---
title: comment — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «comment» in the Judaism dictionary: A comment is something you say or write that gives your opinion or explains something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/comment/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/) / [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/) / comment

# comment

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** comment, you, your, He, my, people · **What happens:** be, say, write, give, explain, opine · **To what, where:** something, opinion, remark, drawing, message, post · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«comment» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: [comment in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/comment.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A comment is something you say or write that gives your opinion or explains something.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:m1:1
# text = A comment is something you say or write that gives your opinion or explains something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	write	write	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	explains	explain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a comment | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **write** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **give** | present |  | your opinion |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opinion=Theme |
| 5 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |
| 6 | **opine** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom opinion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .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 -->
To comment is to say or write such a remark: «He commented on my drawing.».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:m2:1
# text = To comment is to say or write such a remark: «He commented on my drawing.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	comment	comment	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	10	det:predet	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	commented	comment	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **comment** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **be** *speech: assert* | present |  |  |  |  |  | say *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **write** | infinitive |  | such remark |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remark=Theme |
| 4 | **comment** *speech: other* *in a quote* | past | He |  |  | my drawing |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **draw** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A comment is a message people write under a post or video online.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:m3:1
# text = A comment is a message people write under a post or video online.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	write	write	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	online	online	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a comment | a message |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | present | people | a message *not said here* |  | a post or video |  | online *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In computer code, a comment is a note for people that the computer ignores.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:m4:1
# text = In computer code, a comment is a note for people that the computer ignores.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	code	code	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	ignores	ignore	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a comment | a note |  | computer code |  | for people | tree rules |
| 2 | **ignore** | present | the computer |  |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Onqelos, who renders it into Aramaic as צָדְיָא וְרוֹקָנְיָא tzadya weroqanya ‘(and the earth was) barren and desolate’ (https://cal.huc.edu/comment.php?coord=5100101021). (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Onqelos, who renders it into Aramaic as צָדְיָא וְרוֹקָנְיָא tzadya weroqanya ‘(and the earth was) barren and desolate’ (https://cal.huc.edu/comment.php?coord=5100101021).

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x1:1
# text = Onqelos, who renders it into Aramaic as צָדְיָא וְרוֹקָנְיָא tzadya weroqanya ‘(and the earth was) barren and desolate’ (https://cal.huc.edu/comment.php?coord=5100101021).
1	Onqelos	Onqelos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	renders	render	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Aramaic	Aramaic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	צָדְיָא	צָדְיָא	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	וְרוֹקָנְיָא	וְרוֹקָנְיָא	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	tzadya	tzadya	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	weroqanya	weroqanya	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	‘	‘	SYM	SYM	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	_
20	barren	barren	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	desolate	desolate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	https://cal.huc.edu/comment.php	https://cal.huc.edu/comment.php	PROPN	ADD	_	4	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	coord	coord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	29	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	5100101021	5100101021	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **render** | present | Onqelos | it |  | Aramaic |  | as צָדְיָא וְרוֹקָנְיָא tzadya weroqanya | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the earth |  |  |  |  | barren *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **desolate** | infinitive | the earth *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
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	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	translation	translation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The following interesting comment is from Rabbi Moses Botarel:-"It was Abraham our Father-blessed be he who wrote this book to condemn the doctrine of the sages of his time, who were incredulous of the supreme dogma of the Unity. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The following interesting comment is from Rabbi Moses Botarel:-"It was Abraham our Father-blessed be he who wrote this book to condemn the doctrine of the sages of his time, who were incredulous of the supreme dogma of the Unity.

