spoken
part of speech
verb (past participle of speak); adjective (spoken)
meaning for a pupil
1) Spoken is the form of «speak» used after have, has, had or be: «I have spoken», «English is spoken here». tree →
2) Spoken means said out loud, not written, as in «spoken English». tree →
3) «Soft-spoken» or «well-spoken» describes how a person talks. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is the past form of speak, often with the old "hath": "as the LORD hath spoken." It stresses that God's word, once said, is firm and will happen. Interpretation: Tradition holds that what God has spoken is reliable and will come true, as a promise or a warning. The Ten Commandments are called "the Ten Utterances" because God spoke them. In the primary lessons: In language lessons spoken English is compared with written English; in stories «the words were spoken» shows someone said them. Phrases: «spoken language», «the spoken word», «softly spoken», «spoken for» (already taken).
examples
- And Balak said unto him: 'What hath the LORD spoken?' (Torah NUM.23.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- to thrust out all thine enemies from before thee, as the LORD hath spoken. (Torah DEU.6.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Moses said: 'Thou hast spoken well; I will see thy face again no more.' (Torah EXO.10.29, JPS 1917) tree →
- I the LORD have spoken it.' (Prophets EZK.5.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- The Lord GOD hath spoken, who can but prophesy? (Prophets AMO.3.8, JPS 1917) tree →
- Yet ye say: 'Wherein have we spoken against thee?' (Prophets MAL.3.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- I have spoken to my teacher about the trip. tree →
- French is spoken in Canada. tree →
- She is a soft-spoken girl. tree →
- Spoken English is often less formal than written English. tree →
- Not a word was spoken on the long drive. tree →
- This seat is already spoken for. tree →
- He had never spoken in front of the whole school before. tree →
- Meanwhile the swallows had spoken again. tree →
note
Irregular verb: speak – spoke – spoken. Say «I have spoken», not «I have spoke». Spoken (said aloud) vs written (on paper). «Spoken for» = reserved or already taken.
In the corpora
- And the LORD remembered Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as He had spoken.
- And Aaron spoke all the words which the LORD had spoken unto Moses, and did the signs in the sight of the people.
- And Pharaoh's heart was hardened, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken.
- And the LORD hardened the heart of Pharaoh, and he hearkened not unto them; as the LORD had spoken unto Moses.
- And Moses said: 'Thou hast spoken well; I will see thy face again no more.'
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «spoken» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.