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title: answerable — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «answerable» in the Judaism dictionary: Having to explain your actions to someone and take responsibility: «answerable to» someone. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# answerable

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**Who acts:** your, Levites, head teacher, You, Police, captain · **What happens:** have, explain, take, act, answer, be · **To what, where:** actions, someone, responsibility, five, question, all

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having to explain your actions to someone and take responsibility: «answerable to» someone.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:answerable:m1:1
# text = Having to explain your actions to someone and take responsibility: «answerable to» someone.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	explain	explain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	actions	action	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	answerable	answerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
16	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	orphan	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  | your actions | someone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent action=Topic to someone=Recipient |
| 3 | **take** | infinitive |  | responsibility |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent responsibility=Theme |
| 4 | **act** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom action «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Able to be answered.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:answerable:m2:1
# text = Able to be answered.
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	answered	answer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V» |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And answerable unto the border of the priests, the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth; all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand. (Prophets EZK.48.13, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And answerable unto the border of the priests, the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth; all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:answerable:x1:1
# text = And answerable unto the border of the priests, the Levites shall have five and twenty thousand in length, and ten thousand in breadth; all the length shall be five and twenty thousand, and the breadth ten thousand.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc	_	_
2	answerable	answerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	border	border	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Levites	Levite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
14	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	compound	_	_
17	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	conj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	23	compound	_	_
23	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	conj	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	breadth	breadth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	29	punct	_	_
27	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	29	det:predet	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
30	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	32	aux	_	_
31	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	32	cop	_	_
32	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	29	nmod	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
34	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	35	compound	_	_
35	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	32	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
37	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	39	cc	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	breadth	breadth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	conj	_	_
40	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	41	compound	_	_
41	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	39	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | shall | the Levites | five |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent five=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | shall |  | five |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets EZK.48.13, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:answerable:x1:2
# text = (Prophets EZK.48.13, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	EZK.48.13	EZK.48.13	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	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 head teacher is answerable to the governors.

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

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the head teacher |  |  |  |  | to the governors; answerable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You are answerable for your own behaviour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:answerable:x3:1
# text = You are answerable for your own behaviour.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	answerable	answerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | You |  |  |  |  | for your own behaviour; answerable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is that question answerable?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:answerable:x4:1
# text = Is that question answerable?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	answerable	answerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | that question |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Police must be answerable to the public.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:answerable:x5:1
# text = Police must be answerable to the public.
1	Police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	answerable	answerable	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	public	public	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | Police |  |  |  |  | to the public; answerable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The captain is answerable for the team's kit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:answerable:x6:1
# text = The captain is answerable for the team's kit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	answerable	answerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	kit	kit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the captain |  |  |  |  | for the team's kit; answerable *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some riddles aren't answerable at all.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:answerable:x7:1
# text = Some riddles aren't answerable at all.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	riddles	riddle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	answerable	answerable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | some riddles |  |  | all |  | answerable *property* | tree rules |

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