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title: analogous — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «analogous» in the Judaism dictionary: Similar in some way, so that it can be compared: «analogous to» something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# analogous

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**Who acts:** seven double consonants, holy temple, centre, heart, school, Bird wings · **What happens:** compare, be, stand, carry, do, have · **To what, where:** way, centre, height, analogous jobs, one, pipe

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«analogous» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning 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: [analogous in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/analogous.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Similar in some way, so that it can be compared: «analogous to» something.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:analogous:m1:1
# text = Similar in some way, so that it can be compared: «analogous to» something.
1	Similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	11	mark	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	analogous	analogous	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
17	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | can · passive |  | way |  |  |  | analogous *obl* | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The seven double consonants are analogous to the six dimensions: height and depth, East and West, North and South, and the holy temple that stands in the centre, which carries them all. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

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*Sentence 1:* The seven double consonants are analogous to the six dimensions: height and depth, East and West, North and South, and the holy temple that stands in the centre, which carries them all.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:analogous:x1:1
# text = The seven double consonants are analogous to the six dimensions: height and depth, East and West, North and South, and the holy temple that stands in the centre, which carries them all.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	double	double	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	consonants	consonant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	analogous	analogous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	dimensions	dimension	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
12	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	depth	depth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	temple	temple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
28	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	29	nsubj	_	_
29	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	acl:relcl	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
34	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	35	nsubj	_	_
35	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	acl:relcl	_	_
36	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	obj	_	_
37	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	36	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the seven double consonants |  |  |  |  | to the six dimensions; analogous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand** | present | the holy temple |  |  | the centre |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in centre=Location |
| 3 | **carry** | present | the centre | height |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:analogous:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1877	1877	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The heart is analogous to a pump.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:analogous:x2:1
# text = The heart is analogous to a pump.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	analogous	analogous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pump	pump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the heart |  |  |  |  | to a pump; analogous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A school is analogous to a small town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:analogous:x3:1
# text = A school is analogous to a small town.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	analogous	analogous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a school |  |  |  |  | to a small town; analogous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bird wings and bat wings do analogous jobs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:analogous:x4:1
# text = Bird wings and bat wings do analogous jobs.
1	Bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	analogous	analogous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	jobs	job	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | Bird wings and bat wings | analogous jobs |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This problem is analogous to the one we did yesterday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:analogous:x5:1
# text = This problem is analogous to the one we did yesterday.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	analogous	analogous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	yesterday	yesterday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this problem |  | the one |  |  | analogous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | past | we | the one *not said here* |  |  | yesterday |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Electricity in a wire is analogous to water in a pipe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:analogous:x6:1
# text = Electricity in a wire is analogous to water in a pipe.
1	Electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	analogous	analogous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pipe	pipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Electricity in a wire |  |  | a pipe |  | to water; analogous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two stories have analogous endings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:analogous:x7:1
# text = The two stories have analogous endings.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	analogous	analogous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	endings	ending	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the two stories | analogous endings |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ending=Patient |

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