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title: posterity — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «posterity» in the Judaism dictionary: All the people who will live in the future, long after us; the children and grandchildren still to come. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# posterity

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**Who acts:** people, you, posterity, generation, name, their · **What happens:** live, come, let, cut off, follow, blot out · **To what, where:** children, future, posterity, name, tale, things · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«posterity» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: [posterity in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/posterity.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All the people who will live in the future, long after us; the children and grandchildren still to come.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:posterity:m1:1
# text = All the people who will live in the future, long after us; the children and grandchildren still to come.
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	future	future	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
12	after	after	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	grandchildren	grandchild	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
19	still	still	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | future | all people | the children and grandchildren |  | the future |  | long *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in future=Location |
| 2 | **come** | to-infinitive | all people *not said here* | the children and grandchildren *not said here* |  |  | still |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let his posterity be cut off; in the generation following let their name be blotted out. (Writings PSA.109.13, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Let his posterity be cut off; in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:posterity:x1:1
# text = Let his posterity be cut off; in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	posterity	posterity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	xcomp	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	generation	generation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	blotted	blot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	xcomp	_	_
17	out	out	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | his posterity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut off** | infinitive · passive | his posterity *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V» |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund | the generation *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **let** | infinitive | the generation | their name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **blot out** | infinitive · passive | their name *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP» |
| 6 | **name** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.109.13, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:posterity:x1:2
# text = (Writings PSA.109.13, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.109.13	PSA.109.13	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king said the tale must not be lost to posterity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:posterity:x2:1
# text = The king said the tale must not be lost to posterity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	posterity	posterity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the king |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **lose** | must · passive |  | the tale |  |  |  | to posterity | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What is good will shine brightly through posterity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:posterity:x3:1
# text = What is good will shine brightly through posterity.
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	csubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	shine	shine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	brightly	brightly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	posterity	posterity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **shine** | future |  |  |  | posterity |  | brightly *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We write things down so that posterity can read them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:posterity:x4:1
# text = We write things down so that posterity can read them.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	write	write	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	9	mark	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	posterity	posterity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write down** | present | We | things |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **read** | can | posterity | things *= thing* |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic |

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