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title: ideal — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ideal» in the Judaism dictionary: Perfect, or the best possible for something: an ideal day for a picnic. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ideal

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**Who acts:** things, person, nobody, She, He, ideal · **What happens:** exist, be, endeavor, show, become, fly · **To what, where:** mind, ideal world, ideal, numerous emanations, ideal day, toys · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«ideal» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 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: [ideal in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ideal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Perfect, or the best possible for something: an ideal day for a picnic.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:m1:1
# text = Perfect, or the best possible for something: an ideal day for a picnic.
1	Perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	ideal	ideal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Existing only in the mind, not real.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:m2:1
# text = Existing only in the mind, not real.
1	Existing	exist	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exist** | gerund |  |  |  | the mind |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mind=Location |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In an ideal world, nobody would be hungry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:m2e:1
# text = In an ideal world, nobody would be hungry.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	ideal	ideal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	9	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | would | nobody |  |  | a ideal world |  | hungry *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A belief or aim of how things should be: the ideals of fairness and freedom.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:m3:1
# text = A belief or aim of how things should be: the ideals of fairness and freedom.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	aim	aim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ideals	ideal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	fairness	fairness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	freedom	freedom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | should | things |  |  |  |  | of the ideals; of fairness and freedom | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person or thing that is perfect.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:m4:1
# text = A person or thing that is perfect.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person or thing |  |  |  |  | perfect *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is my ideal of a good teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:m4e:1
# text = She is my ideal of a good teacher.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	ideal	ideal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | my ideal |  |  |  | of a good teacher | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He endeavors to show how the ideal became, after numerous emanations, more condensed, palpable and concrete. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* He endeavors to show how the ideal became, after numerous emanations, more condensed, palpable and concrete.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:x1:1
# text = He endeavors to show how the ideal became, after numerous emanations, more condensed, palpable and concrete.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	endeavors	endeavor	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ideal	ideal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	numerous	numerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	emanations	emanation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	15	advmod	_	_
15	condensed	condensed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	palpable	palpable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	concrete	concrete	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **endeavor** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **become** | past | the ideal | numerous emanations |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1877	1877	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's an ideal day for flying kites.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:x2:1
# text = It's an ideal day for flying kites.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	ideal	ideal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	kites	kite	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a ideal day |  |  |  | for flying kites | tree rules |
| 2 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This box is ideal for storing toys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:x3:1
# text = This box is ideal for storing toys.
1	This	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ideal	ideal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	storing	store	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	toys	toy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | this box |  |  |  |  | ideal *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **store** | gerund | this box *not said here* | toys |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In an ideal world, everyone would have clean water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:x4:1
# text = In an ideal world, everyone would have clean water.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	ideal	ideal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | would | everyone | clean water |  | a ideal world |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fairness is one of our school's ideals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:x5:1
# text = Fairness is one of our school's ideals.
1	Fairness	fairness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	ideals	ideal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fairness | one |  |  |  | of our school's ideals | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plants grow fast in ideal conditions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:x6:1
# text = Plants grow fast in ideal conditions.
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	ideal	ideal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	conditions	condition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Plants |  |  | ideal conditions |  | fast *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in condition=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What would your ideal holiday be?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:x7:1
# text = What would your ideal holiday be?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	ideal	ideal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | would | your ideal holiday |  |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The theatre was his ideal world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ideal:x8:1
# text = The theatre was his ideal world.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	theatre	theatre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	ideal	ideal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the theatre | his ideal world |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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