weakness

Who acts: Weakness, state, Spelling, you, I, This · What happens: be, not be, mean, like, find, resist · To what, where: state, body, part, weakness, softness, right hand · Speech: someone speaks here

«weakness» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: weakness in the Judaism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Weakness is the state of not being strong in body: «weakness in her legs».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 state	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 state	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 state	det
4	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	SCONJ	_	8 strong	mark
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 strong	advmod
7	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 strong	cop
8	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 state	acl
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 body	case
10	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 strong	obl
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 weakness	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 weakness	punct
13	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 state	parataxis
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 legs	case
15	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 legs	nmod:poss
16	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 weakness	nmod
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 weakness	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 state	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Weakness	the state					tree rules
2	not is	gerund	the state not said here			body		strong 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

A weakness is a part of something or someone that is not good or strong enough: «Spelling is my weakness».

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 weakness	det
2	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 part	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 part	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 part	det
5	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 part	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 someone	cc
9	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 something	conj
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 good	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 good	cop
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 good	advmod
13	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 something	acl:relcl
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 strong	cc
15	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 good	conj
16	enough	enough	ADV	_	15 strong	advmod
17	:	:	PUNCT	_	22 weakness	punct
18	«	«	PUNCT	_	22 weakness	punct
19	Spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 weakness	nsubj
20	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 weakness	cop
21	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 weakness	nmod:poss
22	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 part	parataxis
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	22 weakness	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a weakness	a part	of something	tree rules
2	not is	present			good property	tree rules
3	be				enough property	tree rules
4	is a in a quote	present	Spelling	my weakness		tree rules

Meaning 3

A weakness for something means you like it very much and find it hard to resist: «a weakness for chocolate».

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 weakness	det
2	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	nsubj
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 weakness	nmod
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 like	nsubj
7	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 means	ccomp
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 like	obj
9	very	very	ADV	_	10 much	advmod
10	much	much	ADV	_	7 like	advmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 find	cc
12	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 like	conj
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 find	obj
14	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 find	xcomp
15	to	to	PART	_	16 resist	mark
16	resist	resist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 hard	xcomp
17	:	:	PUNCT	_	20 weakness	punct
18	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 weakness	punct
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 weakness	det
20	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 means	parataxis
21	for	for	ADP	_	22 chocolate	case
22	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 weakness	nmod
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 weakness	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	a weakness for something			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	like	present	you	weakness		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme
3	find	infinitive	you not said here	weakness	hard property	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
4	resist	to-infinitive	weakness not said here			tree rules

Example 1

The [33] seven double letters, בגד כפרת with a duplicity of pronunciation, aspirated and unaspirated, namely: ,תּת ,רּר ,פּפ ,כּכ ,דּד ,גּג ,בּב serve as a model of softness and hardness, strength and weakness. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: The [33] seven double letters, בגד כפרת with a duplicity of pronunciation, aspirated and unaspirated, namely: ,תּת ,רּר ,פּפ ,כּכ ,דּד ,גּג ,בּב serve as a model of softness and hardness, strength and weakness.

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	7 letters	det
2	[	[	PUNCT	_	3 33	punct
3	33	33	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 letters	nummod
4	]	]	PUNCT	_	3 33	punct
5	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 letters	nummod
6	double	double	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 letters	amod
7	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 כפרת	punct
9	בגד	בגד	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 כפרת	compound
10	כפרת	כפרת	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 letters	conj
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 duplicity	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 duplicity	det
13	duplicity	duplicity	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 כפרת	nmod
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 pronunciation	case
15	pronunciation	pronunciation	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 duplicity	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 aspirated	punct
17	aspirated	aspirate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 letters	conj
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 unaspirated	cc
19	unaspirated	unaspirated	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 aspirated	conj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 namely	punct
21	namely	namely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 unaspirated	conj
22	:	:	PUNCT	_	24 תּת	punct
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 תּת	punct
24	תּת	תּת	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 letters	conj
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 רּר	punct
26	רּר	רּר	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 תּת	conj
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 פּפ	punct
28	פּפ	פּפ	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 תּת	conj
29	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 כּכ	punct
30	כּכ	כּכ	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 תּת	conj
31	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 דּד	punct
32	דּד	דּד	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 תּת	conj
33	,	,	PUNCT	_	34 גּג	punct
34	גּג	גּג	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 תּת	conj
35	,	,	PUNCT	_	37 serve	punct
36	בּב	בּב	ADJ	Degree=Pos	37 serve	amod
37	serve	serve	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 תּת	conj
38	as	as	ADP	_	40 model	case
39	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	40 model	det
40	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 תּת	nmod
41	of	of	ADP	_	42 softness	case
42	softness	softness	NOUN	Number=Sing	40 model	nmod
43	and	and	CCONJ	_	44 hardness	cc
44	hardness	hardness	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 תּת	conj
45	,	,	PUNCT	_	46 strength	punct
46	strength	strength	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 תּת	conj
47	and	and	CCONJ	_	48 weakness	cc
48	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 תּת	conj
49	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 letters	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	aspirate	participle							tree rules
2	model			softness					nom model «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

