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# problem

«problem» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a question you have to work out, like a maths story: a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (problem, problems)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A problem is a question you have to work out, like a maths story: a word problem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#m1)

2) A problem is something that is wrong or hard and needs to be fixed: The car has a problem. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#m2)

3) «No problem» means it is easy, or you are welcome. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

a word problem to solve («Read the whole problem first, then choose»); some problems have two steps; in science solving problems by testing; in everyday life fixing problems, «What's the problem?»; in friendship talking about a problem helps; «problem solving»

### examples

- There are other problems with the interpretation ‘mothers’. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#x1)
- The reason why they have remained so long an unsolved problem is partly due to a lack of knowledge of Hebrew orthography, on which the Sefer Yetzirah is based. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#x2)
- Read the whole problem first, then choose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#x3)
- This problem has two steps. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#x4)
- Tom solved 6 problems and Kim solved 9. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#x5)
- Can you help me with this maths problem? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#x6)
- We have a problem: the tap is leaking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#x7)
- If you have a problem at school, talk to your teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#x8)
- «Thank you!» «No problem.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#x9)
- Litter is a big problem for sea animals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#x10)
- He pursued the problem like the sleuth-hound that he was. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/#x11)

### note

Read all of it before choosing. Trap: some problems need two operations. Verb: «solve a problem» (not «do a problem» in everyday talk, though teachers say both).

### In the corpora

- [Debt becomes a problem when the repayments are more than the family can afford.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/3/)
- [Non-urgent appointments can be weeks away because doctors have more patients than time; urgent problems are seen sooner.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/10/)
- [An annual check-up is a routine visit to catch problems early, even when you feel fine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/20-the-doctor-and-the-chemist/17/)
- [Dentists check teeth every six months to a year to catch small problems, like holes, before they hurt.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low/11/)
- [Grown-ups keep friends' secrets too, so whispering on the phone is often about someone else's private problem.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/35-closed-doors-whispers-and-secrets/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «problem» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/problem/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.