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struggle

Who acts: struggle, she, it, I, Getting, cat · What happens: struggle, mean, try, do, fight, twist · To what, where: something, body, hard effort, children, baby bird, egg · Speech: someone speaks here

«struggle» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: struggle in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

To struggle means to try very hard to do something difficult.

markcsubjmarkccompadvmodxcompmarkxcompobjamodpunctrootToPARTstruggleVERBmeansVERBtoPARTtryVERBveryADVhardADJtoPARTdoVERBsomethingPRONdifficultADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 strugglemark
2strugglestruggleVERBVerbForm=Inf3 meanscsubj
3meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4totoPART_5 trymark
5trytryVERBVerbForm=Inf3 meansccomp
6veryveryADV_7 hardadvmod
7hardhardADJDegree=Pos5 tryxcomp
8totoPART_9 domark
9dodoVERBVerbForm=Inf7 hardxcomp
10somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind9 doobj
11difficultdifficultADJDegree=Pos10 somethingamod
12..PUNCT_3 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1struggleto-infinitivevn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2meanpresentvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3try not said to happento-infinitivehard propertyvn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
4doto-infinitivesomethingvn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

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 struggle means to fight or twist your body to get free.

markcsubjmarkxcompccconjnmod:possobjmarkadvclxcomppunctrootToPARTstruggleVERBmeansVERBtoPARTfightVERBorCCONJtwistVERByourPRONbodyNOUNtoPARTgetVERBfreeADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 strugglemark
2strugglestruggleVERBVerbForm=Inf3 meanscsubj
3meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4totoPART_5 fightmark
5fightfightVERBVerbForm=Inf3 meansxcomp
6ororCCONJ_7 twistcc
7twisttwistVERBVerbForm=Inf5 fightconj
8youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs9 bodynmod:poss
9bodybodyNOUNNumber=Sing7 twistobj
10totoPART_11 getmark
11getgetVERBVerbForm=Inf7 twistadvcl
12freefreeADJDegree=Pos11 getxcomp
13..PUNCT_3 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1struggleto-infinitivevn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2meanpresentvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3fight not said to happento-infinitivevn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4twistinfinitiveyour bodyvn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent body=Theme
5getto-infinitivefree propertyvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Meaning 3

A struggle is a hard effort or a fight.

detnsubjcopdetamodccdetconjpunctrootADETstruggleNOUNisAUXaDEThardADJeffortNOUNorCCONJaDETfightNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 struggledet
2strugglestruggleNOUNNumber=Sing6 effortnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 effortcop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 effortdet
5hardhardADJDegree=Pos6 effortamod
6efforteffortNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
7ororCCONJ_9 fightcc
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 fightdet
9fightfightNOUNNumber=Sing6 effortconj
10..PUNCT_6 effortpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta strugglea hard effort or a fighttree rules

Example 1

And the children struggled together within her; and she said: 'If it be so, wherefore do I live?' And she went to inquire of the LORD. (Torah GEN.25.22, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the children struggled together within her; and she said: 'If it be so, wherefore do I live?'

The tree, 18 words
ccdetnsubj:passadvmodcaseoblpunctccnsubjconjpunctpunctmarknsubjcopadvmodpunctadvmodauxnsubjccomppunctpunctrootAndCCONJtheDETchildrenNOUNstruggledVERBtogetherADVwithinADPherPRON;PUNCTandCCONJshePRONsaidVERB:PUNCT'PUNCTIfSCONJitPRONbeAUXsoADV,PUNCTwhereforeADVdoAUXIPRONliveVERB?PUNCT'PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AndandCCONJ_4 struggledcc
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 childrendet
3childrenchildNOUNNumber=Plur4 strugglednsubj:pass
4struggledstruggleVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5togethertogetherADV_4 struggledadvmod
6withinwithinADP_7 hercase
7hershePRONCase=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 struggledobl
8;;PUNCT_11 saidpunct
9andandCCONJ_11 saidcc
10sheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs11 saidnsubj
11saidsayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 struggledconj
12::PUNCT_22 livepunct
13''PUNCT_22 livepunct
14IfifSCONJ_17 somark
15ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs17 sonsubj
16bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf17 socop
17sosoADV_22 liveadvmod
18,,PUNCT_22 livepunct
19whereforewhereforeADVPronType=Int22 liveadvmod
20dodoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin22 liveaux
21IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs22 livensubj
22liveliveVERBVerbForm=Inf11 saidccomp
23??PUNCT_22 livepunct
24''PUNCT_22 livepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1struggleparticiple · passivethe childrenwithin her = she; together propertytree rules
2say speech: assertpastshevn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3is a condition, not said to happeninfinitiveitso propertytree rules
4livepresent · do-supportIwherefore propertyvn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Sentence 2: And she went to inquire of the LORD.

