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title: sudden — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sudden» in the Judaism dictionary: Sudden means happening quickly and without warning. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sudden

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**Who acts:** Sudden, snares, you, destruction, calamity, sudden flash · **What happens:** mean, happen, be, dread, affright, not be · **To what, where:** thee, calamity, sudden, sudden stop, sudden storm, us

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«sudden» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 10 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: [sudden in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sudden.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sudden means happening quickly and without warning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sudden:m1:1
# text = Sudden means happening quickly and without warning.
1	Sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Sudden |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** *not said to happen* | gerund | Sudden *not said here* |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee, (Writings JOB.22.10, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sudden:x1:1
# text = Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden dread affrighted thee, (Writings JOB.22.10, JPS 1917)
1	Therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	snares	snare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	dread	dread	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	affrighted	affright	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	ccomp	_	_
12	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
16	JOB.22.10	JOB.22.10	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	flat	_	_
19	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | snares |  |  |  |  | about thee; Writings *obl*; round, therefore *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **dread** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **affright** | participle |  | thee |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be not afraid of sudden terror, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh; (Writings PRO.3.25, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sudden:x2:1
# text = Be not afraid of sudden terror, neither of the destruction of the wicked, when it cometh; (Writings PRO.3.25, JPS 1917)
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	cop	_	_
2	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	terror	terror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	destruction	destruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	cometh	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	parataxis	_	_
22	PRO.3.25	PRO.3.25	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	flat	_	_
25	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	22	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	21	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of sudden terror; afraid *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | present | destruction |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy. (Writings PRO.6.15, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sudden:x3:1
# text = Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; on a sudden shall he be broken, and that without remedy.
1	Therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	calamity	calamity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	obl	_	_
11	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	obl	_	_
18	without	without	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	remedy	remedy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | shall | his calamity |  |  |  |  | suddenly, therefore *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **break** | shall · passive |  | calamity |  | a sudden |  | without remedy; that *obl* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.6.15, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sudden:x3:2
# text = (Writings PRO.6.15, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.6.15	PRO.6.15	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a sudden flash of lightning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sudden:x4:1
# text = There was a sudden flash of lightning.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	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	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	flash	flash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a sudden flash of lightning |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **flash** |  | lightning |  |  |  |  |  | nom flash «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All of a sudden, the lights went out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sudden:x5:1
# text = All of a sudden, the lights went out.
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	out	out	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** | past | All |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car came to a sudden stop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sudden:x6:1
# text = The car came to a sudden stop.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stop	stop	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 | **come** | past | the car |  |  | a sudden stop |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to stop=Initial\_Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sudden storm forced us indoors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sudden:x7:1
# text = A sudden storm forced us indoors.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | participle |  | a sudden storm *not said here* | us |  |  | indoors *property* | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't make sudden movements near a strange dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sudden:x8:1
# text = Don't make sudden movements near a strange dog.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	movements	movement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **make** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | sudden movements |  |  |  | near a strange dog | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset movement=Product |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt a sudden pain in her side.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sudden:x9:1
# text = She felt a sudden pain in her side.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	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	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She | a sudden pain |  | her side |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent pain=Theme in side=Location |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All of a sudden a cock crew.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sudden:x10:1
# text = All of a sudden a cock crew.
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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