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# subject

noun (a subject, subjects); verb (subject, subjects, subjected, subjecting — subject to); adjective (subject to)

«subject» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Something you learn at school, such as maths, English or science. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/#m1)
2. What something is about: "the subject of the story" or the topic of a talk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/#m2)
3. In grammar, the subject is the person or thing that does the action of the verb: in "The dog barks", "the dog" is the subject. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/#m3)
4. A person ruled by a king or queen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/#m4)
5. "Subject to" means likely to be affected by, or depending on: "subject to change". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/#m5)

### In the lessons

In school, subjects are the different lessons on the timetable. In grammar lessons, every sentence has a subject and a verb, and the verb must agree with the subject. In art, the subject of a painting is what it shows. In emails, the subject line tells what the message is about. Phrases: favourite subject, change the subject, subject line, subject and verb, subject to change.

### Examples

- My favourite subject is art. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/#x1)
- Let's change the subject. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/#x2)
- In "Tom kicked the ball", Tom is the subject. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/#x3)
- The subject of the poem is the sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/#x4)
- The king spoke to his subjects. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/#x5)
- Write a clear subject line in your email. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/#x6)
- Times are subject to change because of the weather. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/#x7)
- There dwell the Sea King and his subjects. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/#x8)

### Note

Noun stress: SUB-ject; verb stress: sub-JECT ("They were subjected to rain"). Countable: one subject, two subjects. Grammar trap: the verb agrees with the subject: "The dogs bark", "The dog barks". The subject is not always the first word: "Yesterday, my sister won." — "my sister" is the subject.

## In Jewish tradition

In school, subjects are the different lessons on the timetable. In grammar lessons, every sentence has a subject and a verb, and the verb must agree with the subject. In art, the subject of a painting is what it shows. In emails, the subject line tells what the message is about. Phrases: favourite subject, change the subject, subject line, subject and verb, subject to change.

### Examples

- A public domain book is one that was never subject to copyright or whose legal copyright term has expired. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/subject/#x1)
- A separate consideration of the several parts should follow this general grasp of the subject, else much confusion may result. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/subject/#x2)
- For convenience of study I have placed the Notes in a separate form at the end of the work, and I have made a short definition of the subject-matter of each chapter. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/subject/#x3)

### Note

Noun stress: SUB-ject; verb stress: sub-JECT ("They were subjected to rain"). Countable: one subject, two subjects. Grammar trap: the verb agrees with the subject: "The dogs bark", "The dog barks". The subject is not always the first word: "Yesterday, my sister won." — "my sister" is the subject.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «subject» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/subject/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«subject» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/subject.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «subject» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/subject/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«subject» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/subject.html) on Mova free.