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title: playful — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «playful» in the Judaism dictionary: Playful means full of fun and wanting to play. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# playful

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**Who acts:** Playful, playful kitten, Dad, Dolphins, She, push · **What happens:** mean, want, play, chase, give, be · **To what, where:** playful action, ball, playful wink, me, playful animals, playful mood · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Playful means full of fun and wanting to play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:playful:m1:1
# text = Playful means full of fun and wanting to play.
1	Playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	wanting	want	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Playful |  |  |  |  | full *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **want** | gerund | Playful *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **play** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Playful *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A playful action or remark is meant as fun and not seriously.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:playful:m2:1
# text = A playful action or remark is meant as fun and not seriously.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	seriously	seriously	ADV	RB	_	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · passive |  | a playful action or remark |  |  |  | as fun | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Topic as fun=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The playful kitten chased the ball of wool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:playful:x1:1
# text = The playful kitten chased the ball of wool.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	kitten	kitten	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | past | the playful kitten | the ball of wool |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad gave me a playful wink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:playful:x2:1
# text = Dad gave me a playful wink.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	wink	wink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Dad | a playful wink | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient wink=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dolphins are playful animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:playful:x3:1
# text = Dolphins are playful animals.
1	Dolphins	dolphin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dolphins | playful animals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was in a playful mood after school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:playful:x4:1
# text = She was in a playful mood after school.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mood	mood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  | a playful mood | after school |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His push was playful, but it still made me fall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:playful:x5:1
# text = His push was playful, but it still made me fall.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	push	push	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His push |  |  |  |  | playful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past | push | me |  |  | still |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **fall** | infinitive | me *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **push** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom push «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby gave a playful giggle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:playful:x6:1
# text = The baby gave a playful giggle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	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	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	giggle	giggle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the baby | a playful giggle |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent giggle=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Otters are playful and slide down muddy banks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:playful:x7:1
# text = Otters are playful and slide down muddy banks.
1	Otters	otter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	slide	slide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
6	down	down	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	banks	bank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Otters |  |  |  |  | playful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **slide down** | infinitive | Otters *not said here* | muddy banks |  |  |  | down *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bank=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He had a playful humour at moments, and they thought this was one of the moments.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:playful:x8:1
# text = He had a playful humour at moments, and they thought this was one of the moments.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	playful	playful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	humour	humour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	moments	moment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	ccomp	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	moments	moment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | He | a playful humour |  |  | moment |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent humour=Patient |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past | this | one |  |  | moment |  | tree rules |

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