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title: feminine — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «feminine» in the Judaism dictionary: Feminine means typical of or thought to be suitable for women or girls. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# feminine

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**Who acts:** Feminine, feminine word forms, Lioness, table, She, Duchess · **What happens:** mean, think, be, show, like, have · **To what, where:** typical, group, many languages, female, feminine form, feminine noun

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«feminine» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [feminine in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/feminine.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Feminine means typical of or thought to be suitable for women or girls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:feminine:m1:1
# text = Feminine means typical of or thought to be suitable for women or girls.
1	Feminine	feminine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	typical	typical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	obl	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	suitable	suitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Feminine | typical |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent typical=Topic |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | participle | Feminine *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive | Feminine *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for women or girls; suitable *property* | tree rules |

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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}

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Usage: grammar — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In many languages, feminine is a group (gender) of nouns and words, like «la» words in French.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:feminine:m2:1
# text = In many languages, feminine is a group (gender) of nouns and words, like «la» words in French.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	languages	language	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	feminine	feminine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	gender	gender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	nouns	noun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	la	la	X	GW	_	21	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
21	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | feminine | a group and gender of nouns and words |  | many languages |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In English, some feminine word forms show a female: actress, lioness, waitress.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:feminine:m3:1
# text = In English, some feminine word forms show a female: actress, lioness, waitress.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
5	feminine	feminine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	forms	form	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	female	female	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
12	actress	actress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	lioness	lioness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	waitress	waitress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | some feminine word forms | a female |  |  |  | in English | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent female=Patient in english=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Lioness» is the feminine form of «lion».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:feminine:x1:1
# text = «Lioness» is the feminine form of «lion».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Lioness	lioness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	feminine	feminine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lioness | the feminine form |  |  |  | of lion | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In French, «table» is a feminine noun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:feminine:x2:1
# text = In French, «table» is a feminine noun.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	feminine	feminine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | table | a feminine noun |  | French |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She likes a feminine style with flowers and lace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:feminine:x3:1
# text = She likes a feminine style with flowers and lace.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	likes	like	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	feminine	feminine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	lace	lace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | She | a feminine style |  |  |  | with flowers and lace | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot style=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Duchess» is the feminine of «duke».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:feminine:x4:1
# text = «Duchess» is the feminine of «duke».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
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	feminine	feminine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	duke	duke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Duchess | the feminine |  |  |  | of duke | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The poem has soft, feminine rhymes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:feminine:x5:1
# text = The poem has soft, feminine rhymes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	feminine	feminine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rhymes	rhyme	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the poem | soft feminine rhymes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rhyme=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Boys and girls can like any colour — colours are not really feminine or masculine.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:feminine:x6:1
# text = Boys and girls can like any colour — colours are not really feminine or masculine.
1	Boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	really	really	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	feminine	feminine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	masculine	masculine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | can | Boys and girls | any colour |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot colour=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | colours |  |  |  |  | feminine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | colours *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Spanish, many feminine nouns end in «-a».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:feminine:x7:1
# text = In Spanish, many feminine nouns end in «-a».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	feminine	feminine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	nouns	noun	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	end	end	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | many feminine nouns |  |  | Spanish |  | in a | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
\[239\] Kruchina, as an abstract idea, is of the feminine gender.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:feminine:x8:1
# text = [239] Kruchina, as an abstract idea, is of the feminine gender.
1	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	239	239	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Kruchina	Kruchina	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	abstract	abstract	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	feminine	feminine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	gender	gender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Kruchina |  |  |  |  | of the feminine gender | tree rules |

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