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matzah

Who acts: Matzah, Jewish people, Israelites, family, grandma, bread · What happens: be, make, not rise, eat, remember, leave · To what, where: flat thin crispy bread, flour, matzah, Exodus, Egypt, hurry

«matzah» in the school 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: matzah in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Matzah is a flat, thin, crispy bread made only from flour and water, without yeast, so it does not rise.

The tree, 20 words
nsubjcopdetamodpunctamodpunctamodacladvmodcaseoblccconjpunctcaseoblpunctadvmodnsubjauxadvmodparataxispunctrootMatzahNOUNisAUXaDETflatADJ,PUNCTthinADJ,PUNCTcrispyADJbreadNOUNmadeVERBonlyADVfromADPflourNOUNandCCONJwaterNOUN,PUNCTwithoutADPyeastNOUN,PUNCTsoADVitPRONdoesAUXnotPARTriseVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MatzahmatzahNOUNNumber=Sing9 breadnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 breadcop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 breaddet
4flatflatADJDegree=Pos9 breadamod
5,,PUNCT_4 flatpunct
6thinthinADJDegree=Pos9 breadamod
7,,PUNCT_6 thinpunct
8crispycrispyADJDegree=Pos9 breadamod
9breadbreadNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
10mademakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass9 breadacl
11onlyonlyADV_13 flouradvmod
12fromfromADP_13 flourcase
13flourflourNOUNNumber=Sing10 madeobl
14andandCCONJ_15 watercc
15waterwaterNOUNNumber=Sing13 flourconj
16,,PUNCT_18 yeastpunct
17withoutwithoutADP_18 yeastcase
18yeastyeastNOUNNumber=Sing10 madeobl
19,,PUNCT_24 risepunct
20sosoADV_24 riseadvmod
21ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs24 risensubj
22doesdoAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin24 riseaux
23notnotPARTPolarity=Neg24 riseadvmod
24riseriseVERBVerbForm=Inf9 breadparataxis
25..PUNCT_9 breadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentMatzaha flat thin crispy breadtree rules
2makeparticiplea flat thin crispy bread not said hereflour and waterwithout yeastvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from flour=Material
3not risepresent · do-supportMatzahvn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Jewish people eat matzah during the festival of Passover to remember the Exodus, when the Israelites left Egypt in a hurry and had no time to let their bread rise.

The tree, 30 words
amodnsubjobjcasedetoblcasenmodmarkadvcldetobjpunctadvmoddetnsubjparataxisobjcasedetoblccconjdetobjmarkaclnmod:posscompoundobjpunctrootJewishADJpeopleNOUNeatVERBmatzahNOUNduringADPtheDETfestivalNOUNofADPPassoverPROPNtoPARTrememberVERBtheDETExodusPROPN,PUNCTwhenADVtheDETIsraelitesPROPNleftVERBEgyptPROPNinADPaDEThurryNOUNandCCONJhadVERBnoDETtimeNOUNtoPARTletVERBtheirPRONbreadNOUNriseNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1JewishJewishADJDegree=Pos2 peopleamod
2peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur3 eatnsubj
3eateatVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4matzahmatzahNOUNNumber=Sing3 eatobj
5duringduringADP_7 festivalcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 festivaldet
7festivalfestivalNOUNNumber=Sing3 eatobl
8ofofADP_9 Passovercase
9PassoverPassoverPROPNNumber=Sing7 festivalnmod
10totoPART_11 remembermark
11rememberrememberVERBVerbForm=Inf3 eatadvcl
12thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art13 Exodusdet
13ExodusExodusPROPNNumber=Sing11 rememberobj
14,,PUNCT_18 leftpunct
15whenwhenADVPronType=Int18 leftadvmod
16thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art17 Israelitesdet
17IsraelitesIsraelitePROPNNumber=Plur18 leftnsubj
18leftleaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 eatparataxis
19EgyptEgyptPROPNNumber=Sing18 leftobj
20ininADP_22 hurrycase
21aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art22 hurrydet
22hurryhurryNOUNNumber=Sing18 leftobl
23andandCCONJ_24 hadcc
24hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin18 leftconj
25nonoDETPronType=Neg26 timedet
26timetimeNOUNNumber=Sing24 hadobj
27totoPART_28 letmark
28letletVERBVerbForm=Inf26 timeacl
29theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs31 risenmod:poss
30breadbreadNOUNNumber=Sing31 risecompound
31riseriseNOUNNumber=Sing28 letobj
32..PUNCT_3 eatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1eatpresentJewish peoplematzahduring the festival of Passovervn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matzah=Patient
2rememberto-infinitiveJewish people not said herethe Exodusvn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent exodus=Theme
3leavepastthe IsraelitesEgypta hurryvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent egypt=Theme in hurry=Location
4havepastthe Israelites not said heretimevn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
5letto-infinitivethe Israelites not said hereIsraelites's bread risevn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rise=Theme
6riseIsraelites = israelitenom rise «event intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

At the Seder meal, the family broke a piece of matzah.

