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title: northwest — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «northwest» in the Judaism dictionary: The direction halfway between north and west. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# northwest

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** area, northwest wind, you, wind, Manchester, castle · **What happens:** lie, face, blow, symbolize, be, walk · **To what, where:** direction, northwest, twelve directions, river, map, Pacific Northwest

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The direction halfway between north and west.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:northwest:m1:1
# text = The direction halfway between north and west.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	halfway	halfway	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	between	between	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	north	north	ADV	RB	_	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	west	west	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The part of a country or area that lies in that direction, as in "the Northwest of England".

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:northwest:m2:1
# text = The part of a country or area that lies in that direction, as in "the Northwest of England".
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Northwest	Northwest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | area |  |  | that direction |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in direction=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In, from or facing the northwest: a northwest wind blows from the northwest.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:northwest:m3:1
# text = In, from or facing the northwest: a northwest wind blows from the northwest.
1	In	in	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	facing	face	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	northwest	northwest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	northwest	northwest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	blows	blow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	northwest	northwest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **face** | gerund | a northwest wind *not said here* | the northwest |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme northwest=Destination |
| 2 | **blow** | present | a northwest wind |  |  |  |  | from the northwest | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from northwest=Co-Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
These symbolize also twelve directions in space: northeast, southeast, the east above, the east below, the northwest, southwest, the west above, the west below, the upper south, the lower south, the upper north, the lower north. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* These symbolize also twelve directions in space: northeast, southeast, the east above, the east below, the northwest, southwest, the west above, the west below, the upper south, the lower south, the upper north, the lower north.

<!-- fold The tree, 36 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:northwest:x1:1
# text = These symbolize also twelve directions in space: northeast, southeast, the east above, the east below, the northwest, southwest, the west above, the west below, the upper south, the lower south, the upper north, the lower north.
1	These	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	_
2	symbolize	symbolize	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	directions	direction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	northeast	northeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	southeast	southeast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
15	above	above	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
19	below	below	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	northwest	northwest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	southwest	southwest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	west	west	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
28	above	above	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	west	west	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
32	below	below	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
35	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
39	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	40	amod	_	_
40	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
42	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	44	det	_	_
43	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	44	amod	_	_
44	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
46	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	48	det	_	_
47	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	48	amod	_	_
48	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **symbolize** | imperative | you *not said here* | twelve directions and northeast and southeast and the east and the east and the northwest and southwest and the west and the west and the upper south and the lower south and the upper north and the lower north |  |  |  | in space | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot direction=Theme in space=Attribute |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:northwest:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)
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	1887	1887	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 -->
The wind is blowing from the northwest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:northwest:x2:1
# text = The wind is blowing from the northwest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	northwest	northwest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | present · progressive | the wind |  |  |  |  | from the northwest | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from northwest=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Manchester is in the northwest of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:northwest:x3:1
# text = Manchester is in the northwest of England.
1	Manchester	Manchester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	northwest	northwest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	England	England	PROPN	NNP	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** | present | Manchester |  |  | the northwest |  | of England | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Walk northwest until you reach the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:northwest:x4:1
# text = Walk northwest until you reach the river.
1	Walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	northwest	northwest	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	reach	reach	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | northwest *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **reach** | present | you | the river |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent river=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the map, the castle is northwest of the village.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:northwest:x5:1
# text = On the map, the castle is northwest of the village.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	northwest	northwest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the castle | northwest |  | the map |  | of the village | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Explorers searched for the Northwest Passage for hundreds of years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:northwest:x6:1
# text = Explorers searched for the Northwest Passage for hundreds of years.
1	Explorers	explorer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	searched	search	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Northwest	Northwest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Passage	Passage	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **search** | past | Explorers |  |  |  |  | for the Northwest Passage; for hundreds of years | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for passage=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
NW on a compass stands for northwest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:northwest:x7:1
# text = NW on a compass stands for northwest.
1	NW	nw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	compass	compass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	northwest	northwest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | NW on a compass |  |  |  |  | for northwest | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for northwest=Attribute |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seattle is in the Pacific Northwest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:northwest:x8:1
# text = Seattle is in the Pacific Northwest.
1	Seattle	Seattle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Pacific	Pacific	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Northwest	Northwest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

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