perpetuity
Who acts: payment, ye, charity, rights, They, perpetuity · What happens: last, go on, not sell, be, give, keep · To what, where: phrase, land, perpetuity, Mine, town, grave
«perpetuity» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: perpetuity in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal, law — kept apart, not parsed.
Lasting for ever or for an endless time; mostly in the phrase «in perpetuity» (for ever).
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lasting | last | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 3 ever | case |
| 3 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 1 Lasting | obl |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 time | cc |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 time | case |
| 6 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 time | det |
| 7 | endless | endless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 time | amod |
| 8 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Lasting | conj |
| 9 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 13 phrase | punct |
| 10 | mostly | mostly | ADV | _ | 13 phrase | advmod |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 phrase | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 phrase | det |
| 13 | phrase | phrase | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Lasting | obl |
| 14 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 16 perpetuity | punct |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 perpetuity | case |
| 16 | perpetuity | perpetuity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Lasting | conj |
| 17 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 16 perpetuity | punct |
| 18 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 20 ever | punct |
| 19 | for | for | ADP | _ | 20 ever | case |
| 20 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 16 perpetuity | advmod |
| 21 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 20 ever | punct |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Lasting | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | last | gerund | the phrase | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=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
Usage: money — kept apart, not parsed.
A payment that goes on for ever.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 payment | det |
| 2 | payment | payment | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 goes | nsubj |
| 4 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 payment | acl:relcl |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 goes | compound:prt |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 ever | case |
| 7 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 4 goes | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 payment | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go on | present | a payment | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 1
And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is Mine; for ye are strangers and settlers with Me. (Torah LEV.25.23, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And the land shall not be sold in perpetuity; for the land is Mine; for ye are strangers and settlers with Me.
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 sold | cc |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 land | det |
| 3 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sold | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 sold | aux |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 sold | advmod |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 sold | aux:pass |
| 7 | sold | sell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 perpetuity | case |
| 9 | perpetuity | perpetuity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sold | obl |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 7 sold | punct |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 land | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 land | det |
| 13 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sold | obl |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 Mine | cop |
| 15 | Mine | my | PRON | Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 land | nmod |
| 16 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 20 strangers | punct |
| 17 | for | for | ADP | _ | 20 strangers | case |
| 18 | ye | ye | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 20 strangers | nsubj |
| 19 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 strangers | cop |
| 20 | strangers | stranger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 sold | obl |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 settlers | cc |
| 22 | settlers | settler | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 strangers | conj |
| 23 | with | with | ADP | _ | 24 Me | case |
| 24 | Me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 20 strangers | nmod |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 sold | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not sell | shall · passive | the land | perpetuity | for the land | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: subject=Theme for land=Asset | |||
| 2 | is a | present | Mine | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | is | present | ye | for strangers and settlers; with Me | tree rules |
Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.25.23, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 LEV.25.23 | punct |
| 2 | Torah | Torah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 LEV.25.23 | compound |
| 3 | LEV.25.23 | LEV.25.23 | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 LEV.25.23 | conj |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 JPS | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 LEV.25.23 | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
The land was given to the town in perpetuity.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 land | det |
| 2 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 given | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 given | aux:pass |
| 4 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 town | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 town | det |
| 7 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 given | obl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 perpetuity | case |
| 9 | perpetuity | perpetuity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 town | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past · passive | the land | the town in perpetuity | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to town=Recipient |
Example 3
The grave is kept in perpetuity.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 grave | det |
| 2 | grave | grave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 kept | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 kept | aux:pass |
| 4 | kept | keep | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 perpetuity | case |
| 6 | perpetuity | perpetuity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 kept | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 kept | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | present · passive | the grave | perpetuity | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in perpetuity=Location |
Example 4
The charity owns the park in perpetuity.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 charity | det |
| 2 | charity | charity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 owns | nsubj |
| 3 | owns | own | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 park | det |
| 5 | park | park | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 owns | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 perpetuity | case |
| 7 | perpetuity | perpetuity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 owns | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 owns | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | own | present | the charity | the park | perpetuity | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot park=Theme |
Example 5
The rights to the song belong to her in perpetuity.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 rights | det |
| 2 | rights | right | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 belong | nsubj |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 song | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 song | det |
| 5 | song | song | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 rights | nmod |
| 6 | belong | belong | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 her | case |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 belong | obl |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 perpetuity | case |
| 10 | perpetuity | perpetuity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 belong | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 belong | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | belong | present | the rights to the song | her = she | perpetuity | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
Example 6
They promised to protect the forest in perpetuity.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 promised | nsubj |
| 2 | promised | promise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 protect | mark |
| 4 | protect | protect | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 promised | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 forest | det |
| 6 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 protect | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 perpetuity | case |
| 8 | perpetuity | perpetuity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 protect | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 promised | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | promise speech: promise | past | They | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | protect not said to happen | to-infinitive | They not said here | the forest | perpetuity | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent forest=Beneficiary |
Example 7
A perpetuity pays the same amount every year, for ever.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 perpetuity | det |
| 2 | perpetuity | perpetuity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pays | nsubj |
| 3 | pays | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 amount | det |
| 5 | same | same | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 amount | amod |
| 6 | amount | amount | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pays | obj |
| 7 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 year | det |
| 8 | year | year | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pays | obl:unmarked |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 ever | punct |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 ever | case |
| 11 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 3 pays | advmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 pays | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pay | present | a perpetuity | the same amount | year | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amount=Asset |
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