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title: diminished — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «diminished» in the Judaism dictionary: Diminished means made smaller, fewer or weaker. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# diminished

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** diminished chord, you, ye, your, he, little · **What happens:** diminish, mean, make, be, go, get · **To what, where:** yourselves, it, Wealth, little, residue, ye · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«diminished» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 13 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: [diminished in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/diminished.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Diminished means made smaller, fewer or weaker.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:m1:1
# text = Diminished means made smaller, fewer or weaker.
1	Diminished	diminish	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	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	weaker	weak	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | small *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To be diminished is to become less important or less respected.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:m2:1
# text = To be diminished is to become less important or less respected.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	become	become	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	11	advmod	_	_
11	respected	respected	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | become, important *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: music — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A diminished chord or interval is a little smaller than the usual one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:m3:1
# text = A diminished chord or interval is a little smaller than the usual one.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	chord	chord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	interval	interval	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	_
9	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | a diminished chord or interval |  |  |  |  | than the usual one; a little *obl*; small *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it; for nought of your work shall be diminished.' (Torah EXO.5.11, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it; for nought of your work shall be diminished.'

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x1:1
# text = Go yourselves, get you straw where ye can find it; for nought of your work shall be diminished.'
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	yourselves	yourselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	straw	straw	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
8	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	nought	nought	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	20	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
19	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* | yourselves |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location yourselves=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **straw** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **find** | can | ye | it |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 5 | **diminish** | shall · passive |  |  |  |  |  | for nought | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 6 | **work** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.5.11, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x1:2
# text = (Torah EXO.5.11, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.5.11	EXO.5.11	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 -->
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; but he that gathereth little by little shall increase. (Writings PRO.13.11, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; but he that gathereth little by little shall increase.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x2:1
# text = Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; but he that gathereth little by little shall increase.
1	Wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	gotten	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	vanity	vanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	obj	_	_
12	gathereth	gather	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
13	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obj	_	_
14	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	nsubj	_	_
16	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	increase	increase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | participle |  | Wealth *not said here* |  |  |  | by vanity | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **diminish** | shall · passive |  | Wealth |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **gather** | present | he | little |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent little=Theme |
| 4 | **increase** | shall | little |  |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.13.11, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x2:2
# text = (Writings PRO.13.11, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.13.11	PRO.13.11	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	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 -->
and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished; for the LORD, the God of Israel, hath spoken it.' (Prophets ISA.21.17, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished; for the LORD, the God of Israel, hath spoken it.'

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x3:1
# text = and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished; for the LORD, the God of Israel, hath spoken it.'
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	residue	residue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	archers	archer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	appos	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Kedar	Kedar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
20	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	34	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	appos	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
33	hath	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	34	aux:pass	_	_
34	spoken	speak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
35	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	34	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	34	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | shall · passive |  | the residue of the number of the archers |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | residue |  |  |  | for the LORD | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.21.17, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x3:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.21.17, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.21.17	ISA.21.17	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply ye there, and be not diminished. (Prophets JER.29.6, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply ye there, and be not diminished.

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x4:1
# text = take ye wives, and beget sons and daughters; and take wives for your sons, and give your daughters to husbands, that they may bear sons and daughters; and multiply ye there, and be not diminished.
1	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	1	obj	_	_
3	wives	wife	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	beget	beget	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
13	wives	wife	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
20	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	husbands	husband	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
25	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
26	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
27	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	28	aux	_	_
28	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
29	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	obj	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	34	punct	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	multiply	multiply	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
35	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	34	obj	_	_
36	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	34	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
38	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	41	cc	_	_
39	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	41	aux:pass	_	_
40	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	41	advmod	_	_
41	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	34	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | ye |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument ye=Theme wife=Destination |
| 2 | **beget** | present |  | sons and daughters |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient |
| 3 | **take** | infinitive |  | wives |  |  |  | for your sons | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent wife=Theme for son=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **give** | infinitive |  | your daughters | husbands |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme to husband=Recipient |
| 5 | **bear** | may | daughters *= daughter* | sons and daughters |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient |
| 6 | **multiply** | infinitive | you *not said here* | ye |  | there |  |  | vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ye=Theme |
| 7 | **not** **diminish** | infinitive · passive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.29.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x4:2
# text = (Prophets JER.29.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.29.6	JER.29.6	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pile of sweets had diminished by lunchtime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x5:1
# text = The pile of sweets had diminished by lunchtime.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pile	pile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	sweets	sweet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lunchtime	lunchtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | past · perfect · passive | lunchtime | the pile of sweets |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer subject=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
20 diminished by 5 is 15.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x6:1
# text = 20 diminished by 5 is 15.
1	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | 5 15 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The noise diminished as the train went away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x7:1
# text = The noise diminished as the train went away.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | participle |  | the noise *not said here* |  |  |  | as the train | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **go away** | past | the noise |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His strength had diminished after the long illness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x8:1
# text = His strength had diminished after the long illness.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | past · perfect · passive |  | His strength |  |  | after the long illness |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Light diminished as the sun set.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x9:1
# text = Light diminished as the sun set.
1	Light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | participle |  | Light *not said here* |  |  |  | as the sun set | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The water in the tank diminished by a third.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x10:1
# text = The water in the tank diminished by a third.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tank	tank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	third	third	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | participle |  | the tank *not said here* |  |  |  | by a third | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her fear diminished once she saw the friendly dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x11:1
# text = Her fear diminished once she saw the friendly dog.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	advmod	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **diminish** | past | Her fear |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | past | fear | the friendly dog |  |  |  | once *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dog=Stimulus |
| 3 | **fear** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The play uses a diminished chord to sound spooky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x12:1
# text = The play uses a diminished chord to sound spooky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	chord	chord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	spooky	spooky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | the play | a diminished chord |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chord=Patient |
| 2 | **diminish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **sound** | to-infinitive | the play *not said here* | a diminished chord *not said here* |  |  |  | spooky *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 13 {#x13}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Goll could do a thing that would be hard for another person, and he could do it so beautifully that he was not diminished by any action.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:diminished:x13:1
# text = Goll could do a thing that would be hard for another person, and he could do it so beautifully that he was not diminished by any action.
1	Goll	Goll	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	so	so	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	beautifully	beautifully	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
21	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux:pass	_	_
24	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	25	advmod	_	_
25	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	advcl	_	_
26	by	by	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	28	det	_	_
28	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | could | Goll | a thing |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | would | a thing |  |  |  |  | for another person; hard *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | could | Goll | thing |  |  |  | beautifully *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 4 | **not** **diminish** | past · passive | any action | Goll |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer subject=Patient |

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