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title: unsuccessful — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unsuccessful» in the Judaism dictionary: Unsuccessful means not achieving what was wanted or planned; failing. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unsuccessful

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**Who acts:** Unsuccessful, attempt, first try, My, search, 5 · **What happens:** mean, not achieve, want, plan, fail, unfold · **To what, where:** mystery, high jump, 12 shots, method, unsuccessful rivals, despair

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«unsuccessful» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: [unsuccessful in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/unsuccessful.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Unsuccessful means not achieving what was wanted or planned; failing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unsuccessful:m1:1
# text = Unsuccessful means not achieving what was wanted or planned; failing.
1	Unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	achieving	achieve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	wanted	want	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	planned	plan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	failing	fail	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Unsuccessful |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **achieve** *not said to happen* | gerund | Unsuccessful *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **want** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **plan** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **fail** | gerund | Unsuccessful *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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But every attempt to unfold this mystery has hitherto been unsuccessful". (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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*Sentence 1:* But every attempt to unfold this mystery has hitherto been unsuccessful".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unsuccessful:x1:1
# text = But every attempt to unfold this mystery has hitherto been unsuccessful".
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	attempt	attempt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	unfold	unfold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	hitherto	hitherto	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
11	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unfold** | to-infinitive | every attempt *not said here* | this mystery |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mystery=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present · perfect | every attempt |  |  |  |  | hitherto, unsuccessful *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unsuccessful:x1:2
# text = (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Mordell	Mordell	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Origin	Origin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	1914	1914	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	list	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	))	))	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My first try at the high jump was unsuccessful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unsuccessful:x2:1
# text = My first try at the high jump was unsuccessful.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	try	try	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	jump	jump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | My first try at the high jump |  |  |  |  | unsuccessful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** |  | My |  |  | the high jump |  |  | nom try «act transitive»: poss=agent at=place |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The search for the lost cat was unsuccessful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unsuccessful:x3:1
# text = The search for the lost cat was unsuccessful.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the search for the lost cat |  |  |  |  | unsuccessful *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Out of 12 shots, 5 were unsuccessful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unsuccessful:x4:1
# text = Out of 12 shots, 5 were unsuccessful.
1	Out	out	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	shots	shot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | 5 |  |  | 12 shots |  | unsuccessful *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The experiment was unsuccessful, so we changed the method.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unsuccessful:x5:1
# text = The experiment was unsuccessful, so we changed the method.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	experiment	experiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the experiment |  |  |  |  | unsuccessful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | past | we | the method |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent method=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her application for the job was unsuccessful.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unsuccessful:x6:1
# text = Her application for the job was unsuccessful.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	application	application	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her application for the job |  |  |  |  | unsuccessful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **apply** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  | for the job | nom application «act intransitive»: poss=agent for=obl |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After several unsuccessful attempts, he finally whistled.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unsuccessful:x7:1
# text = After several unsuccessful attempts, he finally whistled.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	attempts	attempt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	whistled	whistle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whistle** | past | he |  |  |  | after several unsuccessful attempts | finally *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All the King’s unsuccessful rivals had gone home in despair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:unsuccessful:x8:1
# text = All the King’s unsuccessful rivals had gone home in despair.
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	’s	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rivals	rival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	home	home	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	despair	despair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the King | all unsuccessful rivals |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past · perfect | all unsuccessful rivals |  |  | despair |  | home *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in despair=Location |

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