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	_	5 Kalisch	punct
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Kalisch	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 2

And I say: 'This is my weakness, that the right hand of the Most High could change. (Writings PSA.77.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And I say: 'This is my weakness, that the right hand of the Most High could change.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 say	cc
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 say	nsubj
3	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 weakness	punct
5	'	'	PUNCT	_	9 weakness	punct
6	This	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	9 weakness	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 weakness	cop
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 weakness	nmod:poss
9	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 say	ccomp
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 hand	punct
11	that	that	SCONJ	_	14 hand	mark
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 hand	det
13	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 hand	amod
14	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 weakness	conj
15	of	of	SCONJ	_	20 change	mark
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 High	det
17	Most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	18 High	amod
18	High	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 change	nsubj
19	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	20 change	aux
20	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 hand	acl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	I		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	This	my weakness and the right hand	tree rules
3	change	could	the Most High	the right hand not said here	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.77.11, 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	PSA.77.11	PSA.77.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.77.11	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.77.11	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 3

Spelling is my weakness, but I'm getting better.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 weakness	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 weakness	cop
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 weakness	nmod:poss
4	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 getting	punct
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	9 getting	cc
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 getting	nsubj
8	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 getting	aux
9	getting	get	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 weakness	parataxis
10	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	9 getting	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 weakness	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Spelling	my weakness					tree rules
2	get	present · progressive	I					good property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 4

Write down your strengths and weaknesses.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	down	down	ADP	_	1 Write	compound:prt
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 strengths	nmod:poss
4	strengths	strength	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Write	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 weaknesses	cc
6	weaknesses	weakness	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 strengths	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write down	imperative	you not said here	your strengths and weaknesses					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strength=Theme

Example 5

Kryptonite is Superman's weakness.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Kryptonite	Kryptonite	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 weakness	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 weakness	cop
3	Superman	Superman	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 weakness	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 Superman	case
5	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 weakness	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Kryptonite	Superman's weakness					tree rules

Example 6

Gran has a weakness for cake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 weakness	det
4	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 cake	case
6	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 weakness	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

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

Example 7

Asking for help is not a sign of weakness.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Asking	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 sign	csubj
2	for	for	ADP	_	3 help	case
3	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Asking	obl
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 sign	cop
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 sign	advmod
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 sign	det
7	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 weakness	case
9	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sign	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 sign	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	gerund						for help	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not is a	present	Asking	a sign				of weakness	tree rules

Example 8

The engineer found a weakness in the wall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 engineer	det
2	engineer	engineer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 found	nsubj
3	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 weakness	det
5	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 found	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 wall	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 wall	det
8	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 found	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	the engineer	a weakness		the wall			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weakness=Topic

Example 9

The illness caused weakness in his arms.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 illness	det
2	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caused	nsubj
3	caused	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caused	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 arms	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 arms	nmod:poss
7	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 caused	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 caused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	past	the illness	weakness		illness's arms			vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition weakness=Patient

Example 10

It was not long, however, before he had cause to regret his weakness.

The tree, 13 words

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	4 long	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 long	cop
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 long	advmod
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 however	punct
6	however	however	ADV	_	4 long	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 cause	punct
8	before	before	SCONJ	_	11 cause	mark
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 cause	nsubj
10	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 cause	aux
11	cause	cause	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 long	parataxis
12	to	to	PART	_	13 regret	mark
13	regret	regret	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 cause	xcomp
14	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 weakness	nmod:poss
15	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 regret	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 long	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not is	past	It		however, long property	tree rules
2	cause	past · perfect	he			tree rules
3	regret	to-infinitive	he not said here	his weakness		vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer weakness=Stimulus

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