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title: fain — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fain» in the Judaism dictionary: Fain means gladly or willingly; «would fain» means would like very much to. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fain

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**Who acts:** Fain, it, he, I, She · **What happens:** mean, fain, like, hurl, not spare, flee · **To what, where:** power, son, sleep · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«fain» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: [fain in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fain.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Fain means gladly or willingly; «would fain» means would like very much to.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fain:m1:1
# text = Fain means gladly or willingly; «would fain» means would like very much to.
1	Fain	fain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	gladly	gladly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	willingly	willingly	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	fain	fain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	ccomp	_	_
14	very	very	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	much	much	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Fain |  |  |  |  | gladly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fain** *in a quote* | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **like** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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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}

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Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power. (Writings JOB.27.22, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fain:x1:1
# text = Yea, it hurleth at him, and spareth not; he would fain flee from its power.
1	Yea	yea	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hurleth	hurl	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	spareth	spare	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	fain	fain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
15	flee	flee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurl** | present | it |  |  |  |  | at him *= he* | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent at he=Destination |
| 2 | **not** **spare** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fain** | would | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **flee** | infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  | its power |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from power=Initial\_Location |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings JOB.27.22, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fain:x1:2
# text = (Writings JOB.27.22, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOB.27.22	JOB.27.22	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

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I would fain see the king's son.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fain:x2:1
# text = I would fain see the king's son.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fain	fain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fain** | would | I |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | infinitive | I *not said here* | the king's son |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer son=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She would fain go home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fain:x3:1
# text = She would fain go home.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fain	fain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fain** | would | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I would fain sleep now.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fain:x4:1
# text = I would fain sleep now.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	fain	fain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fain** | would | I | sleep |  |  | now |  | tree rules |

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