ferment

Who acts: ferment, yeast, We, balloon, city, Kimchi · What happens: mean, change, break down, make, ferment, cause · To what, where: sugar, gas, trouble, state, ferment, I · Speech: someone speaks here

«ferment» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 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: ferment in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

To ferment means to change chemically because of yeast or bacteria, which break down sugar and make gas, acid or alcohol.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 ferment	mark
2	ferment	ferment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 change	mark
5	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 means	xcomp
6	chemically	chemically	ADV	_	5 change	advmod
7	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	9 yeast	case
8	of	of	ADP	_	7 because	fixed
9	yeast	yeast	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 change	obl
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 bacteria	cc
11	bacteria	bacteria	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 yeast	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 break	punct
13	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 break	nsubj
14	break	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 yeast	conj
15	down	down	ADP	_	14 break	compound:prt
16	sugar	sugar	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 break	obj
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 make	cc
18	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 change	conj
19	gas	gas	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 make	obj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 acid	punct
21	acid	acid	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 gas	appos
22	or	or	CCONJ	_	23 alcohol	cc
23	alcohol	alcohol	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 acid	conj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	ferment			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	change not said to happen	to-infinitive	ferment not said here		because yeast or bacteria; chemically property	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	break down	present	yeast or bacteria	sugar		vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sugar=Patient
4	make	infinitive	ferment not said here	gas		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset gas=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

To ferment trouble means to cause it or stir it up (more often «foment»).

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 ferment	mark
2	ferment	ferment	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 means	csubj
3	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ferment	obj
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 cause	mark
6	cause	cause	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 means	xcomp
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 cause	obj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 stir	cc
9	stir	stir	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 cause	conj
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 stir	obj
11	up	up	ADP	_	9 stir	compound:prt
12	(	(	PUNCT	_	16 foment	punct
13	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	14 often	advmod
14	often	often	ADV	_	16 foment	advmod
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 foment	punct
16	foment	foment	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 stir	obl
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 foment	punct
18	)	)	PUNCT	_	16 foment	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	ferment	to-infinitive	trouble		tree rules
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	cause not said to happen	to-infinitive	trouble		vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition it=Patient
4	stir up	infinitive	trouble	foment obl	vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition it=Patient

Meaning 3

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

A ferment is a state of excitement, unrest or trouble in a group of people.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ferment	det
2	ferment	ferment	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 state	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 state	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 state	det
5	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 excitement	case
7	excitement	excitement	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 state	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 unrest	punct
9	unrest	unrest	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 state	nmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 trouble	cc
11	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 unrest	conj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 group	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 group	det
14	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 trouble	nmod
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 people	case
16	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 group	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 state	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a ferment	a state				of excitement; unrest or trouble in a group of people nmod	tree rules

Example 1

For my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins. (Writings PSA.73.21, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 heart	case
2	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 heart	nmod:poss
3	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ferment	obl
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 ferment	cop
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 ferment	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 ferment	det
7	ferment	ferment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 pricked	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 pricked	cc
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 pricked	nsubj
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 pricked	aux:pass
12	pricked	prick	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 ferment	parataxis
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 reins	case
14	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 reins	nmod:poss
15	reins	rein	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 pricked	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 ferment	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past				a ferment		for my heart	tree rules
2	prick	past · passive		I		my reins			vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.73.21, 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	PSA.73.21	PSA.73.21	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.73.21	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.73.21	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 2

Yeast makes the dough ferment and rise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yeast	yeast	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makes	nsubj
2	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 ferment	det
4	dough	dough	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ferment	compound
5	ferment	ferment	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makes	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 rise	cc
7	rise	rise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 makes	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Yeast	the dough ferment					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ferment=Product
2	rise	infinitive	Yeast not said here						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Milk ferments into yoghurt.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ferments	compound
2	ferments	ferment	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	into	into	ADP	_	4 yoghurt	case
4	yoghurt	yoghurt	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ferments	nmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ferments	punct

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

Example 4

Cabbage is fermented to make sauerkraut.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cabbage	cabbage	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fermented	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 fermented	aux:pass
3	fermented	ferment	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 make	mark
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 fermented	advcl
6	sauerkraut	sauerkraut	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 make	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fermented	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ferment	present · passive		Cabbage					tree rules
2	make	to-infinitive		sauerkraut					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sauerkraut=Product

Example 5

The grape juice fermented in big barrels.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 juice	det
2	grape	grape	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 juice	compound
3	juice	juice	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	fermented	ferment	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 juice	acl
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 barrels	case
6	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 barrels	amod
7	barrels	barrel	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fermented	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 juice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ferment	participle		the grape juice not said here		big barrels			vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

We watched a balloon fill with gas from fermenting sugar water.

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 watched	nsubj
2	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 balloon	det
4	balloon	balloon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fill	nsubj
5	fill	fill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 watched	ccomp
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 gas	case
7	gas	gas	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fill	obl
8	from	from	ADP	_	9 fermenting	case
9	fermenting	ferment	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 fill	obl
10	sugar	sugar	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 water	compound
11	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 fermenting	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	watch	past	We			tree rules
2	fill	present	a balloon		with gas	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with gas=Instrument
3	ferment	gerund		sugar water		tree rules

Example 7

The city was in a ferment after the news.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 city	det
2	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ferment	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 ferment	cop
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 ferment	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 ferment	det
6	ferment	ferment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	after	after	ADP	_	9 news	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 news	det
9	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ferment	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 ferment	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the city			a ferment	after the news		tree rules

Example 8

Kimchi is fermented cabbage from Korea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Kimchi	kimchi	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cabbage	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 cabbage	cop
3	fermented	ferment	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 cabbage	amod
4	cabbage	cabbage	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 Korea	case
6	Korea	Korea	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 cabbage	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cabbage	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ferment	participle							vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	is a	present	Kimchi	fermented cabbage		Korea			tree rules

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