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title: paternoster — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «paternoster» in the school dictionary: The Paternoster is the Lord's Prayer, the prayer Jesus taught, named from its first words in Latin, «Pater noster», meaning «Our Father». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# paternoster

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**Who acts:** Paternoster, Jesus, Pater noster, paternoster lift, open cabins, monks · **What happens:** be, teach, name, mean, word, make · **To what, where:** Prayer, first words, Father, Latin, one bead, rosary · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«paternoster» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [paternoster in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/paternoster.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Paternoster is the Lord's Prayer, the prayer Jesus taught, named from its first words in Latin, «Pater noster», meaning «Our Father».

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paternoster:m1:1
# text = The Paternoster is the Lord's Prayer, the prayer Jesus taught, named from its first words in Latin, «Pater noster», meaning «Our Father».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Paternoster	paternoster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	Prayer	Prayer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
11	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	18	amod	_	_
18	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	Pater	pater	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	noster	noster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	acl	_	_
28	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
30	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	30	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Paternoster | the Lord's Prayer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | Jesus | the prayer *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent prayer=Recipient |
| 3 | **name** | participle |  | the Lord's Prayer *not said here* |  | Paternoster's first words in Latin |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **mean** | gerund | Pater noster *not said here* | Our Father |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Topic |
| 5 | **word** |  | Paternoster |  |  | Latin |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent in=place |

<!-- .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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A paternoster can also be one bead in a rosary, or a whole string of prayer beads.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paternoster:m2:1
# text = A paternoster can also be one bead in a rosary, or a whole string of prayer beads.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	paternoster	paternoster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	bead	bead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rosary	rosary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	beads	bead	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a paternoster | one bead |  | a rosary |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A paternoster lift is an old kind of lift made of open cabins that keep moving slowly in a loop.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paternoster:m3:1
# text = A paternoster lift is an old kind of lift made of open cabins that keep moving slowly in a loop.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	paternoster	paternoster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	cabins	cabin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	xcomp	_	_
17	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	loop	loop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a paternoster lift | a old kind |  |  |  | of lift | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | lift *not said here* |  |  |  | of open cabins | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **keep** | present | open cabins |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **move** | gerund | open cabins *not said here* |  |  | a loop |  | slowly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in loop=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The monks said the Paternoster every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paternoster:x1:1
# text = The monks said the Paternoster every morning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	monks	monk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Paternoster	Paternoster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the monks |  |  |  | morning |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Paternoster» is Latin for «Our Father».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paternoster:x2:1
# text = «Paternoster» is Latin for «Our Father».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Paternoster	paternoster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	Latin	Latin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Paternoster |  |  |  |  | for Our Father; latin *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe Jesus taught this prayer to his disciples.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paternoster:x3:1
# text = Christians believe Jesus taught this prayer to his disciples.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	taught	teach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	disciples	disciple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **teach** *speech: other* | past | Jesus | this prayer | Jesus's disciples |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent prayer=Topic to disciple=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She moved a bead of her paternoster with each prayer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paternoster:x4:1
# text = She moved a bead of her paternoster with each prayer.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bead	bead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	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	paternoster	paternoster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | She | a bead of her paternoster with each prayer |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent bead=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Paternoster Square is next to St Paul's Cathedral.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paternoster:x5:1
# text = Paternoster Square is next to St Paul's Cathedral.
1	Paternoster	Paternoster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Square	Square	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	next	next	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	St	St	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Paul	Paul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	Cathedral	Cathedral	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Paternoster Square |  |  |  |  | to St Paul's Cathedral; next *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old office had a paternoster lift that never stopped.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paternoster:x6:1
# text = The old office had a paternoster lift that never stopped.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	paternoster	paternoster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the old office | a paternoster lift |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lift=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **stop** | past | a paternoster lift |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You must step quickly into a paternoster lift.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paternoster:x7:1
# text = You must step quickly into a paternoster lift.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	step	step	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	paternoster	paternoster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **step** | must | You |  |  | a paternoster lift |  | quickly *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into lift=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"For the next seven years you must not wash yourself, nor comb your hair or beard, neither must you cut your nails nor say one paternoster.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:paternoster:x8:1
# text = "For the next seven years you must not wash yourself, nor comb your hair or beard, neither must you cut your nails nor say one paternoster.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	For	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
11	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	14	cc	_	_
14	comb	comb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
15	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	beard	beard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	23	cc:preconj	_	_
21	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
22	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
24	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	nails	nail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	_
26	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	27	cc	_	_
27	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	conj	_	_
28	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	29	nummod	_	_
29	paternoster	paternoster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **wash** *in a quote* | must | you | yourself |  |  | year |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Patient |
| 2 | **comb** *in a quote* | infinitive | you *not said here* | your hair or beard |  |  |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |
| 3 | **cut** *in a quote* | must | you | your nails |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nail=Product |
| 4 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | present | you *not said here* | one paternoster |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent paternoster=Topic |

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