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title: favorite — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «favorite» in the Judaism dictionary: Your favorite is the one you like best. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# favorite

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**Who acts:** favorite, you, most people, others, favorite fruit, 12 children · **What happens:** be, like, think, win, say, buy · **To what, where:** one, person, someone, apples, 12 children, favorite color · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«favorite» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [favorite in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/favorite.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your favorite is the one you like best.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:favorite:m1:1
# text = Your favorite is the one you like best.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	favorite	favorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Your favorite | the one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **like** | present | you | the one *not said here* |  |  |  | well *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot one=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 -->
A favorite is a person or team that most people think will win.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:favorite:m2:1
# text = A favorite is a person or team that most people think will win.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	favorite	favorite	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
12	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 favorite | a person or team |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | most people |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **win** | future |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A favorite can be someone liked more than others, which may be unfair.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:favorite:m3:1
# text = A favorite can be someone liked more than others, which may be unfair.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	favorite	favorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	appos	_	_
6	liked	like	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
12	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	cop	_	_
14	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can |  | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **like** | past | a favorite |  |  |  |  | than others | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **is** | may | others |  |  |  |  | unfair *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her favorite fruit is apples.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:favorite:x1:1
# text = Her favorite fruit is apples.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	favorite	favorite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fruit	fruit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	apples	apple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Her favorite fruit | apples |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
12 children said red is their favorite color.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:favorite:x2:1
# text = 12 children said red is their favorite color.
1	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	favorite	favorite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	color	color	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 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  | 12 children *not said here* |  |  |  | red *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | 12 children | children's favorite color |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He bought 3 of his favorite books.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:favorite:x3:1
# text = He bought 3 of his favorite books.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	favorite	favorite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | He | 3 of his favorite books |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How many chose dogs as their favorite?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:favorite:x4:1
# text = How many chose dogs as their favorite?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	favorite	favorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | many | dogs |  |  |  | as dogs's favorite | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What is your favorite subject?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:favorite:x5:1
# text = What is your favorite subject?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	favorite	favorite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | your favorite subject |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a bar graph of favorite pets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:favorite:x6:1
# text = We made a bar graph of favorite pets.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	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	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	graph	graph	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	favorite	favorite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	pets	pet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a bar graph of favorite pets |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent graph=Product |
| 2 | **graph** |  |  | favorite pets |  |  |  |  | nom graph «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This song is my favorite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:favorite:x7:1
# text = This song is my favorite.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	favorite	favorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | this song | my favorite |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The blue team is the favorite to win.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:favorite:x8:1
# text = The blue team is the favorite to win.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	favorite	favorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the blue team | the favorite |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Another favorite pastime of Kintaro’s was to smash up rocks and stones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:favorite:x9:1
# text = Another favorite pastime of Kintaro’s was to smash up rocks and stones.
1	Another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	favorite	favorite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pastime	pastime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Kintaro	Kintaro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	’s	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	smash	smash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Kintaro's favorite pastime |  |  |  |  | smash *property* | tree rules |

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