proverb

Who acts: proverb, short known saying, you, Proverbs, wise sayings, thou · What happens: know, be, give, state, look, leap · To what, where: short known saying, advice, truth, book, many, astonishment · Speech: someone speaks here

«proverb» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 12 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: proverb in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

A proverb is a short, well-known saying that gives advice or states a truth about life, like "Look before you leap".

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 proverb	det
2	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 saying	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 saying	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 saying	det
5	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 saying	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 short	punct
7	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	9 known	advmod
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 well	punct
9	known	know	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 saying	amod
10	saying	saying	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 gives	nsubj
12	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 saying	acl:relcl
13	advice	advice	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gives	obj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 states	cc
15	states	state	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 gives	conj
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 truth	det
17	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 states	obj
18	about	about	ADP	_	19 life	case
19	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 truth	nmod
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 Look	punct
21	like	like	SCONJ	_	23 Look	mark
22	"	"	PUNCT	_	23 Look	punct
23	Look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	15 states	parataxis
24	before	before	SCONJ	_	26 leap	mark
25	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	26 leap	nsubj
26	leap	leap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 Look	advcl
27	"	"	PUNCT	_	26 leap	punct
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 saying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	know	participle			well property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	is a	present	a proverb	a short known saying		tree rules
3	give	present	a short known saying	advice		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advice=Theme
4	state speech: other	present	a short known saying not said here	a truth	about life	tree rules
5	look in a quote	infinitive				vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
6	leap in a quote	present	you			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: 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: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

Proverbs is a book of the Old Testament full of wise sayings, many linked with King Solomon.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Proverbs	proverb	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 book	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 book	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 book	det
4	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 Testament	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Testament	det
7	Old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 Testament	amod
8	Testament	Testament	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 book	nmod
9	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 book	amod
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 sayings	case
11	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 sayings	amod
12	sayings	saying	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 full	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 linked	punct
14	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 linked	nsubj:pass
15	linked	link	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 sayings	acl
16	with	with	ADP	_	18 Solomon	case
17	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 Solomon	compound
18	Solomon	Solomon	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 linked	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 book	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Proverbs	a book				of the Old Testament	tree rules
2	link	participle · passive	wise sayings not said here	many				with King Solomon	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with solomon=Co-Patient

Example 1

And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither the LORD shall lead thee away. (Torah DEU.28.37, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither the LORD shall lead thee away.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 become	cc
2	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 become	nsubj
3	shalt	shall	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	4 become	aux
4	become	become	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 astonishment	det
6	astonishment	astonishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 become	xcomp
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 proverb	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 proverb	det
9	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 astonishment	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 byword	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 byword	cc
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 byword	det
13	byword	byword	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 astonishment	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 peoples	punct
15	among	among	ADP	_	18 peoples	case
16	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	18 peoples	det:predet
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 peoples	det
18	peoples	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 astonishment	conj
19	whither	whither	ADV	PronType=Int	23 lead	advmod
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 LORD	det
21	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 lead	nsubj
22	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	23 lead	aux
23	lead	lead	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 become	xcomp
24	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	23 lead	obj
25	away	away	ADV	_	23 lead	advmod
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 become	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	shall	thou	a astonishment and a proverb and a byword and all peoples					tree rules
2	lead away	shall	the LORD	thee				away, whither property	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.28.37, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.28.37	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.28.37	compound
3	DEU.28.37	DEU.28.37	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.28.37	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.28.37	punct

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

Example 2

And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five. (Prophets 1KI.5.12, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he spoke three thousand proverbs; and his songs were a thousand and five.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 spoke	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 spoke	nsubj
3	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 thousand	compound
5	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 proverbs	nummod
6	proverbs	proverb	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 spoke	obj
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 thousand	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 thousand	cc
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 songs	nmod:poss
10	songs	song	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 thousand	nsubj
11	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 thousand	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 thousand	det
13	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 spoke	obl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 five	cc
15	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	13 thousand	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	speak speech: other	past	he	thousand proverbs	tree rules
2	is a	past	his songs	a thousand	tree rules
3	sing		his = he		nom song «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1KI.5.12, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	1KI.5.12	1KI.5.12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1KI.5.12	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 3

To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. (Writings PRO.1.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: To understand a proverb, and a figure; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 understand	mark
2	understand	understand	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 proverb	det
4	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 understand	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 figure	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 figure	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 figure	det
8	figure	figure	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 proverb	appos
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 words	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 words	det
11	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 understand	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 wise	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 wise	det
14	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 words	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 sayings	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 sayings	cc
17	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 sayings	nmod:poss
18	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 sayings	amod
19	sayings	saying	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 words	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 understand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	understand	to-infinitive		a proverb				the words of the wise and words's dark sayings obl	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer proverb=Stimulus
2	say		words = word						nom saying «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.1.6, 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	PRO.1.6	PRO.1.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PRO.1.6	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PRO.1.6	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 4

