plausible
Who acts: people, Good making people, readings, manuscripts, That, you · What happens: seem, be, believe, make, understand, intend · To what, where: it, things, expression בְּלִי, 000 pupils, one class, plausible reason · Speech: someone speaks here
«plausible» 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: plausible in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Seeming likely to be true or reasonable, so people can believe it.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seeming | seem | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 12 believe | csubj |
| 2 | likely | likely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Seeming | xcomp |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 true | mark |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 true | cop |
| 5 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 likely | xcomp |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 reasonable | cc |
| 7 | reasonable | reasonable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 true | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 believe | punct |
| 9 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 believe | advmod |
| 10 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 believe | nsubj |
| 11 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 believe | aux |
| 12 | believe | believe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 believe | obj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 believe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seem | gerund | likely property | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is | to-infinitive | true property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | be | tree rules | |||||||
| 4 | believe | can | people | it | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
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: of a person — kept apart, not parsed.
Good at making people believe things, sometimes when not true.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 people | amod |
| 2 | at | at | SCONJ | _ | 3 making | mark |
| 3 | making | make | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 people | amod |
| 4 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 believe | nsubj |
| 5 | believe | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 believe | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 true | punct |
| 8 | sometimes | sometimes | ADV | PronType=Ind | 11 true | advmod |
| 9 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 11 true | advmod |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 true | advmod |
| 11 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 believe | parataxis |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 believe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | gerund | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | ||||||
| 2 | believe | present | Good making people | things | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |
Example 1
The expression בְּלִי[]מָה beli[-]mah can be understood as either one word or two, with both readings being plausible and perhaps intended, and manuscripts commonly varying between the one- and two-word renditions. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
Sentence 1: The expression בְּלִי[]מָה beli[-]mah can be understood as either one word or two, with both readings being plausible and perhaps intended, and manuscripts commonly varying between the one- and two-word renditions.
The tree, 34 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 בְּלִי | det |
| 2 | expression | expression | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 בְּלִי | compound |
| 3 | בְּלִי | בְּלִי | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 understood | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | [ | [ | PUNCT | _ | 6 מָה | punct |
| 5 | ] | ] | PUNCT | _ | 6 מָה | punct |
| 6 | מָה | מָה | X | Foreign=Yes | 3 בְּלִי | conj |
| 7 | beli | beli | X | Foreign=Yes | 6 מָה | flat:foreign |
| 8 | [ | [ | PUNCT | _ | 11 mah | punct |
| 9 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 11 mah | punct |
| 10 | ] | ] | PUNCT | _ | 9 - | punct |
| 11 | mah | mah | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 beli | appos |
| 12 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 understood | aux |
| 13 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 14 understood | aux:pass |
| 14 | understood | understand | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 15 | as | as | ADP | _ | 18 word | case |
| 16 | either | either | CCONJ | _ | 18 word | cc:preconj |
| 17 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 18 word | nummod |
| 18 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 understood | obl |
| 19 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 20 two | cc |
| 20 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 18 word | conj |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 plausible | punct |
| 22 | with | with | SCONJ | _ | 26 plausible | mark |
| 23 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 24 readings | det |
| 24 | readings | reading | NOUN | Number=Plur | 26 plausible | nsubj |
| 25 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 26 plausible | cop |
| 26 | plausible | plausible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 understood | parataxis |
| 27 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 29 intended | cc |
| 28 | perhaps | perhaps | ADV | _ | 29 intended | advmod |
| 29 | intended | intend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 26 plausible | conj |
| 30 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 34 varying | punct |
| 31 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 34 varying | cc |
| 32 | manuscripts | manuscript | NOUN | Number=Plur | 34 varying | nsubj |
| 33 | commonly | commonly | ADV | _ | 34 varying | advmod |
| 34 | varying | vary | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 14 understood | advcl |
| 35 | between | between | ADP | _ | 43 renditions | case |
| 36 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 43 renditions | det |
| 37 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 42 word | nummod |
| 38 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 37 one | punct |
| 39 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 42 word | cc |
| 40 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 42 word | nummod |
| 41 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 40 two | punct |
| 42 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 43 renditions | compound |
| 43 | renditions | rendition | NOUN | Number=Plur | 34 varying | obl |
| 44 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 understood | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | understand | can · passive | the expression בְּלִי | as one word | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as word=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | is | gerund | both readings | plausible property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | intend | participle | both readings not said here | perhaps property | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | vary | gerund | manuscripts | between the word renditions; commonly property | vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=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
That sounds like a plausible excuse.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 sounds | nsubj |
| 2 | sounds | sound | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | like | like | ADP | _ | 6 excuse | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 excuse | det |
| 5 | plausible | plausible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 excuse | amod |
| 6 | excuse | excuse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sounds | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sounds | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sound | present | That | like a plausible excuse | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Example 3
Is 5 000 pupils in one class a plausible answer? No!
Sentence 1: Is 5 000 pupils in one class a plausible answer?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 pupils | cop |
| 2 | 5 | 5 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 000 | compound |
| 3 | 000 | 000 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 4 pupils | nummod |
| 4 | pupils | pupil | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 class | case |
| 6 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 class | nummod |
| 7 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 pupils | nmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 answer | det |
| 9 | plausible | plausible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 answer | amod |
| 10 | answer | answer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 pupils | conj |
| 11 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 pupils | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | 000 pupils and a plausible answer | one class | tree rules |
Sentence 2: No!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | root | root |
| 2 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 1 No | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4
Give a plausible reason why the ice melted.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Give | give | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 reason | det |
| 3 | plausible | plausible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 reason | amod |
| 4 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Give | obj |
| 5 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 8 melted | advmod |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 ice | det |
| 7 | ice | ice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 melted | nsubj |
| 8 | melted | melt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 reason | acl:relcl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Give | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | imperative | you not said here | a plausible reason | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 2 | melt | past | the ice | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Example 5
The story was plausible, but it was a lie.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 story | det |
| 2 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 plausible | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 plausible | cop |
| 4 | plausible | plausible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 lie | punct |
| 6 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 10 lie | cc |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 lie | nsubj |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 lie | cop |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 lie | det |
| 10 | lie | lie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 plausible | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 plausible | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the story | plausible property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | past | story | a lie | tree rules |
Example 6
The detective needed a plausible suspect.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 detective | det |
| 2 | detective | detective | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 needed | nsubj |
| 3 | needed | need | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 suspect | det |
| 5 | plausible | plausible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 suspect | amod |
| 6 | suspect | suspect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 needed | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 needed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | need | past | the detective | a plausible suspect | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot suspect=Theme |
Example 7
It is plausible that it will rain later.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 plausible | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 plausible | cop |
| 3 | plausible | plausible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 rain | mark |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 rain | nsubj |
| 6 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 rain | aux |
| 7 | rain | rain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 plausible | obl |
| 8 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 7 rain | advmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 plausible | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | It | plausible property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | rain | future | it | late property | tree rules |
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