<!-- fold The tree, 41 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x2:1
# text = The following interesting comment is from Rabbi Moses Botarel:-"It was Abraham our Father-blessed be he who wrote this book to condemn the doctrine of the sages of his time, who were incredulous of the supreme dogma of the Unity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	case	_	_
3	interesting	interesting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	Rabbi	Rabbi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	Moses	Moses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Botarel	Botarel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	NFP	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	Abraham	Abraham	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
16	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	blessed	blessed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	appos	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	cop	_	_
21	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
22	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	23	nsubj	_	_
23	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	acl:relcl	_	_
24	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	25	det	_	_
25	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	condemn	condemn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	acl	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	doctrine	doctrine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	sages	sage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nmod	_	_
33	of	of	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	35	nmod:poss	_	_
35	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
37	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	43	nsubj	_	_
38	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	43	cop	_	_
39	incredulous	incredulous	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
40	of	of	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	43	det	_	_
42	supreme	supreme	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	43	amod	_	_
43	dogma	dogma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	appos	_	_
44	of	of	ADP	IN	_	46	case	_	_
45	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
46	Unity	Unity	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	43	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the interesting comment |  |  | Rabbi Moses Botarel and Abraham and our Father |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | comment | Abraham and our Father |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | Father |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **write** *in a quote* | past |  | this book |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme |
| 6 | **condemn** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  | the doctrine of the sages of Father's time |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doctrine=Theme |
| 7 | **is** *in a quote* | past | Father's time |  |  |  |  | incredulous the supreme dogma; of the Unity | tree rules |
| 8 | **indoctrinate** *in a quote* |  |  | the sages of Father's time |  |  |  |  | nom doctrine «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x2:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
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	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
THERE is hardly another book in Jewish literature, the Bible and the Talmud excepted, that has been so much commented upon as the Sefer Yetzirah. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* THERE is hardly another book in Jewish literature, the Bible and the Talmud excepted, that has been so much commented upon as the Sefer Yetzirah.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x3:1
# text = THERE is hardly another book in Jewish literature, the Bible and the Talmud excepted, that has been so much commented upon as the Sefer Yetzirah.
1	THERE	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	literature	literature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Talmud	Talmud	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	excepted	except	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	obj	_	_
18	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
19	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	22	aux:pass	_	_
20	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	much	much	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	commented	comment	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	_
23	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
24	as	as	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | another book in Jewish literature |  |  | there |  | hardly *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **except** | past | the Bible and the Talmud |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **comment** *speech: other* | present · perfect · passive | the Bible and the Talmud *not said here* | that |  |  |  | upon the Sefer Yetzirah | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x3:2
# text = (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher wrote a nice comment on my story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x4:1
# text = The teacher wrote a nice comment on my story.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	nice	nice	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | the teacher | a nice comment |  | my story |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent comment=Theme on story=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She made a funny comment about the weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x5:1
# text = She made a funny comment about the weather.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | She | a funny comment |  |  |  | about the weather | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comment=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please don't comment on how people look.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x6:1
# text = Please don't comment on how people look.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	comment	comment	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **comment** *speech: other* | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **look** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leave a kind comment under your friend's drawing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x7:1
# text = Leave a kind comment under your friend's drawing.
1	Leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | a kind comment |  | your friend's drawing |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent comment=Theme under drawing=Location |
| 2 | **draw** |  | your friend |  |  |  |  |  | nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I read the comments under the video.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x8:1
# text = I read the comments under the video.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	comments	comment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | I | the comments |  | the video |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comment=Topic |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«No comment,» said the footballer to reporters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x9:1
# text = «No comment,» said the footballer to reporters.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	3	det	_	_
3	comment	comment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	reporters	reporter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | no comment | the footballer | reporters |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent footballer=Topic to reporter=Recipient |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He commented that the room was cold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x10:1
# text = He commented that the room was cold.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	commented	comment	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **comment** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the room |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Report rude comments to an adult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:comment:x11:1
# text = Report rude comments to an adult.
1	Report	report	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	comments	comment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | imperative | you *not said here* | rude comments | a adult |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent comment=Topic to adult=Recipient |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the Judaism dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [commend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/commend/)
- next →: [commentary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/commentary/)
- ↑ back to [C in Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/)

