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title: lifetime — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lifetime» in the Judaism dictionary: The whole time that a person or animal is alive. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lifetime

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** whole time, thing, I, thou, lifetime, Seeing · **What happens:** be, last, work, wait, not take, uncover · **To what, where:** lifetime, woman, sister, rival, nakedness, whale

<!-- .vabout -->
«lifetime» 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: [lifetime in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/lifetime.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The whole time that a person or animal is alive.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lifetime:m1:1
# text = The whole time that a person or animal is alive.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the whole time |  |  |  |  | alive *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The time that a thing lasts or works: «the lifetime of a battery».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lifetime:m2:1
# text = The time that a thing lasts or works: «the lifetime of a battery».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	lasts	last	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lifetime	lifetime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	battery	battery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | present | a thing |  |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | present |  | the lifetime of a battery |  |  | time |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent lifetime=Material |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A very long time: «I waited a lifetime!».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lifetime:m3:1
# text = A very long time: «I waited a lifetime!».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lifetime	lifetime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** *in a quote* | past | I | a lifetime |  |  | time |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And thou shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her lifetime. (Torah LEV.18.18, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And thou shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her lifetime.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lifetime:x1:1
# text = And thou shalt not take a woman to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her lifetime.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	nsubj	_	_
3	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	rival	rival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	uncover	uncover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
21	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	nakedness	nakedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	parataxis	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	lifetime	lifetime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **take** | shall | thou | a woman | woman's sister |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent woman=Theme to sister=Destination |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | a rival | woman |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **uncover** | to-infinitive | thou *not said here* | woman's nakedness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah LEV.18.18, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lifetime:x1:2
# text = (Torah LEV.18.18, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	LEV.18.18	LEV.18.18	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 -->
A tortoise's lifetime can be over a hundred years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lifetime:x2:1
# text = A tortoise's lifetime can be over a hundred years.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tortoise	tortoise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	lifetime	lifetime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | a tortoise's lifetime |  |  |  | over hundred years |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seeing a whale was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lifetime:x3:1
# text = Seeing a whale was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
1	Seeing	see	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
6	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	lifetime	lifetime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	experience	experience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | gerund |  | a whale |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer whale=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | past | Seeing |  |  | a lifetime experience |  | once *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The battery has a lifetime of about two years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lifetime:x4:1
# text = The battery has a lifetime of about two years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	battery	battery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lifetime	lifetime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the battery | a lifetime of two years |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lifetime=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We waited a lifetime for the bus!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lifetime:x5:1
# text = We waited a lifetime for the bus!
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lifetime	lifetime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past | We | a lifetime |  |  |  | for the bus | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many changes happened in Grandma's lifetime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lifetime:x6:1
# text = Many changes happened in Grandma's lifetime.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	lifetime	lifetime	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 | **happen** | past | Many changes |  |  | Grandma's lifetime |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in lifetime=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was the trip of a lifetime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lifetime:x7:1
# text = It was the trip of a lifetime.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lifetime	lifetime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | the trip |  |  |  | of a lifetime | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let us look at him as he was in his lifetime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:lifetime:x8:1
# text = Let us look at him as he was in his lifetime.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	lifetime	lifetime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **look** | infinitive | us *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at him *= he* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at he=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | he |  |  | his lifetime |  |  | tree rules |

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