softy

Who acts: Someone, it, Ahab, Grandpa, you, water · What happens: move, not be, think, come, pass, hear · To what, where: kind gentle person, words, clothes, sackcloth, flesh, softy

«softy» 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: softy in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A kind, gentle person who is easily moved or who can't be strict.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
2	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 person	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct
4	gentle	gentle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 person	amod
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 moved	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 moved	aux:pass
8	easily	easily	ADV	_	9 moved	advmod
9	moved	move	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 person	acl:relcl
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 strict	cc
11	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 strict	nsubj
12	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 strict	aux
13	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 strict	advmod
14	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	15 strict	cop
15	strict	strict	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 moved	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	present · passive		a kind gentle person				easily property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: subject=Result
2	not is	can						strict property	tree rules

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: informal, teasing — kept apart, not parsed.

Someone thought too weak or scared, a wimp.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 thought	nsubj
2	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	too	too	ADV	_	4 weak	advmod
4	weak	weak	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 thought	ccomp
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 scared	cc
6	scared	scared	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 weak	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 wimp	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 wimp	det
9	wimp	wimp	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 weak	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 thought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	past	Someone						vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softy. (Prophets 1KI.21.27, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And it came to pass, when Ahab heard those words, that he rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his flesh, and fasted, and lay in sackcloth, and went softy.

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 came	cc
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 pass	mark
5	pass	pass	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 came	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 heard	punct
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 heard	advmod
8	Ahab	Ahab	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 heard	nsubj
9	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 pass	parataxis
10	those	that	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	11 words	det
11	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 heard	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 rent	punct
13	that	that	SCONJ	_	15 rent	mark
14	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 rent	nsubj
15	rent	rend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 heard	conj
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 clothes	nmod:poss
17	clothes	clothes	NOUN	Number=Ptan	15 rent	obj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 put	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 put	cc
20	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 pass	conj
21	sackcloth	sackcloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 put	obj
22	upon	upon	ADP	_	24 flesh	case
23	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 flesh	nmod:poss
24	flesh	flesh	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 put	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 fasted	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 fasted	cc
27	fasted	fast	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 came	conj
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 lay	punct
29	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 lay	cc
30	lay	lay	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	27 fasted	parataxis
31	in	in	ADP	_	32 sackcloth	case
32	sackcloth	sackcloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 lay	obl
33	,	,	PUNCT	_	35 went	punct
34	and	and	CCONJ	_	35 went	cc
35	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 came	conj
36	softy	softy	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 went	obj
37	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	come	past	it			tree rules
2	pass	to-infinitive				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	hear	past	Ahab	that words		vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus
4	rend	past	Ahab	Ahab's clothes		vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient
5	put	infinitive		sackcloth	Ahab's flesh	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent sackcloth=Theme upon flesh=Destination
6	fast	participle				tree rules
7	lay	infinitive			sackcloth	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in sackcloth=Destination
8	go	past		softy		vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location softy=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets 1KI.21.27, 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.21.27	1KI.21.27	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.21.27	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 2

Grandpa looks grumpy, but he's a big softy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 looks	nsubj
2	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 looks	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 softy	punct
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 softy	cc
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 softy	nsubj
7	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 softy	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 softy	det
9	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 softy	amod
10	softy	softy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 looks	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	Grandpa					grumpy property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	is a	present	Grandpa	a big softy					tree rules

Example 3

Don't be such a softy — the water's not that cold!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 softy	advmod
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 softy	cop
4	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	6 softy	det:predet
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 softy	det
6	softy	softy	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Do	obl
7	—	-	PUNCT	_	13 cold	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 water	det
9	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 cold	nsubj
10	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 cold	cop
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 cold	advmod
12	that	that	SCONJ	_	13 cold	mark
13	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Do	conj
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	do	imperative	you not said here			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not is a	infinitive		such softy		tree rules
3	not is	present	the water		cold property	tree rules

Example 4

Mum's a softy and always lets us stay up a bit later.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 softy	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 softy	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 softy	det
4	softy	softy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 lets	cc
6	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	7 lets	advmod
7	lets	let	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 softy	conj
8	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 lets	obj
9	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 lets	xcomp
10	up	up	ADP	_	9 stay	compound:prt
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 bit	det
12	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 later	obl:unmarked
13	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	9 stay	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 softy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Mum	a softy		tree rules
2	let	present	Mum not said here	us	always property	tree rules
3	stay up	infinitive	us not said here		late property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

The huge dog is a softy who's scared of cats.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dog	det
2	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 dog	amod
3	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 softy	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 softy	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 softy	det
6	softy	softy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 scared	nsubj
8	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 scared	cop
9	scared	scared	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 softy	acl:relcl
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 cats	case
11	cats	cat	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 scared	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 softy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the huge dog	a softy					tree rules
2	is	present	a softy					of cats; scared property	tree rules

Example 6

Our coach is strict, but she's a softy at heart.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 coach	nmod:poss
2	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 strict	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 strict	cop
4	strict	strict	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 softy	punct
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 softy	cc
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 softy	nsubj
8	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 softy	cop
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 softy	det
10	softy	softy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 strict	obl
11	at	at	ADP	_	12 heart	case
12	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 softy	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 strict	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Our coach					strict property	tree rules
2	is a	present	she	a softy		heart			tree rules

Example 7

He pretends to be tough, but he cried at the film — what a softy!

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 pretends	nsubj
2	pretends	pretend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	5 tough	mark
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 tough	cop
5	tough	tough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 pretends	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 cried	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	9 cried	cc
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 cried	nsubj
9	cried	cry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 pretends	conj
10	at	at	ADP	_	12 film	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 film	det
12	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 cried	obl
13	—	-	PUNCT	_	16 softy	punct
14	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	16 softy	advmod
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 softy	det
16	softy	softy	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 film	conj
17	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 pretends	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	pretend	present	He			tree rules
2	is	to-infinitive	He not said here		tough property	tree rules
3	cry speech: express	past	he	the film and a softy		vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at film=Location

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