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title: discreet — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «discreet» in the Judaism dictionary: Careful not to say or show things that should be kept secret; tactful. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# discreet

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**Who acts:** you, Pharaoh, none, they, lot, She · **What happens:** not say, show, keep, let, look out, set · **To what, where:** things, Pharaoh, land, God, lots, surprise · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«discreet» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [discreet in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/discreet.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Careful not to say or show things that should be kept secret; tactful.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:discreet:m1:1
# text = Careful not to say or show things that should be kept secret; tactful.
1	Careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
9	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	tactful	tactful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **show** | infinitive |  | things |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent thing=Recipient |
| 3 | **keep** | should · passive |  | things |  |  |  | secret *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: that=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. (Torah GEN.41.33, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:discreet:x1:1
# text = Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt.
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	vocative	_	_
9	discreet	discreet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	set	set	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	over	over	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | Pharaoh |  |  | now | therefore *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **look out** | infinitive | Pharaoh *not said here* |  |  |  |  | a man *vocative* | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **set** | infinitive | you *not said here* | Pharaoh |  | the land of Egypt |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme over land=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.41.33, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:discreet:x1:2
# text = (Torah GEN.41.33, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.41.33	GEN.41.33	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou. (Torah GEN.41.39, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:discreet:x2:1
# text = And Pharaoh said unto Joseph: 'Forasmuch as God hath shown thee all this, there is none so discreet and wise as thou.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Forasmuch	forasmuch	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	hath	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
13	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	12	obj	_	_
14	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	15	det:predet	_	_
15	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	18	expl	_	_
18	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
19	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	18	nsubj	_	_
20	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	discreet	discreet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	conj	_	_
24	as	as	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Pharaoh |  |  |  |  | unto Joseph | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **show** | present · passive |  | God |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** | present | none |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.41.39, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:discreet:x2:2
# text = (Torah GEN.41.39, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.41.39	GEN.41.39	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward. (Writings 1CH.26.14, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:discreet:x3:1
# text = Then for Zechariah his son, a discreet counsellor, they cast lots; and his lot came out northward.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	Zechariah	Zechariah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	discreet	discreet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	counsellor	counsellor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	cast	cast	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
19	out	out	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
20	northward	northward	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cast** | present | they | lots |  |  | then | for his Zechariah son | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent lot=Product for son=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **come out** | past | his lot |  |  |  |  | northward, out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings 1CH.26.14, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:discreet:x3:2
# text = (Writings 1CH.26.14, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	1CH.26.14	1CH.26.14	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	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 -->
Be discreet and don't tell anyone the surprise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:discreet:x4:1
# text = Be discreet and don't tell anyone the surprise.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	discreet	discreet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
7	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | discreet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive · do-support | you *not said here* | the surprise | anyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient surprise=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was discreet about her gift.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:discreet:x5:1
# text = She was discreet about her gift.
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	discreet	discreet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	gift	gift	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** | past | She |  |  |  |  | about her gift; discreet *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **gift** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A discreet friend never tells secrets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:discreet:x6:1
# text = A discreet friend never tells secrets.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	discreet	discreet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	secrets	secret	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | present | a discreet friend | secrets |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent secret=Recipient |

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