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title: relevant — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «relevant» in the Judaism dictionary: Connected with what is being talked about or done, and useful or important for it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# relevant

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**Who acts:** old story, relevant passage, house, you, that, our · **What happens:** connect, talk about, do, be, serve, swallow · **To what, where:** slide, tongue, information, volcanoes, relevant parts, joke

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Connected with what is being talked about or done, and useful or important for it.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:relevant:m1:1
# text = Connected with what is being talked about or done, and useful or important for it.
1	Connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	with	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	1	obl	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	talked	talk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **connect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with what=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **talk about** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V» |
| 3 | **do** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «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 -->
Still important and meaningful to people now: an old story that is still relevant.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:relevant:m2:1
# text = Still important and meaningful to people now: an old story that is still relevant.
1	Still	still	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	meaningful	meaningful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	still	still	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	relevant	relevant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a old story |  |  |  | still | relevant *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The relevant passage is on slide 128.\]:\] Bound to the tongue like a flame to coal—Alef-Chet-Heh-ʽAyin, serving behind the tongue in the house of swallowing. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The relevant passage is on slide 128.\]:\] Bound to the tongue like a flame to coal—Alef-Chet-Heh-ʽAyin, serving behind the tongue in the house of swallowing.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:relevant:x1:1
# text = The relevant passage is on slide 128.]:] Bound to the tongue like a flame to coal—Alef-Chet-Heh-ʽAyin, serving behind the tongue in the house of swallowing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	relevant	relevant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	slide	slide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	128	128	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	_
12	Bound	Bound	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	flame	flame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	Alef	Alef	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	Chet	Chet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	Heh	Heh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	ʽAyin	ʽayin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
30	serving	serve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	conj	_	_
31	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
34	in	in	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
37	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	38	mark	_	_
38	swallowing	swallow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	36	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the relevant passage |  |  | slide |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **serve** | gerund | the relevant passage *not said here* |  |  | the tongue |  | in the house | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent in house=Attribute |
| 3 | **swallow** | gerund | the house *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:relevant: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 -->
Only write down the information relevant to the question.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:relevant:x2:1
# text = Only write down the information relevant to the question.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	relevant	relevant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write down** | imperative | you *not said here* | the information |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is that relevant to our project on volcanoes?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:relevant:x3:1
# text = Is that relevant to our project on volcanoes?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
3	relevant	relevant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | that |  |  |  |  | to our project on volcanoes; relevant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **project** |  | our |  |  | volcanoes |  |  | nom project «act transitive»: poss=agent on=place |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The colour of the bus is not relevant to the maths problem.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:relevant:x4:1
# text = The colour of the bus is not relevant to the maths problem.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	relevant	relevant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	compound	_	_
12	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | the colour of the bus |  |  |  |  | to the maths problem; relevant *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Highlight the relevant parts of the text.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:relevant:x5:1
# text = Highlight the relevant parts of the text.
1	Highlight	highlight	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	relevant	relevant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **highlight** | imperative | you *not said here* | the relevant parts of the text |  |  |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His joke wasn't relevant, so the teacher ignored it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:relevant:x6:1
# text = His joke wasn't relevant, so the teacher ignored it.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	relevant	relevant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | His joke |  |  |  |  | relevant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **ignore** | past | the teacher | joke |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **joke** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aesop's fables are still relevant today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:relevant:x7:1
# text = Aesop's fables are still relevant today.
1	Aesop	Aesop	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	fables	fable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	relevant	relevant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Aesop's fables |  |  |  | still; today | relevant *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bring any relevant documents to the meeting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:relevant:x8:1
# text = Bring any relevant documents to the meeting.
1	Bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
3	relevant	relevant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	documents	document	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | imperative | you *not said here* | any relevant documents |  | the meeting |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent document=Theme to meeting=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Illustrations have been moved closer to their relevant paragraphs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:relevant:x9:1
# text = Illustrations have been moved closer to their relevant paragraphs.
1	Illustrations	illustration	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	closer	close	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	relevant	relevant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	paragraphs	paragraph	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present · perfect · passive |  | Illustrations |  |  |  | close *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **paragraph** |  | Illustrations *= illustration* |  |  |  |  |  | nom paragraph «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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