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title: betrothed — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «betrothed» in the Judaism dictionary: Betrothed means promised in marriage, engaged to be married. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# betrothed

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** person, he, betrothed damsel, none, damsel, that · **What happens:** betroth, mean, promise, engage, marry, be · **To what, where:** marriage, person, they, her, field, damsel · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Betrothed means promised in marriage, engaged to be married.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:betrothed:m1:1
# text = Betrothed means promised in marriage, engaged to be married.
1	Betrothed	betroth	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	promised	promise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	engaged	engage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **betroth** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **promise** *speech: promise* | participle |  |  |  | marriage |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **engage** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 5 | **marry** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V» |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
A person's betrothed is the person they are engaged to marry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:betrothed:m2:1
# text = A person's betrothed is the person they are engaged to marry.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	betrothed	betroth	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	engaged	engage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **betroth** | participle |  | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a person | the person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **engage** | present · passive | the person *not said here* | they |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 4 | **marry** | to-infinitive | the person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her. (Torah DEU.22.27, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:betrothed:x1:1
# text = For he found her in the field; the betrothed damsel cried, and there was none to save her.
1	For	for	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	betrothed	betroth	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	damsel	damsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	16	expl	_	_
16	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
17	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	16	nsubj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl	_	_
20	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | he | her *= she* |  | the field |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Topic |
| 2 | **betroth** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | the betrothed damsel |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **be** | past | none |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **save** | to-infinitive | none *not said here* | damsel |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah DEU.22.27, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:betrothed:x1:2
# text = (Torah DEU.22.27, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	DEU.22.27	DEU.22.27	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a man, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; (Torah DEU.22.23, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:betrothed:x2:1
# text = If there be a damsel that is a virgin betrothed unto a man, and a man find her in the city, and lie with her; (Torah DEU.22.23, JPS 1917)
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
3	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	damsel	damsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	virgin	virgin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
10	betrothed	betroth	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	parataxis	_	_
19	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
26	with	with	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
29	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	_
31	DEU.22.23	DEU.22.23	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
33	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	conj	_	_
34	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	31	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	31	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | infinitive | a damsel |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | that | a virgin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **betroth** | participle |  | a virgin *not said here* |  |  |  | unto a man | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **find** | infinitive | a man | damsel |  | the city |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Topic |
| 5 | **lie** | infinitive | a man *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with damsel | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife. (Torah EXO.22.16, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:betrothed:x3:1
# text = And if a man entice a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	entice	entice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	virgin	virgin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	betrothed	betroth	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	surely	surely	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	29	mark	_	_
27	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	cop	_	_
28	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **entice** | infinitive | a man | a virgin |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus virgin=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **betroth** | present · passive |  | a virgin |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: that=Theme |
| 3 | **lie** | infinitive | a man *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with her *= she* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **pay** | shall | man | a dowry |  |  |  | for her *= she*; surely *property* | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent dowry=Asset for she=Theme |
| 5 | **is a** | to-infinitive | man *not said here* | man's wife |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.22.16, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:betrothed:x3:2
# text = (Torah EXO.22.16, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.22.16	EXO.22.16	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying: 'Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.' (Prophets 2SA.3.14, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying: 'Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.'

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:betrothed:x4:1
# text = And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth Saul's son, saying: 'Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	David	David	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	messengers	messenger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Ish	ish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	bosheth	bosheth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	Saul	Saul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
15	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Deliver	deliver	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	ccomp	_	_
17	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	Michal	Michal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	24	obj	_	_
23	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	betrothed	betroth	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	obl	_	_
27	for	for	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	30	nummod	_	_
30	foreskins	foreskin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	Philistines	Philistine	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | David | messengers | Saul's son |  |  | to Ish bosheth | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent son=Destination messenger=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | David *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **deliver** | infinitive |  | my wife | me |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary wife=Patient |
| 4 | **betroth** | past | I | my wife | me |  |  | for hundred foreskins of the Philistines | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent whom=Theme to i=Recipient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 2SA.3.14, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:betrothed:x4:2
# text = (Prophets 2SA.3.14, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2SA.3.14	2SA.3.14	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soon after came the Princess and her betrothed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:betrothed:x5:1
# text = Soon after came the Princess and her betrothed.
1	Soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
2	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	betrothed	betroth	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the Princess |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **betroth** | participle | the Princess *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The man she is betrothed to is one of my servants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:betrothed:x6:1
# text = The man she is betrothed to is one of my servants.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	betrothed	betroth	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	xcomp	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **betroth** | present · passive | the man *not said here* | she |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the man | one |  |  |  | of my servants | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The betrothed pair were very happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:betrothed:x7:1
# text = The betrothed pair were very happy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	betrothed	betroth	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **betroth** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the betrothed pair |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |

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