young
part of speech
adjective (young, younger, youngest); noun (the young — young people or baby animals)
meaning for a pupil
1) Young means having lived only a short time; not old. tree →
2) Young can mean at an early stage, just begun: «The night is young». tree →
3) As a noun, an animal's young are its babies. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: In these texts it often means a young animal or person, such as a "young bullock" for an offering or a "young man". The youngest is the last-born child. Interpretation: Offerings had to be animals of a set age, and "of the first year" means a year-old lamb. The tradition notices that in Genesis it is often the younger or youngest child who becomes the important one. In the primary lessons: In stories and everyday life «young» tells the reader about age: «a young girl», «when I was young». In science, animals «feed their young», «care for their young». In maths problems with ages, «younger» means a smaller age: «Tom is 3 years younger than Sam» means subtract 3 from Sam's age. Phrases: «young people», «young at heart», «the youngest child».
examples
- one young bullock, one ram, one he-lamb of the first year, for a burnt-offering; (Torah NUM.7.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done unto him. (Torah GEN.9.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter. (Torah GEN.34.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions, (Writings JOB.38.39, JPS 1917) tree →
- Wherewithal shall a young man keep his way pure? (Writings PSA.119.9, JPS 1917) tree →
- Both young men and maidens, old men and children; (Writings PSA.148.12, JPS 1917) tree →
- My little brother is too young to go to school. tree →
- She is the youngest in our class. tree →
- A kangaroo carries its young in a pouch. tree →
- Grandpa says he feels young when he plays football. tree →
- Young children must hold an adult's hand near roads. tree →
- Mia is two years younger than her cousin. tree →
- Birds bring worms to feed their young. tree →
- The young tree has thin branches. tree →
- Did you see the young lady?" tree →
note
Comparison: young, younger, youngest. Opposite: old. «The young» as a noun means young people in general or baby animals and takes a plural verb. «Younger than» in maths: if Ann is 10 and Ben is 4 years younger, Ben is 10 − 4 = 6. Do not confuse «young» with «yung» (not a word) or «youth» (the time of being young, or a young person).
In the corpora
- And Noah awoke from his wine, and knew what his youngest son had done unto him.
- And Jacob loved Rachel; and he said: 'I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.'
- And Laban said: 'It is not so done in our place, to give the younger before the first-born.
- And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter.
- Hereby ye shall be proved, as Pharaoh liveth, ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest brother come hither.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «young» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.