A Room with a View — Page 4

Vocabulary

Nun

Now; used to introduce a statement or transition

griff

Grabbed, seized; past tense of greifen

der

The; definite article, masculine nominative

alte

Old; adjective describing age of a person

Mann

Man; adult male person

fast

Almost, nearly; close to but not quite

heftig

Fierce, intense, vehement; with great force

an

At, on, to; common German preposition or prefix

Warum

Why; interrogative word asking for a reason

sollte

Should; past subjunctive of sollen, expressing obligation

sie

She or they; third-person pronoun

nicht

Not; negation particle in German sentences

wechseln

To change, switch; to exchange or alternate something

Was

What; interrogative or relative pronoun

für

For; preposition indicating purpose or substitution

einen

A, an; indefinite article, masculine accusative

möglichen

Possible; adjective in inflected form meaning conceivable

Einwand

Objection; a reason raised against something

hatte

Had; past tense of haben, to have

denn

Because, then; conjunction or particle for emphasis

Sie

You (formal); polite second-person pronoun in German

würden

Would; conditional form of werden used in subjunctive

in

In, into; preposition indicating location or direction

einer

A, one; indefinite article, feminine dative form

halben

Half; adjective in inflected form meaning partial

Stunde

Hour; unit of time equal to sixty minutes

ausziehen

To move out; to vacate a place of residence

obwohl

Although, even though; subordinating concessive conjunction

den

The; definite article, masculine accusative or dative plural

Feinheiten

Subtleties, nuances; fine details of a subject

Konversation

Conversation; verbal exchange between two or more people

bewandert

Well-versed, knowledgeable; experienced in a particular field

war

Was; past tense of sein, to be

stand

Stood; past tense of stehen, to stand

Brutalität

Brutality; extreme cruelty or harsh behavior

machtlos

Powerless, helpless; lacking the ability to act

gegenüber

Opposite, toward; preposition indicating facing or regarding

Es

It; neuter third-person pronoun or expletive subject

unmöglich

Impossible; not capable of occurring or being done

jemanden

Someone; indefinite pronoun in accusative case

so

So, thus; adverb indicating manner or degree

Groben

Rude, coarse; inflected form of grob meaning rough

zu

To, too; preposition or infinitive marker in German

brüskieren

To snub, rebuff; to treat someone rudely or curtly

Ihr

Her, your (formal); possessive pronoun or formal address

Gesicht

Face; the front part of a person's head

rötete

Reddened; past tense of röten, to turn red

sich

Herself, itself; reflexive pronoun for third person

vor

Before, in front of; preposition of position or time

Missfallen

Displeasure; feeling of dissatisfaction or disapproval

murmelte

Murmured; past tense of murmeln, to speak softly

dass

That; subordinating conjunction introducing a dependent clause

die

The; definite article, feminine or plural nominative

Leute

People; plural noun referring to persons in general

sehr

Very; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb

seltsam

Strange, odd; unusual or peculiar in character

sein

To be; infinitive of the main auxiliary verb

schienen

Seemed; past tense of scheinen, to appear or seem

Kaum

Hardly, scarcely; barely or just at the moment

diese

This, these; demonstrative pronoun or adjective

verhängnisvolle

Fateful, disastrous; carrying serious negative consequences

Entscheidung

Decision; a conclusion reached after consideration

verkündet

Announced, proclaimed; past participle of verkünden

da

There, then; adverb of place or time or conjunction

widerrief

Revoked; past tense of widerrufen, to retract

auch

Also, too; adverb indicating addition or emphasis

schon

Already; adverb indicating something has occurred beforehand

Die

The; definite article, feminine or plural nominative

Vorhänge

Curtains; fabric panels hung to cover windows or doorways

am

At the, on the; contraction of an dem

Ende

End; the final point or conclusion of something

des

Of the; genitive definite article, masculine or neuter

Raumes

Room's; genitive of Raum, a room or space

öffneten

Opened; past tense of öffnen, to open something

und

And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses

enthüllten

Revealed, uncovered; past tense of enthüllen

Geistlichen

Clergyman; a religious minister or priest

beleibt

Stout, portly; having a large or heavy body

aber

But, however; conjunction expressing contrast or exception

anziehend

Attractive, appealing; having a pleasing or charming quality

eilig

Hurried, hasty; done or moving with great speed

vorwärtsschritt

Stepped forward; past tense of vorwärtsschreiten, to advance

um

Around, in order to; preposition or conjunction of purpose

seinen

His; possessive pronoun, masculine accusative form

Platz

Place, seat; a designated spot or public square

Tisch

Table; a piece of furniture with a flat surface

einzunehmen

To take, occupy; to take one's seat or position

fröhlich

Cheerful, happy; in a joyful and lively mood

seine

His; possessive pronoun, masculine or neuter nominative

Verspätung

Delay, lateness; arriving or occurring after the expected time

entschuldigte

Apologized, excused; past tense of entschuldigen