ccnsubjmarkxcompcasedetoblpunctrootAndCCONJshePRONwentVERBtoPARTinquireVERBofADPtheDETLORDPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AndandCCONJ_3 wentcc
2sheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 wentnsubj
3wentgoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4totoPART_5 inquiremark
5inquireinquireVERBVerbForm=Inf3 wentxcomp
6ofofADP_8 LORDcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 LORDdet
8LORDLORDPROPNNumber=Sing5 inquireobl
9..PUNCT_3 wentpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1gopastshevn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2inquire speech: otherto-infinitiveshe not said hereof the LORDvn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent of lord=Recipient

Sentence 3: (Torah GEN.25.22, JPS 1917)

punctcompoundpunctconjflatpunctroot(PUNCTTorahPROPNGEN.25.22PROPN,PUNCTJPSPROPN1917NUM)PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1((PUNCT_3 GEN.25.22punct
2TorahTorahPROPNNumber=Sing3 GEN.25.22compound
3GEN.25.22GEN.25.22PROPNNumber=Singrootroot
4,,PUNCT_5 JPSpunct
5JPSJPSPROPNNumber=Sing3 GEN.25.22conj
619171917NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card5 JPSflat
7))PUNCT_3 GEN.25.22punct

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

Example 2

I struggled with my long division at first.

nsubjcasenmod:possamodoblcaseoblpunctrootIPRONstruggledVERBwithADPmyPRONlongADJdivisionNOUNatADPfirstADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs2 strugglednsubj
2struggledstruggleVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3withwithADP_6 divisioncase
4mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs6 divisionnmod:poss
5longlongADJDegree=Pos6 divisionamod
6divisiondivisionNOUNNumber=Sing2 struggledobl
7atatADP_8 firstcase
8firstfirstADVNumForm=Word NumType=Ord2 struggledobl
9..PUNCT_2 struggledpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1strugglepastIwith my long divisionvn battle-36.4 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with division=Co-Agent

Example 3

The baby bird struggled to get out of its egg.

detcompoundaclmarkadvclcasecasenmod:possoblpunctrootTheDETbabyNOUNbirdNOUNstruggledVERBtoPARTgetVERBoutADPofADPitsPRONeggNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 birddet
2babybabyNOUNNumber=Sing3 birdcompound
3birdbirdNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
4struggledstruggleVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 birdacl
5totoPART_6 getmark
6getgetVERBVerbForm=Inf4 struggledadvcl
7outoutADP_10 eggcase
8ofofADP_10 eggcase
9itsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs10 eggnmod:poss
10eggeggNOUNNumber=Sing6 getobl
11..PUNCT_3 birdpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1struggleparticiplethe baby bird not said herevn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2get outto-infinitivebird's eggtree rules

Example 4

Getting up early on Monday is a struggle.

csubjcompound:prtadvmodcaseoblcopdetpunctrootGettingVERBupADPearlyADVonADPMondayPROPNisAUXaDETstruggleNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GettinggetVERBVerbForm=Ger8 strugglecsubj
2upupADP_1 Gettingcompound:prt
3earlyearlyADVDegree=Pos1 Gettingadvmod
4ononADP_5 Mondaycase
5MondayMondayPROPNNumber=Sing1 Gettingobl
6isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 strugglecop
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 struggledet
8strugglestruggleNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
9..PUNCT_8 strugglepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1get upgerundmondayearly propertyvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2is apresentGettinga struggletree rules

