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title: participate — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «participate» in the Judaism dictionary: To take part or join in an activity or event. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# participate

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**Who acts:** we, circle, Gods, Everyone, She, You · **What happens:** take, join, share, read, follow, participate · **To what, where:** part, something, page, hundred children, name badge, more · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«participate» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 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: [participate in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/participate.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To take part or join in an activity or event.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:participate:m1:1
# text = To take part or join in an activity or event.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	join	join	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | to-infinitive |  | part |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme |
| 2 | **join** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | in a activity or event | vn cooperate-73.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in activity=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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To share in something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:participate:m2:1
# text = To share in something.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	share	share	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | something |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On page 16 we read as follows: "All his (Gods) creation, and every minutest part thereof, participates of two most essential forms : the line 1 the symbol of the altitude, and the circle 0 the symbol of the horizon. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* On page 16 we read as follows: "All his (Gods) creation, and every minutest part thereof, participates of two most essential forms : the line 1 the symbol of the altitude, and the circle 0 the symbol of the horizon.

<!-- fold The tree, 39 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:participate:x1:1
# text = On page 16 we read as follows: "All his (Gods) creation, and every minutest part thereof, participates of two most essential forms : the line 1 the symbol of the altitude, and the circle 0 the symbol of the horizon.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	16	16	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	_
15	creation	creation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
19	minutest	minute	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	20	amod	_	_
20	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
21	thereof	thereof	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	participates	participate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	parataxis	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
25	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	28	nummod	_	_
26	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	27	advmod	_	_
27	essential	essential	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	forms	form	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obl	_	_
29	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	34	punct	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	compound	_	_
32	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	31	flat	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	appos	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	altitude	altitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
39	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	44	cc	_	_
40	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	41	det	_	_
41	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	nsubj	_	_
42	0	0	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	41	flat	_	_
43	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	44	det	_	_
44	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nmod	_	_
45	of	of	ADP	IN	_	47	case	_	_
46	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
47	horizon	horizon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	44	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | we |  |  | page |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **follow** | present | we *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **participate** *in a quote* | present |  |  |  |  |  | of two essential forms | vn cooperate-73.1-2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **symbol** *in a quote* |  | the circle |  |  |  |  | of the horizon | tree rules |
| 5 | **create** *in a quote* |  | his Gods |  |  |  |  |  | nom creation «act transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:participate:x1:2
# text = (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everyone in our class participated in the charity run.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:participate:x2:1
# text = Everyone in our class participated in the charity run.
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	participated	participate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	run	run	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **participate** | participle | Everyone |  |  |  |  | in the charity run | vn cooperate-73.1-2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in run=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She always participates in class discussions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:participate:x3:1
# text = She always participates in class discussions.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	participates	participate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	discussions	discussion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **participate** | present | She |  |  |  |  | in class discussions; always *property* | vn cooperate-73.1-2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in discussion=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You don't have to win to participate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:participate:x4:1
# text = You don't have to win to participate.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	participate	participate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | You |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **participate** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cooperate-73.1-2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Over a hundred children participated in the science fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:participate:x5:1
# text = Over a hundred children participated in the science fair.
1	Over	over	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	participated	participate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **participate** | participle |  | hundred children *not said here* |  |  |  | in the science | vn cooperate-73.1-2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in science=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Will you participate in the school play?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:participate:x6:1
# text = Will you participate in the school play?
1	Will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	participate	participate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	play	play	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 | **participate** | future | you |  |  |  |  | in the school play | vn cooperate-73.1-2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in play=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Participants must wear a name badge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:participate:x7:1
# text = Participants must wear a name badge.
1	Participants	participant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	badge	badge	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 | **wear** | must | Participants | a name badge |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent badge=Source |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My report says I should participate more in group work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:participate:x8:1
# text = My report says I should participate more in group work.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	participate	participate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
7	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | My report |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **participate** | should | I | more |  | group work |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **report** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Most men of letters hastened to participate in the battle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:participate:x9:1
# text = Most men of letters hastened to participate in the battle.
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	hastened	hasten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	participate	participate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hasten** | participle |  | letters *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **participate** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | in the battle | vn cooperate-73.1-2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in battle=Theme |

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