | advmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 fain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fain | would | She | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | go | infinitive | She not said here | home property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 4
I would fain sleep now.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 fain | nsubj |
| 2 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 fain | aux |
| 3 | fain | fain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | sleep | sleep | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fain | obj |
| 5 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 fain | advmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 fain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fain | would | I | sleep | now | tree rules |
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