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title: mediator — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mediator» in the Judaism dictionary: A mediator is a person who helps two people or groups who disagree to talk calmly and reach an agreement. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mediator

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**Who acts:** mediator, person, groups, trained fair person, money, Christians · **What happens:** be, help, disagree, talk, reach, train · **To what, where:** person, two people, agreement, trained fair person, arguments, court · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mediator» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [mediator in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mediator.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mediator is a person who helps two people or groups who disagree to talk calmly and reach an agreement.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:m1:1
# text = A mediator is a person who helps two people or groups who disagree to talk calmly and reach an agreement.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	groups	group	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	disagree	disagree	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	calmly	calmly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mediator | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | a person |  | two people or groups |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **disagree** | present | groups |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **talk** | to-infinitive | groups *not said here* |  |  |  |  | calmly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **reach** | infinitive | groups *not said here* | a agreement |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent agreement=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: law, money — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mediator can be a trained, fair person who helps settle arguments about divorce, children, money or work without going to court.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:m2:1
# text = A mediator can be a trained, fair person who helps settle arguments about divorce, children, money or work without going to court.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	settle	settle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
13	arguments	argument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	divorce	divorce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
23	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	acl	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | can | a mediator | a trained fair person and money or work |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **help** | present | a trained fair person and money or work |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **settle** | infinitive | a trained fair person and money or work *not said here* | arguments and children |  |  |  | about divorce | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme argument=Location |
| 5 | **go** | gerund | money or work *not said here* | court |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator between God and people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:m3:1
# text = Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator between God and people.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
8	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Jesus | the mediator |  |  |  | between God and people | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mediator can also be a go-between who links two different worlds, such as the living and the dead.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:m4:1
# text = A mediator can also be a go-between who links two different worlds, such as the living and the dead.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	go	go	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	between	between	ADP	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	links	link	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
12	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
13	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	worlds	world	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a mediator | a go |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **link** | present | a go | two different worlds and the living |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent world=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shin is sibilant, and Aleph is the Mediator and as it were a friend placed between them. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Shin is sibilant, and Aleph is the Mediator and as it were a friend placed between them.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:x1:1
# text = Shin is sibilant, and Aleph is the Mediator and as it were a friend placed between them.
1	Shin	shin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	sibilant	sibilant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	Aleph	Aleph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
16	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	between	between	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Shin sibilant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Aleph | the Mediator and a friend |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | sibilant |  |  |  |  | as a friend | tree rules |
| 4 | **place** | participle |  | a friend *not said here* |  |  |  | between Mediator | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent between they=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
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	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	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 -->
Our teacher acted as a mediator when Sam and Jack fell out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:x2:1
# text = Our teacher acted as a mediator when Sam and Jack fell out.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	acted	act	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
8	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | past | Our teacher |  |  |  |  | as a mediator | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as mediator=Attribute |
| 2 | **fall out** | past | Sam and Jack |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ella is a peer mediator at lunchtime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:x3:1
# text = Ella is a peer mediator at lunchtime.
1	Ella	Ella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	peer	peer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	lunchtime	lunchtime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ella | a peer mediator |  | lunchtime |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum and Dad saw a mediator to agree who the children would live with.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:x4:1
# text = Mum and Dad saw a mediator to agree who the children would live with.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | Mum and Dad | a mediator |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mediator=Stimulus |
| 2 | **agree** *speech: agree* | to-infinitive | Mum and Dad *not said here* | a mediator *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **live** | would |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good mediator listens to both sides and doesn't take sides.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:x5:1
# text = A good mediator listens to both sides and doesn't take sides.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	listens	listen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | present | a good mediator |  |  |  |  | to both sides | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to side=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **take** | present · do-support | a good mediator *not said here* | sides |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two countries asked a mediator to help them make peace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:x6:1
# text = The two countries asked a mediator to help them make peace.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the two countries | a mediator |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mediator=Recipient |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | the two countries *not said here* | countries *= country* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | infinitive | countries *= country* *not said here* | peace |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset peace=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(church) The vicar said that Christians believe Jesus is the mediator between God and people.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:x7:1
# text = (church) The vicar said that Christians believe Jesus is the mediator between God and people.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	ccomp	_	_
14	between	between	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the vicar |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | present | Jesus | the mediator and people |  |  |  | between God | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The union and the company met with a mediator to end the strike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:x8:1
# text = The union and the company met with a mediator to end the strike.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	union	union	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	end	end	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	strike	strike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | the union and the company |  |  |  |  | with a mediator | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with mediator=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **end** | to-infinitive | the union and the company *not said here* | the strike |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality strike=Eventuality |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He also possessed the power of bringing back departed spirits to the upper world, and was, therefore, the mediator between the living and the dead.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mediator:x9:1
# text = He also possessed the power of bringing back departed spirits to the upper world, and was, therefore, the mediator between the living and the dead.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	possessed	possess	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	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	bringing	bring	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	departed	depart	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	mediator	mediator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
23	between	between	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | past | He | the power |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot power=Theme |
| 2 | **bring back** | gerund | the power *not said here* | departed spirits |  | the upper world |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent spirit=Theme to world=Destination |
| 3 | **depart** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | past |  | the mediator |  |  |  | between the living; therefore *property* | tree rules |

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