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title: kneel — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «kneel» in the Judaism dictionary: To kneel is to go down or stay with one or both knees on the ground. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# kneel

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** he, camels, time, They, ev, His · **What happens:** kneel, be, stay, make, kneel down, go out · **To what, where:** camels, water, word, command, us, knee · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«kneel» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 11 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: [kneel in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/kneel.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To kneel is to go down or stay with one or both knees on the ground.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:m1:1
# text = To kneel is to go down or stay with one or both knees on the ground.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	kneel	kneel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	down	down	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kneel** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | down, go *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **stay** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with one or both knees on the ground | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with one=Location |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water. (Torah GEN.24.11, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x1:1
# text = And he made the camels to kneel down without the city by the well of water at the time of evening, the time that women go out to draw water.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	camels	camel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	kneel	kneel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
25	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	27	nsubj	_	_
26	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nsubj	_	_
27	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	acl:relcl	_	_
28	out	out	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
29	to	to	PART	TO	_	30	mark	_	_
30	draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	27	advcl	_	_
31	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | he | the camels |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **kneel down** | to-infinitive | the camels *not said here* |  |  |  | time | without the city; by the well of water | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by well=Location |
| 3 | **go out** | present | the time |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **draw** | to-infinitive | the time *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.24.11, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x1:2
# text = (Torah GEN.24.11, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.24.11	GEN.24.11	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They go and come at His word, and at His command ti)ev pursue like the whirlwind, and kneel before His throne. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* They go and come at His word, and at His command ti)ev pursue like the whirlwind, and kneel before His throne.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x2:1
# text = They go and come at His word, and at His command ti)ev pursue like the whirlwind, and kneel before His throne.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
13	ti	ti	NUM	LS	_	12	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	ev	ev	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	pursue	pursue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	whirlwind	whirlwind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	kneel	kneel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
23	before	before	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | present | They *not said here* |  |  | His word |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at word=Location |
| 3 | **pursue** | present | ev |  |  | His command | before ev's throne | like the whirlwind and kneel | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent at command=Trajectory |
| 4 | **word** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **command** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom command «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x2:2
# text = (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
O come, let us bow down and bend the knee; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; (Writings PSA.95.6, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x3:1
# text = O come, let us bow down and bend the knee; let us kneel before the LORD our Maker; (Writings PSA.95.6, JPS 1917)
1	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	bow	bow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	bend	bend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
13	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	kneel	kneel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	before	before	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	Maker	maker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
22	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	parataxis	_	_
24	PSA.95.6	PSA.95.6	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	flat	_	_
27	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	24	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	23	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bow down** | infinitive | us *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **bend** | infinitive | us *not said here* | the knee |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent knee=Material |
| 5 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **kneel** | infinitive | us *not said here* | our Maker |  |  | before the LORD |  | vn curtsey-40.3.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent maker=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall kneel before Him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive. (Writings PSA.22.30, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall kneel before Him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x4:1
# text = All the fat ones of the earth shall eat and worship; all they that go down to the dust shall kneel before Him, even he that cannot keep his soul alive.
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	4	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	fat	fat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	worship	worship	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	22	nsubj:outer	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	nsubj	_	_
16	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
17	down	down	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	kneel	kneel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
23	before	before	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Him	Him	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
26	even	even	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
27	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
28	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	31	nsubj	_	_
29	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	31	advmod	_	_
31	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	conj	_	_
32	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	_
33	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	_
34	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | shall | all fat ones of the earth |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **worship** | infinitive | all fat ones of the earth *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **go down** | present | they |  |  |  |  | to the dust; down *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 4 | **kneel** | shall | all |  |  | Him |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before him=Location |
| 5 | **not** **keep** | can | Him | Him's soul |  |  |  | alive *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soul=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.22.30, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x4:2
# text = (Writings PSA.22.30, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.22.30	PSA.22.30	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She knelt down to tie her shoelace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x5:1
# text = She knelt down to tie her shoelace.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knelt	kneel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	tie	tie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	shoelace	shoelace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kneel down** | past | She |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tie** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her shoelace |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoelace=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Kneel beside the person and check if they are breathing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x6:1
# text = Kneel beside the person and check if they are breathing.
1	Kneel	kneel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	breathing	breathe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kneel** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | beside the person | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beside person=Location |
| 2 | **check** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **breathe** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · progressive | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knight knelt before the queen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x7:1
# text = The knight knelt before the queen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	knelt	kneel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kneel** | participle |  | the knight *not said here* |  |  | before the queen |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before queen=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We knelt on the grass to look at the ants.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x8:1
# text = We knelt on the grass to look at the ants.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knelt	kneel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kneel** | past | We |  |  | the grass |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on grass=Location |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the ants | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at ant=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma kneels on a cushion when she gardens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x9:1
# text = Grandma kneels on a cushion when she gardens.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	kneels	kneel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cushion	cushion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **garden** |  | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children knelt to pray in the church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x10:1
# text = The children knelt to pray in the church.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	knelt	kneel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pray	pray	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kneel** | past | the children |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pray** | to-infinitive | the children *not said here* |  |  | the church |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Now the lovers kneel down, and one of them sings:

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:kneel:x11:1
# text = Now the lovers kneel down, and one of them sings:
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lovers	lover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kneel	kneel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	_
11	sings	sing	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kneel down** | present | the lovers |  |  |  | now | down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | one of lovers |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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