casedetcompoundoblpunctdetnsubjdetobjcasenmodpunctrootAtADPtheDETSederPROPNmealNOUN,PUNCTtheDETfamilyNOUNbrokeVERBaDETpieceNOUNofADPmatzahNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AtatADP_4 mealcase
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 mealdet
3SederSederPROPNNumber=Sing4 mealcompound
4mealmealNOUNNumber=Sing8 brokeobl
5,,PUNCT_4 mealpunct
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 familydet
7familyfamilyNOUNNumber=Sing8 brokensubj
8brokebreakVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 piecedet
10piecepieceNOUNNumber=Sing8 brokeobj
11ofofADP_12 matzahcase
12matzahmatzahNOUNNumber=Sing10 piecenmod
13..PUNCT_8 brokepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1breakpastthe familya piece of matzahthe Seder mealvn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer piece=Patient

Example 2

Matzah is flat because it has no yeast in it.

nsubjcopmarknsubjadvcldetobjcasenmodpunctrootMatzahNOUNisAUXflatADJbecauseSCONJitPRONhasVERBnoDETyeastNOUNinADPitPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MatzahmatzahNOUNNumber=Sing3 flatnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 flatcop
3flatflatADJDegree=Posrootroot
4becausebecauseSCONJ_6 hasmark
5ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs6 hasnsubj
6hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 flatadvcl
7nonoDETPronType=Neg8 yeastdet
8yeastyeastNOUNNumber=Sing6 hasobj
9ininADP_10 itcase
10ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs8 yeastnmod
11..PUNCT_3 flatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentMatzahflat propertytree rules
2havepresentMatzahno yeastyeastvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yeast=Patient

Example 3

Jewish people eat matzah during Passover.

amodnsubjobjcaseoblpunctrootJewishADJpeopleNOUNeatVERBmatzahNOUNduringADPPassoverPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1JewishJewishADJDegree=Pos2 peopleamod
2peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur3 eatnsubj
3eateatVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4matzahmatzahNOUNNumber=Sing3 eatobj
5duringduringADP_6 Passovercase
6PassoverPassoverPROPNNumber=Sing3 eatobl
7..PUNCT_3 eatpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1eatpresentJewish peoplematzahduring Passovervn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matzah=Patient

Example 4

Rachel's grandma makes matzah ball soup.

nmod:posscasensubjcompoundcompoundobjpunctrootRachelPROPN'sPARTgrandmaNOUNmakesVERBmatzahNOUNballNOUNsoupNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1RachelRachelPROPNNumber=Sing3 grandmanmod:poss
2's'sPART_1 Rachelcase
3grandmagrandmaNOUNNumber=Sing4 makesnsubj
4makesmakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5matzahmatzahNOUNNumber=Sing7 soupcompound
6ballballNOUNNumber=Sing7 soupcompound
7soupsoupNOUNNumber=Sing4 makesobj
8..PUNCT_4 makespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepresentRachel's grandmamatzah ball soupvn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Product

Example 5

The Israelites left Egypt so quickly that their bread had no time to rise.

The tree, 14 words
detnsubjobjadvmodadvmodmarknmod:possnsubjadvcldetobjmarkaclpunctrootTheDETIsraelitesPROPNleftVERBEgyptPROPNsoADVquicklyADVthatSCONJtheirPRONbreadNOUNhadVERBnoDETtimeNOUNtoPARTriseVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Israelitesdet
2IsraelitesIsraelitePROPNNumber=Plur3 leftnsubj
3leftleaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4EgyptEgyptPROPNNumber=Sing3 leftobj
5sosoADV_6 quicklyadvmod
6quicklyquicklyADV_3 leftadvmod
7thatthatSCONJ_10 hadmark
8theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs9 breadnmod:poss
9breadbreadNOUNNumber=Sing10 hadnsubj
10hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 leftadvcl
11nonoDETPronType=Neg12 timedet
12timetimeNOUNNumber=Sing10 hadobj
13totoPART_14 risemark
14riseriseVERBVerbForm=Inf12 timeacl
15..PUNCT_3 leftpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1leavepastthe IsraelitesEgyptquickly propertyvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egypt=Theme
2havepastIsraelites's breadtimevn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3riseto-infinitiveIsraelites's bread not said herevn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Matzah tastes like a big plain cracker.

nsubjcasedetamodcompoundoblpunctrootMatzahPROPNtastesVERBlikeADPaDETbigADJplainNOUNcrackerNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MatzahMatzahPROPNNumber=Sing2 tastesnsubj
2tastestasteVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3likelikeADP_7 crackercase
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 crackerdet
5bigbigADJDegree=Pos7 crackeramod
6plainplainNOUNNumber=Sing7 crackercompound
7crackercrackerNOUNNumber=Sing2 tastesobl
8..PUNCT_2 tastespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1tastepresentMatzahlike a big plain crackervn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 7

In science we compared bread with yeast and matzah without it.

caseoblnsubjobjcaseoblccconjcaseoblpunctrootInADPscienceNOUNwePRONcomparedVERBbreadNOUNwithADPyeastNOUNandCCONJmatzahNOUNwithoutADPitPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_2 sciencecase
2sciencescienceNOUNNumber=Sing4 comparedobl
3wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs4 comparednsubj
4comparedcompareVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5breadbreadNOUNNumber=Sing4 comparedobj
6withwithADP_7 yeastcase
7yeastyeastNOUNNumber=Sing4 comparedobl
8andandCCONJ_9 matzahcc
9matzahmatzahNOUNNumber=Sing7 yeastconj
10withoutwithoutADP_11 itcase
11ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 comparedobl
12..PUNCT_4 comparedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1comparepastwebreadsciencewith yeast and matzah; without matzahtree rules

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