These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out. (Writings PRO.25.1, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: These also are proverbs of Solomon, which the men of Hezekiah king of Judah copied out.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	These	this	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	4 proverbs	nsubj
2	also	also	ADV	_	4 proverbs	advmod
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 proverbs	cop
4	proverbs	proverb	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 Solomon	case
6	Solomon	Solomon	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 proverbs	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 men	punct
8	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 men	nsubj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 men	det
10	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 proverbs	conj
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 king	case
12	Hezekiah	Hezekiah	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 king	compound
13	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 men	nmod
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 Judah	case
15	Judah	Judah	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 king	nmod
16	copied	copy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 king	acl
17	out	out	ADP	_	16 copied	compound:prt
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 proverbs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	These	proverbs and the men	of Solomon	tree rules
2	man		proverbs and the men		of Hezekiah king of Judah	tree rules
3	copy out	participle		Hezekiah king of Judah not said here		vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.25.1, 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	PRO.25.1	PRO.25.1	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PRO.25.1	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PRO.25.1	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 5

"Don't count your chickens before they hatch" is a proverb.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 count	punct
2	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 count	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 count	advmod
4	count	count	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 chickens	nmod:poss
6	chickens	chicken	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 count	obj
7	before	before	SCONJ	_	9 hatch	mark
8	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 hatch	nsubj
9	hatch	hatch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 proverb	advcl
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	9 hatch	punct
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 proverb	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 proverb	det
13	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 count	parataxis
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 count	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	not count in a quote	imperative · do-support	you not said here	your chickens	vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent chicken=Theme clause=Attribute
2	hatch in a quote	present	chickens = chicken		vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.patient V PP.product»: agent=Patient
3	is a	present		a proverb	tree rules

Example 6

My nan has a proverb for everything.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 nan	nmod:poss
2	nan	nan	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 proverb	det
5	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 everything	case
7	everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	5 proverb	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	My nan	a proverb				for everything	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent proverb=Patient

Example 7

"Many hands make light work" means that a job is easier when people help.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 make	punct
2	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hands	amod
3	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 make	nsubj
4	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 means	nsubj
5	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 work	compound
6	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	obj
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 make	punct
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	13 easier	mark
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 job	det
11	job	job	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 easier	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 easier	cop
13	easier	easy	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 means	ccomp
14	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	16 help	advmod
15	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 help	nsubj
16	help	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 easier	advcl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make in a quote	present	Many hands	light work		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset work=Product
2	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3	is	present	a job		easy property	tree rules
4	help	present	people			vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 8

We wrote our own proverbs in class.

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 wrote	nsubj
2	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 proverbs	nmod:poss
4	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 proverbs	amod
5	proverbs	proverb	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wrote	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 class	case
7	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wrote	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past	We	our own proverbs		class			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent proverb=Theme in class=Destination

Example 9

(Bible) The book of Proverbs says that a gentle answer turns away anger.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Bible	punct
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 says	ccomp
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Bible	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 book	det
5	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 says	nsubj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Proverbs	case
7	Proverbs	Proverb	PROPN	Number=Plur	5 book	nmod
8	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	13 turns	mark
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 answer	det
11	gentle	gentle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 answer	amod
12	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 turns	nsubj
13	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 says	ccomp
14	away	away	ADV	_	13 turns	advmod
15	anger	anger	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 turns	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	the book of Proverbs						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	turn away	present	a gentle answer	anger				away property	vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anger=Theme

Example 10

Every language has its own proverbs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	2 language	det
2	language	language	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 proverbs	nmod:poss
5	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 proverbs	amod
6	proverbs	proverb	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	every language	language's own proverbs					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent proverb=Patient

Example 11

The proverb "Actions speak louder than words" means what you do matters more than what you say.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 proverb	det
2	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 means	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 speak	punct
4	Actions	action	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 speak	nsubj
5	speak	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 proverb	acl:relcl
6	louder	loud	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 speak	xcomp
7	than	than	ADP	_	8 words	case
8	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 louder	obl
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 speak	punct
10	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	14 matters	obj
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 matters	nsubj
13	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 matters	aux
14	matters	matter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 means	ccomp
15	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	14 matters	advmod
16	than	than	ADP	_	17 what	case
17	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 more	obl
18	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	19 say	nsubj
19	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 what	acl:relcl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other in a quote	present	Actions	the proverb not said here	loud property	tree rules
2	mean	present	the proverb			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	matter	present · do-support	you			tree rules
4	say speech: assert	present	you			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 12

Remember the old proverb which says: ‘Bad wheat always makes poor bread!’”

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Remember	remember	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 proverb	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 proverb	amod
4	proverb	proverb	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Remember	obj
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 says	nsubj
6	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 proverb	acl:relcl
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 makes	punct
8	‘	'	PUNCT	_	12 makes	punct
9	Bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 wheat	amod
10	wheat	wheat	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 makes	nsubj
11	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	12 makes	advmod
12	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Remember	parataxis
13	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 bread	amod
14	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 makes	obj
15	!	!	PUNCT	_	14 bread	punct
16	’	'	PUNCT	_	12 makes	punct
17	”	"	PUNCT	_	1 Remember	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	remember	imperative	you not said here	the old proverb		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent proverb=Theme
2	say speech: assert	present	the old proverb			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	make	present	Bad wheat	poor bread	always property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material bread=Product

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