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title: crab — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «crab» in the Judaism dictionary: A crab is a sea or shore animal with a hard shell, eight legs and two big claws (pincers), which often walks sideways. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# crab

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**Who acts:** crab, two big claws, We, you, claws, hermit crab · **What happens:** be, walk, eat, scuttle, find, pinch · **To what, where:** sea, meat, animal, grumpy person, crab, sand · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«crab» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [crab in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/crab.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A crab is a sea or shore animal with a hard shell, eight legs and two big claws (pincers), which often walks sideways.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:crab:m1:1
# text = A crab is a sea or shore animal with a hard shell, eight legs and two big claws (pincers), which often walks sideways.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crab	crab	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	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
18	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	claws	claw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	pincers	pincer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
25	often	often	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
27	sideways	sideways	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a crab | a sea or shore animal with a hard shell and eight legs and two big claws |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | present | two big claws |  |  |  |  | often, sideways *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
Crab is the meat of this animal eaten as food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:crab:m2:1
# text = Crab is the meat of this animal eaten as food.
1	Crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	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 a** | present | Crab | the meat |  |  |  | of this animal | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | participle |  | this animal *not said here* |  |  |  | as food | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Informally, a crab is a grumpy person.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:crab:m3:1
# text = Informally, a crab is a grumpy person.
1	Informally	informally	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a crab | a grumpy person |  |  |  | informally *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A crab scuttled sideways across the sand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:crab:x1:1
# text = A crab scuttled sideways across the sand.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	scuttled	scuttle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	sideways	sideways	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scuttle** | participle |  | a crab *not said here* |  | the sand |  | sideways *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across sand=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We found a little crab in the rock pool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:crab:x2:1
# text = We found a little crab in the rock pool.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | We | a little crab |  | the rock pool |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crab=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful, the crab's claws can pinch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:crab:x3:1
# text = Be careful, the crab's claws can pinch.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	claws	claw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	pinch	pinch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **pinch** | can | the crab's claws |  |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hermit crab lives in an empty shell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:crab:x4:1
# text = A hermit crab lives in an empty shell.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hermit	hermit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	shell	shell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | a hermit crab |  |  | a empty shell |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shell=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Crabs have hard shells to protect them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:crab:x5:1
# text = Crabs have hard shells to protect them.
1	Crabs	crab	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	shells	shell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Crabs | hard shells |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shell=Patient |
| 2 | **protect** | to-infinitive | Crabs *not said here* | shells *= shell* |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad ordered crab at the seafood restaurant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:crab:x6:1
# text = Dad ordered crab at the seafood restaurant.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	seafood	seafood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	restaurant	restaurant	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 | **order** | past | Dad |  | crab | the seafood restaurant |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent crab=Theme at restaurant=Asset |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the crab back gently where you found it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:crab:x7:1
# text = Put the crab back gently where you found it.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put back** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | the crab |  |  | gently *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent crab=Goal |
| 2 | **find** | past | you | crab |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“Of course,” said the young crab.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:crab:x8:1
# text = “Of course,” said the young crab.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Of	of	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADV	6	advmod	_	_
3	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the young crab |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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