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title: dental — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dental» in the Judaism dictionary: Dental means about teeth or about looking after teeth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# dental

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**Who acts:** Dental, This, palatal, voice, I, you · **What happens:** mean, look, be, sound, form, impress · **To what, where:** modern classification, two letters, teeth, air, five situations, dental check

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dental means about teeth or about looking after teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dental:m1:1
# text = Dental means about teeth or about looking after teeth.
1	Dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Dental |  |  |  |  | about teeth | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **look** | gerund | Dental *not said here* |  |  |  | after teeth |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This is the modern classification of the letters into guttural, palatal, lingual, dental and labial sounds. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* This is the modern classification of the letters into guttural, palatal, lingual, dental and labial sounds.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dental:x1:1
# text = This is the modern classification of the letters into guttural, palatal, lingual, dental and labial sounds.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	modern	modern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	classification	classification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	guttural	guttural	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	palatal	palatal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	lingual	lingual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	labial	labial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
19	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | This | the modern classification |  |  |  | of the letters into guttural | tree rules |
| 2 | **sound** |  | palatal | the modern classification *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dental:x1:2
# 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	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Twenty-two letters are formed by the voice, impressed on the air, and audibly uttered in five situations, in the throat, guttural sounds; in the palate, palatals; by the tongue, linguals; through the teeth, dentals; and by the lips, labial sounds. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Twenty-two letters are formed by the voice, impressed on the air, and audibly uttered in five situations, in the throat, guttural sounds; in the palate, palatals; by the tongue, linguals; through the teeth, dentals; and by the lips, labial sounds.

<!-- fold The tree, 41 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dental:x2:1
# text = Twenty-two letters are formed by the voice, impressed on the air, and audibly uttered in five situations, in the throat, guttural sounds; in the palate, palatals; by the tongue, linguals; through the teeth, dentals; and by the lips, labial sounds.
1	Twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	formed	form	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	impressed	impress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	audibly	audibly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	uttered	utter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	situations	situation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	guttural	guttural	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	32	punct	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	palate	palate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
34	palatals	palatal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	38	punct	_	_
36	by	by	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
40	linguals	lingual	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	38	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
42	through	through	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
43	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	44	det	_	_
44	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
46	dentals	dental	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	44	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	51	cc	_	_
49	by	by	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
50	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
51	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	54	punct	_	_
53	labial	labial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	54	amod	_	_
54	sounds	sound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	51	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | present · passive | the voice | two letters |  | the teeth and dentals |  | by the lips and labial sounds | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Theme |
| 2 | **impress** | participle | the voice *not said here* |  |  | the air |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **utter** *speech: other* | participle | the voice *not said here* |  |  | five situations |  | in the throat and guttural sounds; audibly *property* | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dental:x2:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)
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	1887	1887	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 -->
I have a dental check-up next week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dental:x3:1
# text = I have a dental check-up next week.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	check	check	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	up	up	ADV	RB	_	5	nmod	_	_
8	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | I | a dental check |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent check=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use dental floss to clean between your teeth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dental:x4:1
# text = Use dental floss to clean between your teeth.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	floss	floss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | dental floss |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent floss=Patient |
| 2 | **clean** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | between your teeth | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good dental hygiene stops tooth decay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dental:x5:1
# text = Good dental hygiene stops tooth decay.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hygiene	hygiene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	tooth	tooth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	decay	decay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | Good dental hygiene | tooth decay |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality decay=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dental nurse gave me a sticker.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dental:x6:1
# text = The dental nurse gave me a sticker.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sticker	sticker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the dental nurse | a sticker | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient sticker=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sugar is bad for dental health.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dental:x7:1
# text = Sugar is bad for dental health.
1	Sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sugar |  |  |  |  | for dental health; bad *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dentist took a dental X-ray.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dental:x8:1
# text = The dentist took a dental X-ray.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	dental	dental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	X	x	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	ray	ray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the dentist | a dental X ray |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ray=Theme |

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