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title: trillion — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «trillion» in the Judaism dictionary: A trillion is a million millions: 1,000,000,000,000, or 10 to the power of 12 — a 1 followed by 12 zeros. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# trillion

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**Who acts:** trillion, Trillions, I, you, Counting, economies · **What happens:** be, follow, mean, tell, make, write · **To what, where:** million millions, enormous uncountable number, trillions, you, thousand billion, human body · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trillion is a million millions: 1,000,000,000,000, or 10 to the power of 12 — a 1 followed by 12 zeros.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trillion:m1:1
# text = A trillion is a million millions: 1,000,000,000,000, or 10 to the power of 12 — a 1 followed by 12 zeros.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trillion	trillion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	1,000,000,000,000	1,000,000,000,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nmod	_	_
17	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	_
20	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
21	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	23	nummod	_	_
23	zeros	zero	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a trillion | million millions |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Trillions» means an enormous, uncountable number: «I've told you trillions of times!».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trillion:m2:1
# text = «Trillions» means an enormous, uncountable number: «I've told you trillions of times!».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Trillions	trillion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	enormous	enormous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	uncountable	uncountable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	parataxis	_	_
15	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	iobj	_	_
16	trillions	trillion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Trillions | a enormous uncountable number |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present · perfect | I | trillions of times | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient trillion=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trillion is a thousand billion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trillion:x1:1
# text = A trillion is a thousand billion.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trillion	trillion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	billion	billion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a trillion | a thousand billion |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The human body is made of trillions of cells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trillion:x2:1
# text = The human body is made of trillions of cells.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	trillions	trillion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	cells	cell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | the human body |  |  |  | of trillions of cells | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write one trillion in digits: 1,000,000,000,000.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trillion:x3:1
# text = Write one trillion in digits: 1,000,000,000,000.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	compound	_	_
3	trillion	trillion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	digits	digit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	1,000,000,000,000	1,000,000,000,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | one trillion |  | digits |  | 1,000,000,000,000 *obl* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent trillion=Theme in digit=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Counting to a trillion, one number a second, would take over 30,000 years.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trillion:x4:1
# text = Counting to a trillion, one number a second, would take over 30,000 years.
1	Counting	count	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	csubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	trillion	trillion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	second	second	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	over	over	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	30,000	30,000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | gerund |  | a trillion |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trillion=Theme |
| 2 | **take over** | would | Counting |  |  |  | year |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some countries' economies are worth trillions of dollars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trillion:x5:1
# text = Some countries' economies are worth trillions of dollars.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	economies	economy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	trillions	trillion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	dollars	dollar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | some countries's economies | worth trillions |  |  |  | of dollars | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are trillions of tiny bacteria in your gut.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trillion:x6:1
# text = There are trillions of tiny bacteria in your gut.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	trillions	trillion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	gut	gut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | trillions of tiny bacteria in your gut |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I've asked you a trillion times to tidy your room! (informal)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* I've asked you a trillion times to tidy your room!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trillion:x7:1
# text = I've asked you a trillion times to tidy your room!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	trillion	trillion	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	tidy	tidy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present · perfect | I |  | you |  | time |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **tidy** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | your room |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (informal)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:trillion:x7:2
# text = (informal)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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