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title: meddling — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «meddling» in the Judaism dictionary: The act of getting involved in other people's business when you are not wanted. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# meddling

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**Who acts:** act, ing form, I, God, forbear, meddling neighbour · **What happens:** get, not want, interfere, meddle, stop, not come · **To what, where:** you, meddling neighbour, affairs, thee, war, given command · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«meddling» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: [meddling in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/meddling.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The act of getting involved in other people's business when you are not wanted.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:m1:1
# text = The act of getting involved in other people's business when you are not wanted.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	getting	get	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	involved	involved	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	15	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	wanted	want	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | gerund | the act *not said here* |  |  |  |  | involved *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **want** | present · passive |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Often interfering in other people's affairs: «a meddling neighbour».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:m2:1
# text = Often interfering in other people's affairs: «a meddling neighbour».
1	Often	often	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	interfering	interfere	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	affairs	affair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	meddling	meddle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	amod	_	_
12	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interfere** | gerund |  | a meddling neighbour |  | other people's affairs |  | often *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **meddle** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«-ing» form of «meddle»: «Stop meddling!».

<!-- fold The tree, 6 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:m3:1
# text = «-ing» form of «meddle»: «Stop meddling!».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	ing	ing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	meddle	meddle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
13	meddling	meddle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meddle** *in a quote* | infinitive | ing form |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** *in a quote* | infinitive | ing form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **meddle** *in a quote* | gerund | ing form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war; and God hath given command to speed me; forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that He destroy thee not.' (Writings 2CH.35.21, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war; and God hath given command to speed me; forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that He destroy thee not.'

<!-- fold The tree, 38 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:x1:1
# text = I come not against thee this day, but against the house wherewith I have war; and God hath given command to speed me; forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that He destroy thee not.'
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
4	against	against	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	2	obl	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
10	against	against	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
13	wherewith	wherewith	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	hath	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
21	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	amod	_	_
22	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	speed	speed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	advcl	_	_
25	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	forbear	forbear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
28	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	27	nmod:unmarked	_	_
29	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	30	mark	_	_
30	meddling	meddle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	27	acl	_	_
31	with	with	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
34	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	37	nsubj	_	_
35	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	37	cop	_	_
36	with	with	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	32	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
39	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	41	mark	_	_
40	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	41	nsubj	_	_
41	destroy	destroy	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin	32	acl:relcl	_	_
42	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	41	obj	_	_
43	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	41	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **come** | present | I |  |  | thee | day |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against thou=Location |
| 2 | **have** | present | I | war |  |  |  | against the house | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent war=Patient |
| 3 | **have** | present | God | given command |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent command=Patient |
| 4 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **speed** | to-infinitive | God *not said here* | me |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Agent |
| 6 | **meddle** | gerund | forbear  thee *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with God | tree rules |
| 7 | **is** | present | God |  |  |  |  | with me | tree rules |
| 8 | **not** **destroy** | present | God | thee |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings 2CH.35.21, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:x1:2
# text = (Writings 2CH.35.21, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2CH.35.21	2CH.35.21	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	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 -->
The meddling neighbour told everyone our news.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:x2:1
# text = The meddling neighbour told everyone our news.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	meddling	meddle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	obj	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meddle** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the meddling neighbour | our news | everyone |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Recipient news=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her meddling made the problem worse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:x3:1
# text = Her meddling made the problem worse.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	meddling	meddling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Her meddling | the problem |  |  |  | bad *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset problem=Product |
| 2 | **meddle** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom meddling «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stop meddling with the thermostat!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:x4:1
# text = Stop meddling with the thermostat!
1	Stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	meddling	meddle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	xcomp	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thermostat	thermostat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **meddle** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the thermostat | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The villain shouted about «meddling kids».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:x5:1
# text = The villain shouted about «meddling kids».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	villain	villain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	meddling	meddle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	kids	kid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | the villain |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **meddle** *in a quote* | gerund | the villain *not said here* | kids |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There were claims of foreign meddling in the election.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:x6:1
# text = There were claims of foreign meddling in the election.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	claims	claim	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	foreign	foreign	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	meddling	meddle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | claims |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **meddle** | gerund | claims *not said here* |  |  | the election |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The meddling cat knocked the jigsaw off the table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:x7:1
# text = The meddling cat knocked the jigsaw off the table.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	meddling	meddling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knocked	knock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	jigsaw	jigsaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock** | past | the meddling cat | the jigsaw |  |  |  | off the table | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent jigsaw=Patient off table=Co-Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thanks to his meddling, the surprise party was ruined.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:x8:1
# text = Thanks to his meddling, the surprise party was ruined.
1	Thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	meddling	meddling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	ruined	ruin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ruin** | past · passive |  | the surprise party |  |  |  | Thanks to his meddling *obl:unmarked* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **meddle** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom meddling «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

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Grandad hates meddling, so he lets us solve our own problems.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:x9:1
# text = Grandad hates meddling, so he lets us solve our own problems.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hates	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	meddling	meddle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	solve	solve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | present | Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **meddle** *not said to happen* | gerund | Grandad *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **let** | present | Grandad | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **solve** | infinitive | us *not said here* | our own problems |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Running to her father, she told him of her Brother's conceit, and accused him of meddling with his mother's things.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:meddling:x10:1
# text = Running to her father, she told him of her Brother's conceit, and accused him of meddling with his mother's things.
1	Running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	iobj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
11	Brother	Brother	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	conceit	conceit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	accused	accuse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	meddling	meddle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	advcl	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	's	's	PART	POS	_	22	case	_	_
24	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to her father *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to father=Result |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | she |  | him *= he* |  |  | of her conceit | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 3 | **accuse** | past | she *not said here* | Brother |  |  |  |  | vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 4 | **meddle** | gerund | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with Brother's mother's things | tree rules |

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