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title: university — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «university» in the Judaism dictionary: A place of higher learning where people study for degrees after school and where research is done. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# university

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**Who acts:** people, sister, university, Dad, She, university museum · **What happens:** study, do, belong, go, have, work · **To what, where:** research, it, university, medicine, huge library, family

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A place of higher learning where people study for degrees after school and where research is done.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:university:m1:1
# text = A place of higher learning where people study for degrees after school and where research is done.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	higher	high	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	amod	_	_
5	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
11	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
15	research	research	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | people |  |  |  | after school | for degrees | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for degree=Attribute |
| 2 | **do** | present · passive |  | research |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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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 -->
The people (students and teachers) who belong to it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:university:m2:1
# text = The people (students and teachers) who belong to it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	students	student	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	teachers	teacher	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | the people |  | it |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My sister is going to university to study medicine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:university:x1:1
# text = My sister is going to university to study medicine.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	going	go	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	study	study	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present · progressive | My sister |  |  | university |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to university=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **study** | to-infinitive | My sister *not said here* | medicine |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The university has a huge library.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:university:x2:1
# text = The university has a huge library.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	library	library	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 | **have** | present | the university | a huge library |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent library=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad works as a cleaner at the university.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:university:x3:1
# text = Dad works as a cleaner at the university.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cleaner	cleaner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | Dad |  |  |  |  | as a cleaner; at the university | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at university=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She is the first in her family to go to university.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:university:x4:1
# text = She is the first in her family to go to university.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	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** | present | She |  |  | her family |  | first *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  | university |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to university=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The university museum has dinosaur bones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:university:x5:1
# text = The university museum has dinosaur bones.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the university museum | dinosaur bones |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A university year often has two or three terms.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:university:x6:1
# text = A university year often has two or three terms.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	conj	_	_
9	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present |  | two terms |  |  | year | often *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent term=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Throughout their lives they remained close friends, and both studied law at Marburg University.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:university:x7:1
# text = Throughout their lives they remained close friends, and both studied law at Marburg University.
1	Throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	nsubj	_	_
11	studied	study	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
12	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	Marburg	Marburg	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	University	University	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remain** | past | lives *= life* | close friends |  |  | throughout their lives |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme friend=Attribute |
| 2 | **study** | past | both | law |  | Marburg University |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Topic |

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