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title: careful — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «careful» in the Judaism dictionary: Careful means paying close attention so you do not make mistakes, break things or get hurt. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# careful

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**Who acts:** Careful, you, She, answer, He · **What happens:** mean, pay, not make, break, get, hurt · **To what, where:** close attention, mistakes, things, Careful work, one, 2 litres

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«careful» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: [careful in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/careful.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Careful means paying close attention so you do not make mistakes, break things or get hurt.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:careful:m1:1
# text = Careful means paying close attention so you do not make mistakes, break things or get hurt.
1	Careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
14	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
17	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Careful |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pay** *not said to happen* | gerund | Careful *not said here* | close attention |  |  |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Asset |
| 3 | **not** **make** | present · do-support | you | mistakes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product |
| 4 | **break** | infinitive | you *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Patient |
| 5 | **get** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 6 | **hurt** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .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 -->
Careful also means thinking well before you act: be careful with money.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:careful:m2:1
# text = Careful also means thinking well before you act: be careful with money.
1	Careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	act	act	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	cop	_	_
11	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Careful |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | gerund | Careful *not said here* |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **act** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with money; careful *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Careful work is done slowly and well.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:careful:m3:1
# text = Careful work is done slowly and well.
1	Careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · passive |  | Careful work |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful to count each one only once.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:careful:x1:1
# text = Be careful to count each one only once.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **count** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | each one |  |  |  | once *property* | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was careful not to spill the 2 litres of milk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:careful:x2:1
# text = She was careful not to spill the 2 litres of milk.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	spill	spill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **spill** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the 2 litres of milk |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location litre=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Careful: the answer is in centimetres.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:careful:x3:1
# text = Careful: the answer is in centimetres.
1	Careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	centimetres	centimetre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the answer |  |  | Careful centimetres |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He made careful steps of 50 cm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:careful:x4:1
# text = He made careful steps of 50 cm.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	50	50	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	cm	cm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | He | careful steps of 50 cm |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent step=Product |
| 2 | **step** |  |  | 50 cm |  |  |  |  | nom step «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful when you cross the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:careful:x5:1
# text = Be careful when you cross the road.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	cross	cross	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cross** | present | you | the road |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful with the scissors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:careful:x6:1
# text = Be careful with the scissors.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	scissors	scissors	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the scissors; careful *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She did careful, neat work in her book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:careful:x7:1
# text = She did careful, neat work in her book.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	neat	neat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | She | careful neat work |  | her book |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful not to wake the baby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:careful:x8:1
# text = Be careful not to wake the baby.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **wake** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the baby |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent baby=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Carry the hot soup carefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:careful:x9:1
# text = Carry the hot soup carefully.
1	Carry	carry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | imperative | you *not said here* | the hot soup |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soup=Theme |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How careful he was of the third bulrush!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:careful:x10:1
# text = How careful he was of the third bulrush!
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	bulrush	bulrush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | of the careful third bulrush | tree rules |

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