Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 7

Vocabulary

Da

There, then; used to indicate place or time

sagt

Says; third person singular of 'sagen'

Ja

Yes; affirmative response or confirmation

er

He; third person singular masculine pronoun

hat

Has; third person singular of 'haben'

einen

A/an; indefinite article, masculine accusative case

Vater

Father; male parent of a person

aber

But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception

den

The; definite article, masculine accusative case

kann

Can; expresses ability or possibility

man

One; indefinite pronoun referring to people generally

heutzutage

Nowadays; in the present time or era

nie

Never; at no time, not ever

finden

To find; to locate or discover something

Sie

They/She/You; pronoun with multiple uses in German

berieten

Deliberated; past tense of 'beraten', to consult

sich

Themselves/oneself; reflexive pronoun in German

und

And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses

sie

She/they; third person pronoun, feminine or plural

wollten

Wanted; past tense of 'wollen', to want

mich

Me; first person singular accusative pronoun

ausschließen

To exclude; to shut someone out of a group

weil

Because; subordinating conjunction giving a reason

sagten

Said; past tense plural of 'sagen', to say

jeder

Every/each; referring to all individuals in a group

Junge

Boy; a young male person

müsse

Must; subjunctive of 'müssen', expressing obligation

eine

A/an; indefinite article, feminine nominative case

Familie

Family; a group of related people living together

oder

Or; coordinating conjunction presenting alternatives

jemanden

Someone; accusative form of 'jemand', an indefinite pronoun

haben

To have; auxiliary and main verb of possession

töten

To kill; to cause the death of someone

könne

Could; subjunctive form of 'können', expressing possibility

sonst

Otherwise; indicating a contrasting or alternative condition

wäre

Would be; subjunctive past of 'sein', to be

es

It; neuter third person singular pronoun

nicht

Not; negation particle in German sentences

fair

Fair; just, equitable, treating everyone equally

gerecht

Just/righteous; conforming to moral standards of fairness

gegenüber

Opposite/toward; preposition indicating relation or direction

anderen

Others; referring to different or additional people

Nun

Now/well; transitional word introducing a new thought

niemand

Nobody; no person, not anyone at all

wusste

Knew; past tense of 'wissen', to know

Ausweg

Way out; a solution or escape from a problem

alle

All/everyone; referring to every person or thing

steckten

Were stuck; past tense of 'stecken', to be stuck

fest

Stuck/firm; fixed, unable to move or progress

saßen

Sat; past tense of 'sitzen', to sit

still

Still/quiet; motionless or without making noise

da

There/here; indicating a location or point in time

Ich

I; first person singular nominative pronoun

war

Was; past tense of 'sein', to be

fast

Almost; nearly, very close to a certain state

dem

The; definite article, dative masculine or neuter

Weinen

Crying/weeping; the act of shedding tears

nah

Near/close; at a short distance or proximity

auf

On/upon; preposition indicating position or direction

einmal

Once/suddenly; one time, or all of a sudden

fiel

Fell; past tense of 'fallen', to fall or occur

mir

Me/to me; first person singular dative pronoun

ein

A/an; indefinite article or separable verb prefix

so

So/thus; conjunction or adverb indicating manner

bot

Offered; past tense of 'bieten', to offer

ich

I; first person singular nominative pronoun

ihnen

Them/to them; dative plural pronoun or formal 'you'

an

At/on; preposition indicating contact or direction

die

The; definite article, feminine or plural nominative

könnten

Could; subjunctive of 'können', expressing possibility

Alle

Everyone/all; referring to every person present

Dann

Then; indicating the next step or consequence

stachen

Pricked/stabbed; past tense of 'stechen', to prick

Nadel

Needle; a thin sharp instrument used for sewing

in

In/into; preposition indicating location or movement

Finger

Finger; one of the digits on a human hand

um

Around/in order to; preposition or conjunction of purpose

Blut

Blood; the red fluid circulating in living bodies

zum

To the; contraction of 'zu dem', dative masculine

Unterschreiben

Signing; the act of writing one's signature

zu

To/too; preposition or infinitive particle in German

bekommen

To get/receive; to obtain or come into possession of

machte

Made/did; past tense of 'machen', to make or do

mein

My; first person singular possessive pronoun

Zeichen

Sign/mark; a symbol or mark conveying information

das

The/that; definite article or demonstrative pronoun

Papier

Paper; a thin sheet material used for writing

Wir

We; first person plural nominative pronoun

sind

Are; first/third person plural of 'sein', to be

keine

No/not any; negative article, feminine or plural form

Einbrecher

Burglar; someone who breaks into a building illegally

Das

That/the; demonstrative pronoun or neuter definite article

keinen

No/none; negative article, masculine accusative case

Stil

Style; a distinctive manner or way of doing things

Straßenräuber

Highwayman/mugger; a robber who attacks people on streets