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title: periodical — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «periodical» in the Judaism dictionary: noun. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# periodical

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**Who acts:** magazine, Magazines, library, aunt, periodicals, museum · **What happens:** come out, happen, request, accord, copy, review · **To what, where:** Magazines, reviews, thesis, science periodicals, top shelf, old periodicals

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
noun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:periodical:m1:1
# text = noun.
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A magazine or journal that comes out regularly, such as every week, month or three months.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:periodical:m1e:1
# text = A magazine or journal that comes out regularly, such as every week, month or three months.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	journal	journal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	regularly	regularly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	13	case	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | present | a magazine or journal and every week and month or three months |  |  |  |  | regularly *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
adjective.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:periodical:m2:1
# text = adjective.
1	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Happening again and again at regular times (usually "periodic").

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:periodical:m2e:1
# text = Happening again and again at regular times (usually "periodic").
1	Happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	again	again	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	conj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	regular	regular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	periodic	periodic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | gerund |  |  |  |  | again; time |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Magazines and periodicals are respectfully requested to serid copies of their reviews of this thesis to the author, P. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:periodical:x1:1
# text = Magazines and periodicals are respectfully requested to serid copies of their reviews of this thesis to the author, P. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	Magazines	magazine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	periodicals	periodical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	respectfully	respectfully	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	requested	request	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	serid	serid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	copies	copy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	reviews	review	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	det	_	_
15	thesis	thesis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	P.	P.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
21	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nmod	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	conj	_	_
30	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	32	case	_	_
31	to	to	ADP	IN	_	30	fixed	_	_
32	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
33	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	flat	_	_
34	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	32	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	35	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | present · passive |  | Magazines and periodicals |  |  |  | to serid copies of Magazines's reviews of this thesis to the author  P. and Mordell accord Sefer; respectfully *property* | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **copy** |  |  | Magazines's reviews of this thesis to the author  P. and Mordell accord Sefer |  |  |  |  | nom copy «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **review** |  | Magazines *= magazine* | this thesis to the author  P. and Mordell |  |  |  | accord Sefer | nom review «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient accord=obl |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The library keeps science periodicals on the top shelf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:periodical:x2:1
# text = The library keeps science periodicals on the top shelf.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	periodicals	periodical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | the library | science periodicals |  | the top shelf |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent periodical=Theme on shelf=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt writes for a gardening periodical.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:periodical:x3:1
# text = My aunt writes for a gardening periodical.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	writes	write	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	gardening	garden	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	periodical	periodical	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 | **write** | present | My aunt |  |  |  |  | for a gardening periodical | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for periodical=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **garden** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Children's periodicals like comics come out weekly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:periodical:x4:1
# text = Children's periodicals like comics come out weekly.
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	periodicals	periodical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	comics	comic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	weekly	weekly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | present | Children's periodicals like comics |  |  |  |  | out, weekly *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The museum has old periodicals from the 1800s.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:periodical:x5:1
# text = The museum has old periodicals from the 1800s.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	periodicals	periodical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	1800s	1800	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum | old periodicals |  | the 1800s |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent periodical=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The machine needs periodical checks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:periodical:x6:1
# text = The machine needs periodical checks.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	periodical	periodical	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	checks	check	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the machine | periodical checks |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot check=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She looked up the article in a medical periodical.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:periodical:x7:1
# text = She looked up the article in a medical periodical.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	article	article	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	periodical	periodical	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look up** | past | She | the article |  |  |  | in a medical periodical | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in periodical=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of late years several articles have appeared in some of the German periodicals,\[5\] giving accounts or translations of some of the Russian Popular Tales.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:periodical:x8:1
# text = Of late years several articles have appeared in some of the German periodicals,[5] giving accounts or translations of some of the Russian Popular Tales.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
4	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	articles	article	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	appeared	appear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	German	German	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	periodicals	periodical	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	_
18	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
19	accounts	account	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	translations	translation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	21	nmod	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
26	Russian	Russian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
27	Popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	Tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present · perfect | several articles | 5 |  | some | year |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in some=Location |
| 2 | **give** | gerund | several articles *not said here* | accounts or translations of some |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Theme |

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