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title: plausible — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «plausible» in the Judaism dictionary: Seeming likely to be true or reasonable, so people can believe it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# plausible

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**Who acts:** people, Good making people, readings, manuscripts, That, you · **What happens:** seem, be, believe, make, understand, intend · **To what, where:** it, things, expression בְּלִי, 000 pupils, one class, plausible reason · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«plausible» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [plausible in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/plausible.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seeming likely to be true or reasonable, so people can believe it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plausible:m1:1
# text = Seeming likely to be true or reasonable, so people can believe it.
1	Seeming	seem	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
2	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	reasonable	reasonable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	believe	believe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **believe** | can | people | it |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

<!-- .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: of a person — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good at making people believe things, sometimes when not true.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plausible:m2:1
# text = Good at making people believe things, sometimes when not true.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
2	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	amod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	11	advmod	_	_
9	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **believe** | present | Good making people | things |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The expression בְּלִי\[\]מָה beli\[-\]mah can be understood as either one word or two, with both readings being plausible and perhaps intended, and manuscripts commonly varying between the one- and two-word renditions. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The expression בְּלִי\[\]מָה beli\[-\]mah can be understood as either one word or two, with both readings being plausible and perhaps intended, and manuscripts commonly varying between the one- and two-word renditions.

<!-- fold The tree, 34 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plausible:x1:1
# text = The expression בְּלִי[]מָה beli[-]mah can be understood as either one word or two, with both readings being plausible and perhaps intended, and manuscripts commonly varying between the one- and two-word renditions.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	בְּלִי	בְּלִי	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	מָה	מָה	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	conj	_	_
7	beli	beli	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	6	flat:foreign	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	mah	mah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	understood	understand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc:preconj	_	_
17	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
22	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
23	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
24	readings	reading	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nsubj	_	_
25	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	26	cop	_	_
26	plausible	plausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	parataxis	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	perhaps	perhaps	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
29	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
32	manuscripts	manuscript	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	nsubj	_	_
33	commonly	commonly	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
34	varying	vary	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
35	between	between	ADP	IN	_	43	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	43	det	_	_
37	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	42	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	37	punct	_	_
39	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	42	cc	_	_
40	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	42	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	40	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	43	compound	_	_
43	renditions	rendition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **understand** | can · passive |  | the expression בְּלִי |  |  |  | as one word | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as word=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | both readings |  |  |  |  | plausible *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **intend** | participle | both readings *not said here* |  |  |  |  | perhaps *property* | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **vary** | gerund | manuscripts |  |  |  |  | between the word renditions; commonly *property* | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plausible:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
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	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	translation	translation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That sounds like a plausible excuse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plausible:x2:1
# text = That sounds like a plausible excuse.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	plausible	plausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	excuse	excuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | That |  |  |  |  | like a plausible excuse | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is 5 000 pupils in one class a plausible answer? No!

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Is 5 000 pupils in one class a plausible answer?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plausible:x3:1
# text = Is 5 000 pupils in one class a plausible answer?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	compound	_	_
3	000	000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	plausible	plausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | 000 pupils and a plausible answer |  | one class |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* No!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plausible:x3:2
# text = No!
1	No	no	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Neg	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Give a plausible reason why the ice melted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plausible:x4:1
# text = Give a plausible reason why the ice melted.
1	Give	give	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	plausible	plausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	melted	melt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | imperative | you *not said here* | a plausible reason |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **melt** | past | the ice |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story was plausible, but it was a lie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plausible:x5:1
# text = The story was plausible, but it was a lie.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	plausible	plausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the story |  |  |  |  | plausible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | story | a lie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective needed a plausible suspect.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plausible:x6:1
# text = The detective needed a plausible suspect.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	plausible	plausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	suspect	suspect	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 | **need** | past | the detective | a plausible suspect |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot suspect=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is plausible that it will rain later.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:plausible:x7:1
# text = It is plausible that it will rain later.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	plausible	plausible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | plausible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **rain** | future | it |  |  |  |  | late *property* | tree rules |

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