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title: marred — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «marred» in the Judaism dictionary: To mar something is to spoil it so that it is less good than it was. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# marred

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**Who acts:** it, According, man, I, girdle, accident · **What happens:** mar, be, restore, empty out, pride, accord · **To what, where:** something, pride, emptiers, vine branches, Jacob, Israel

<!-- .vabout -->
«marred» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [marred in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marred.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To mar something is to spoil it so that it is less good than it was.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:marred:m1:1
# text = To mar something is to spoil it so that it is less good than it was.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	mar	mar	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	spoil	spoil	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	13	mark	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	less	less	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	parataxis	_	_
14	than	than	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mar** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | spoil *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | it |  |  |  |  | than it; good *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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For the LORD restoreth the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel; for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine-branches. — (Prophets NAM.2.3, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:marred:x1:1
# text = For the LORD restoreth the pride of Jacob, as the pride of Israel; for the emptiers have emptied them out, and marred their vine-branches. — (Prophets NAM.2.3, JPS 1917)
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	restoreth	restore	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	emptiers	emptier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	emptied	empty	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	out	out	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	marred	mar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	advcl	_	_
26	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
27	vine	vine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
31	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	33	punct	_	_
32	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	parataxis	_	_
34	NAM.2.3	NAM.2.3	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
36	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	37	nmod:unmarked	_	_
37	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	34	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	34	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restore** | present |  | the pride of Jacob |  |  |  | for the LORD; as the pride of Israel | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent pride=Theme |
| 2 | **empty out** | present · perfect · passive |  | the emptiers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mar** | past |  | emptiers's vine branches |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **pride** |  |  | Jacob |  |  |  |  | nom pride «feeling transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **pride** |  |  | Israel |  |  |  |  | nom pride «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
According as many were appalled at thee — so marred was his visage unlike that of a man, and his form unlike that of the sons of men — (Prophets ISA.52.14, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:marred:x2:1
# text = According as many were appalled at thee — so marred was his visage unlike that of a man, and his form unlike that of the sons of men — (Prophets ISA.52.14, JPS 1917)
1	According	accord	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	csubj:pass	_	_
2	as	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obl	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	appalled	appall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	obl	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	marred	mar	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	visage	visage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
14	unlike	unlike	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
23	unlike	unlike	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	22	nmod	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nmod	_	_
30	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
31	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	conj	_	_
33	ISA.52.14	ISA.52.14	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
35	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	flat	_	_
36	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	33	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	32	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | as many | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **appall** | past · passive | According |  |  | thee |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 3 | **mar** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **is a** | past |  | his marred visage |  |  |  | unlike that | tree rules |
| 5 | **form** |  | man |  |  |  |  | unlike that | nom form «communication transitive»: poss=agent unlike=obl |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then I went to Perath, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing. (Prophets JER.13.7, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Then I went to Perath, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:marred:x3:1
# text = Then I went to Perath, and digged, and took the girdle from the place where I had hid it; and, behold, the girdle was marred, it was profitable for nothing.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Perath	Perath	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	digged	digg	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	girdle	girdle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	19	advmod	_	_
18	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	advcl	_	_
20	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	30	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
25	behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	30	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	girdle	girdle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	nsubj:pass	_	_
29	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	aux:pass	_	_
30	marred	mar	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
32	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	nsubj	_	_
33	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	34	cop	_	_
34	profitable	profitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	conj	_	_
35	for	for	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	34	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | I |  |  | Perath | then |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to perath=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **digg** | past | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | past | I *not said here* | the girdle |  | the place |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent girdle=Theme from place=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **have** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **hide** | past |  | girdle |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 6 | **mar** | past · passive |  | the girdle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 7 | **is** | past | girdle |  |  |  |  | for nothing; profitable *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.13.7, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:marred:x3:2
# text = (Prophets JER.13.7, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.13.7	JER.13.7	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 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After three happy years an accident marred their happiness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:marred:x4:1
# text = After three happy years an accident marred their happiness.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	marred	mar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mar** | past | a accident | their happiness |  |  | year |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rain marred our picnic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:marred:x5:1
# text = Rain marred our picnic.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	marred	mar	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mar** | participle | Rain | our picnic |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A scratch marred the new table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:marred:x6:1
# text = A scratch marred the new table.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scratch	scratch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	marred	mar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mar** | past | a scratch | the new table |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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