Example 5

The cat struggled out of my arms.

detnsubjcasecasenmod:possoblpunctrootTheDETcatNOUNstruggledVERBoutADPofADPmyPRONarmsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 catdet
2catcatNOUNNumber=Sing3 strugglednsubj
3struggledstruggleVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4outoutADP_7 armscase
5ofofADP_7 armscase
6mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 armsnmod:poss
7armsarmNOUNNumber=Plur3 struggledobl
8..PUNCT_3 struggledpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1strugglepastthe catmy armsvn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Plants struggle to grow in the desert.

nsubjmarkxcompcasedetoblpunctrootPlantsNOUNstruggleVERBtoPARTgrowVERBinADPtheDETdesertNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PlantsplantNOUNNumber=Plur2 strugglensubj
2strugglestruggleVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3totoPART_4 growmark
4growgrowVERBVerbForm=Inf2 strugglexcomp
5ininADP_7 desertcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 desertdet
7desertdesertNOUNNumber=Sing4 growobl
8..PUNCT_2 strugglepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1strugglepresentPlantstree rules
2growto-infinitivePlants not said herethe desertvn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in desert=Location

Example 7

He was struggling to carry the heavy box, so I helped.

nsubjauxmarkxcompdetamodobjpunctadvmodnsubjconjpunctrootHePRONwasAUXstrugglingVERBtoPARTcarryVERBtheDETheavyADJboxNOUN,PUNCTsoADVIPRONhelpedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 strugglingnsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 strugglingaux
3strugglingstruggleVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
4totoPART_5 carrymark
5carrycarryVERBVerbForm=Inf3 strugglingxcomp
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 boxdet
7heavyheavyADJDegree=Pos8 boxamod
8boxboxNOUNNumber=Sing5 carryobj
9,,PUNCT_12 helpedpunct
10sosoADV_12 helpedadvmod
11IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs12 helpednsubj
12helpedhelpVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 strugglingconj
13..PUNCT_3 strugglingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1strugglepast · progressiveHetree rules
2carryto-infinitiveHe not said herethe heavy boxvn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Theme
3helppastIvn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 8

If you see someone struggling in the water, shout for a lifeguard.

marknsubjadvclobjaclcasedetoblpunctcasedetoblpunctrootIfSCONJyouPRONseeVERBsomeonePRONstrugglingVERBinADPtheDETwaterNOUN,PUNCTshoutVERBforADPaDETlifeguardNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IfifSCONJ_3 seemark
2youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs3 seensubj
3seeseeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 shoutadvcl
4someonesomeonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind3 seeobj
5strugglingstruggleVERBVerbForm=Ger4 someoneacl
6ininADP_8 watercase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 waterdet
8waterwaterNOUNNumber=Sing5 strugglingobl
9,,PUNCT_3 seepunct
10shoutshoutVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
11forforADP_13 lifeguardcase
12aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 lifeguarddet
13lifeguardlifeguardNOUNNumber=Sing10 shoutobl
14..PUNCT_10 shoutpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1see a condition, not said to happenpresentyousomeonevn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus
2strugglegerundthe watervn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3shout speech: expressimperativeyou not said herefor a lifeguardvn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for lifeguard=Recipient

Example 9

The struggle began, and a terrible struggle it was.

detnsubjpunctccdetamodoblnsubjacl:relclpunctrootTheDETstruggleNOUNbeganVERB,PUNCTandCCONJaDETterribleADJstruggleNOUNitPRONwasAUX.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 struggledet
2strugglestruggleNOUNNumber=Sing3 begannsubj
3beganbeginVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4,,PUNCT_8 strugglepunct
5andandCCONJ_8 strugglecc
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 struggledet
7terribleterribleADJDegree=Pos8 struggleamod
8strugglestruggleNOUNNumber=Sing3 beganobl
9ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs10 wasnsubj
10wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin8 struggleacl:relcl
11..PUNCT_3 beganpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1beginpastthe strugglea terrible strugglevn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

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